SKY WATCH FRIDAY AND TWIN GATES

 The scene captured during my morning walk!

Twin gates  of the houses on the outer road of our community. The residents of  these houses have an advantage as they overlook a beautiful park, where i often go for a walk.

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This sky watch refers to the cloudy weather conditions, prevailing more than a fortnight back, when monsoon rains were on the last leg of their tour for the season!

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Friends, welcome here as always! 

OUR WORLD: NATURE'S LABOR OF LOVE

The spectacular display of nature's treasures, which fill our surroundings and are taken for granted by us are 'labor of love' bestowed upon humanity by some gracious,benevolent super power.

Sunrise and its shimmering glow amidst trees and bushes on the roads leading to our community.

The larger view crafting the boulevard  like impressive look.

The deciduous trees  are already shedding leaves, stepping into autumn mood.

The above bush,  laden with peculiar type of soft and airy looking flowers,i found in the park of our community.

The white blooms in  our compound!

Friends, welcome here as always!

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Nature Notes,  Wordless Wednesday

NOTHING TO EAT HERE!

This was my last ditch effort to click some critters for this week's participation and that resulted in these two captures!

Today morning I stepped out for a walk with the express purpose of finding some birds to click and captured this loner and the group trying their luck in the rough and uncut grass of the vacant plot of land!

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id-rather-b-birding 

SKY WATCH AND GOOD FENCES

The gate represents one of the two entries to a well established religious sect (Radha Saomi) with branches all over the state of Punjab. It leads to a sprawling open space grown with healthy, well maintained trees, bushes and sundry plants. All are looked after by the devotees. They hold congregation on a fixed day of the week, which is always attended by the followers in strength. Its main center is based at 'Beas', another town in Punjab. One thing which is impressive about this sect is that its followers abstain from eating non vegetarian food and consuming alcohol. I think this to be social service worth appreciating.

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After dry, humid and perspiring fortnight, we were blessed by rain Gods for two consecutive days that brought down the temperature and a chance to venture out for a comfortable walk.  The images of the cloudy sky above and below were captured during  a cool lull.

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OUR WORLD: DOVES

Dove is a small, sweet and peace loving bird. In mythology, it is associated with all the virtues, which we prize as the most elevating possessions of humans. It is said to symbolize love, kindness, grace, self sacrifice and perfect motherhood. It is believed to have its own milk which she feeds her young ones. Near about the time of their hatching, it stays away from solid food to  purify its milk for the delicate digestion of its progeny. 
Its coo cooing   always resonates a honeyed melodic effect!

The duo, tries to enter the back of the AC unit(above). The other is curiously waiting for the final decision to be made (below).

Today at 7 o'clock in the morning, I took my cup of tea in one hand and newspaper tucked under the other arm, to sit in the backyard to scan the headlines. What prompted me to do this was the cool breeze of the morning. I had hardly settled myself in the chair, when i heard flapping of  wings behind me.There was a pleasant surprise waiting for me, given that i love birds and am always inspired by them. I saw this dove couple surveying the outside unit of our split AC.
Obviously to build the nest, as i spied some twigs lying on the ground. The sad part was, they failed to execute it, as every twig came down right away. They gave it up soon after, but not before i had captured them in their efforts,

Friends,welcome here as always!

Linking to: Our World, image-in-ing, Wordless wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday


ABC Wednesday   ( 'K' is for Kindness)

BIRDS: CAN WE IGNORE THEM?

I didn't had a freshly taken image of birds/critters for this week. So I thought, why not say something in a few verses as a simple tribute to their  gorgeous individuality and priceless entitlements, which nature has bestowed upon them!

Here is my offering, hope you like it.

BIRDS

You angels of the skies,

Fluttering and chirping you gracefully fly.

Innocent and guileless bereft of lies,

Spread joy and beauty, being great guys.

Purity of your intentions reflect in your eyes,

Repositories of kindness you hate fake ties.

Melodies you sing, the first thing when you rise,

Shunning falsehood is the credo you prize.

Soften the jolts of our sobs and cries,

Freedom chaperons your endless drives.

Human greed you abhor in every guise, 

Vouch for bonds that never tend to die

We long for your freedom of choice,

Unbridled chance for our opinions to voice.

 .............

Friends,welcome here as always!

This post is part of:
Saturday Critters, Camera Critters, id-rather-b-birding,Nature Notes

SKY WATCH AND GOOD FENCES

Good Fences

The iron railing in the neighborhood protects the well maintained grass from  rowdy children and strays of all kinds.

 The front gate of our house. Picture taken from the road.


Sky Watch Friday

 Here are two shots of my sky watch forays:

Sky studded with cottony clouds in May 2015. This one i foraged from my archives. I captured the sky view in the urban milieu, from the roof of our house.

Friends,welcome here as always!