


A hotel in Tokyo used dry twigs and grass to create these unusual decorations!


A khatta-meetha take on life around me through my presbiopic eyes!



A hotel in Tokyo used dry twigs and grass to create these unusual decorations!

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| The evening sunlight turned these Cypress Trees into gold. |
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| As the Sun set, and daylight faded, the clouds descended into the valley and would soon envelop our camp! This was at the end of the first day of our trek across the Hampta Pass! |
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| I am joining Natasha for Wordless Wednesday! |

It takes a special effort to whip up foam in coffee.. I remember the days when I spent up to 10 minutes beating together sugar and coffee powder to a smooth paste in the cup .. this was to ensure a perfect froth when hot milk was poured in.
Technology has ensured I now need not trouble my shoulder .. I get a perfect frothy coffee in a jiffy with the battery operated Frother!


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| Five petals in Valvate Aestivation |
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| Close up of the stamens that are united to form a tube |
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| Summer heat is made tolerable with the uncomparable Mango Mastani and Falooda! Have one or both as you wish!! |
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| The dry river bed along the backwaters of the Varasgaon Dam waits for the Rain Gods |
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| The blazing orange of the Gulmohor is a strangely comforting sight in blazing summer |

As the city swelters due to the soaring mercury, the cloudy morning sky offers a glimmer of hope that the Rain Gods will smile upon us!