Sunrise ...

The sanguine Sunrise, with his meteor eyes,
And his burning plumes outspread,
Leaps on the back of my sailing rack,
When the morning star shines dead;
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (The Cloud)

There is no morning star here ... and its the cloud is avoiding getting the sun on his back ... but wherever you go, you cannot avoid the cellphone tower.

Can you hear me now?

Catching a break ...

This is what the wilderness does to you ... time to hit the Gulf of Mexico that lies yonder ....

On the fringe ..

EBO on the edge of the wilderness beyond ...

Black on the beach ....

More from the beach ..... AG and EBO heading towards the wild side ... with the gulls for company

Sun 'n' Sand

A nice refreshing weekend on the Florida panhandle - the white sand beaches and the beautiful Gulf of Mexico ... AG making the trip back to civilization after a brief visit to "wilderness" (i.e. a nearby state park)

Bucolic

As you walk along the Indian Creek greenway, the dense woods give way to beautiful meadows, and cattle grazing idly in the warm late afternoon soon. Its a laidback bucolic scene - yeah, 'bucolic'! thats the word i was looking for to describe the scene

bucolic (adj): Relating to or typical of the countryside or its people; rustic; pastoral

Contrasts ...

Its completely green by now ... the bare trees have been completely forgotten. but seeing the contrast makes it worth the wait

Mumbai Landmarks

Mumbai Landmarks

More landmarks of Mumbai - Flora fountain, with the Bombay Stock Exchange and the Central Bank of India in the background

my first blog post using flickr

Allergy Lane ...

The Indian Creek greenway has some rather pretty wildoflowers, and the pollen levels tempted me to call it 'Allergy Lane'!


Wildflower meadows ... i am not quite sure what that structur protruding out it

A walk through a pollen pit - been suffering big time from allergies last week, and was really pushing my luck wading through a maze of wildflowers

More Indian Creek

Indian Creek Greenway ...

Reflections ...

Indian Creek in the late afternoon sunlight

My second visit to Indian Creek this weekend - the start of the Indian Greek greenway, the bridge where I parked and set out on foot ...

The water of Indian Creek looks green because of the reflection of the green trees all around, and has a tinge of blue at places - not sure if i captured it successfully!

The scene looked like it had been brought right out of a Monet .... the water was so still, except in the front, where it suddenly started to break into ripples

The reflection of this tree in the water was so creepy - almost a haunted type of look, again i was not able to do justice to the scene

The tulips and wildflowers are in full bloom now ... its spring time :)

Wild flowers

Wild flowers in full bloom - harbingers of a pollen filled spring

More spring pictures ... tulip bulbs in full bloom in the parking lot - reflected in my car window

All the trees are completely green by now all over town, the bloom has passed and pollen levels have subsided - these are seen reflected in the glass of my office building

Spring at Indian Creek .... its green everywhere, and due to the heavy precipitation this past winter, its full of water too

The water of Indian Creek has this strange aquamarine color - seen more with oceans, my picture does not do justice to the real color

SK, KJ and AG at the Nantahala National Forest. The bridge above the falls is barely visible in the mist and the dark background of the forest.

Kayakers prepare to lauch into the rapids ...

The feeling of adventure ...

The Bridge on Little River

Ashok and Emmanuel getting up close and personal with Little River Falls