Love

Love, originally uploaded by ReemaS226.

True love stories never have endings. ~Richard Bach

Going on a break till 16th Feb! Keep Clicking!

Drop on Dahlia Leaf

Drop on Dahlia Leaf, originally uploaded by ReemaS226.

“In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans”
~ Kahlil Gibran

Red and White Beauties

Red and White Beauties, originally uploaded by ReemaS226.

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into. ~Henry Beecher, Life Thoughts, 1858

Hawaiian Hibiscus

Hawaiian Hibiscus , originally uploaded by ReemaS226.

Hawaiian hibiscus are the seven known species of hibiscus regarded as native to Hawaiʻi. But these bloom quite well in other areas having tropical climate, like in India.
This perennial favorite comes in different shapes and sizes. They have single and double petals and vary in size from small to ten or twelve inches in height.

Temptations

Temptations, originally uploaded by ReemaS226.

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can’t be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.

Colors

Colors, originally uploaded by ReemaS226.

The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of color.

An attempt at selective desaturation using GIMP..

Taken at market place during Diwali in Lucknow

Pink Rose

Pink Rose, originally uploaded by ReemaS226.

Roses by George Eliot

You love the roses – so do I. I wish
The sky would rain down roses, as they rain
From off the shaken bush. Why will it not?
Then all the valley would be pink and white
And soft to tread on. They would fall as light
As feathers, smelling sweet; and it would be
Like sleeping and like waking, all at once!

Butterfly on Yellow Flower

Butterfly on Yellow Flower, originally uploaded by ReemaS226.

I’ve watched you now a full half-hour;
Self-poised upon that yellow flower
And, little Butterfly! Indeed
I know not if you sleep or feed.
How motionless! – not frozen seas
More motionless! and then
What joy awaits you, when the breeze
Hath found you out among the trees,
And calls you forth again!
~William Wordsworth, “To a Butterfly”

Happy New Year 2010 Everyone!!

Figurine in Wood

Figurine in Wood, originally uploaded by ReemaS226.

Found this strange figurine engraved in a tree.

Taken at Mala factory at Panchgani, India.

Noel at Paris

Noel at Paris, originally uploaded by Nomadic Journal.

“There’s more, much more, to Christmas than candlelight and cheer; It’s the spirit of sweet friendship That brightens all year. It’s thoughtfulness and kindness, It’s hope reborn again, For peace, for understanding, And for goodwill to men!”

Merry Christmas to all!!

Christmas or Noel is such a beautiful time of year in Paris – the lights on the boulevards, the beautiful windows and displays in the stores, the hope of snow, the happy faces in the streets. Walk down the Champs Elysées any evening around Christmas time and marvel at the gorgeous lighting displays along this avenue, truly delightful and which will definitely get you in the Christmas mood!

The Eiffel Tower at Noel.