In response to Photo Challenge : Look Up!!
“Hey! Look Up!” said the Shark Balloon.
Tag: Photography
Partners
In response to Photo Challenge ‘Partners’ -Whether two of a kind or ten, give us subjects that are in sync with one another — show us partnerships.
Partners share secrets …..
What’s on Your Bookshelf ?
Did you know that 3rd March was World Book Day ? I didn’t.I read about it in the newspaper today.
I immediately checked the Amazon website. We know how much online retailers like celebrating ‘Mother’s Day’, ‘ Friendship Day’,’ Valentine Day’ and like by offering heavy discounts on products. I didn’t want to lose any golden opportunity to horde books. A quick check on their website confirmed that there was no such ‘ super-happy-deals’ this time. Disappointing.
Did Amazon not know that 3rd March was ‘World Book Day’? Or did they chose to ignore it?
Anyway, I decided to go ahead and celebrate the day by doing something bookish.
How about a sneak- peek into Junior’s reading world?
A little background:
After a whole day of scribbling on the notepad and staring at the laptop, I came up with these-
The bars and charts, did not throw me off my seat. I already had an idea of what the results would be like.
Favorite Author- Roald Dahl, as expected, still on top of the list.
New Interest- Detective and mystery stories. Too many Famous Five and Secret Sevens on the shelf.
Surprise- Picture books, like Wolves on the Wall, The Incredible Book Eating Book, still on the shelf.
It was a fun filled, thoroughly engaging activity.
I’m eager to know what’s on your bookshelf ?
Daily Prompt: Mad Libs
I looked towards Junior’s room. I knew there was considerable risk involved here- Junior’s creative brain could come up with a weird noun, and pair it with an even weirder, unrelated adjective.
I called out to him,anyways. He came skipping into my room with a toy helicopter in hand.When I told him about the deal, he looked excited. I smiled;I was sure the noun would be ‘helicopter’ .
“CAT…. FAT…. THE FAT CAT,” he said, after a moment’s thought.
“What ?”I nearly fell off my chair.” Why ‘THE FAT CAT?….’Why not ‘ THE FAT DOG’ or ‘THE BAD DOG’. I know nothing about cats!”
I debated whether I should ask him for an alternate noun-adjective combination.
“But won’t that set a wrong example? ” the mother in me argued.
I gave Junior, who was standing expectantly by my side, a thumbs up. Pleased, he scooted off to his room.
I had no ‘cat story’ or ‘fat cat story’ to share. So I decided to try out something different : to make a list of all the things in my house that are related to cats.
- I found these on Junior’s bookshelf:
That pretty much explains the choice of the noun, I guess.
But Fat?I flipped through T.S Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and found BUSTOPHER JONES: THE CAT ABOUT TOWN
‘Bustopher Jones is not skin and bones –
In fact, he’s remarkably fat.’
- These were in the old cards box:Birthday cards given to my husband by his college friends and his brother.
Whoa ! Is my husband a ‘ cat person’? I didn’t know that. Point noted.
- The fridge magnet: Notice the fish bone. We love eating fish. So do cats. 🙂
- The Cat Chronicles on my WordPress Reader:I enjoy reading Nera, Tabby and Fluffy’s response to WordPress Daily Prompts.
Love to all cats and cat lovers 🙂 🙂
WPC: Weight(less)
Last night,when I saw the Photo Challenge theme-Weight(less): show us the effect of gravity in your photo this week – my imagination went on an over drive:I saw astronauts in white suits and helmets floating around in space;I visualized the terrified faces of people shouting ‘hooooo’ ,’squeee aiii eee’ as the roller coaster plunged down at a nerve-racking speed;I heard my physics teacher’s words ringing in my ears “you can experience weightlessness in a freely falling elevator”.
I decided to give this challenge a pass. I knew I did not have anything in my photo archive that would match the theme. I shut the laptop and went to bed.It was late -Husband was snoring and Junior was somewhere in his dreamland.
Then, this morning when I drew the window curtains and looked out, I found this:
Three little girls hanging upside down from a bench with the sun shining right on their face. They even flashed the victory sign when they saw the camera.
when you want something,
all the universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it
-Paulo Coelho
WPC: Gathering
WPC: Oops!
Jack and Jill went up the hill
Jack turned around
His balance was not sound
Oops! He fell and slid down
Thankfully !He did not break his crown
In response to WordPress Photo Challenge: Oops!
WPC: EYE SPY
In response to Eye Spy
Those eyes, that pretty nose,
Although aside from these, she’s got so much of those!
Wide-eyed Betty Boop of the 1930s has fan following even today. Found this sticker on a motor bike a few years ago.
WPC: Trio
In response to WPC: Trio:What comes in threes? Submit an image for this week’s photo theme, Trio.
It is a very early morning on Pondicherry beach. Mr. Crow, perched on the promenade fence is watching the sunrise.
The Sun is still low on the horizon. Soft, pastel hues of red, orange and pink are slowly filling up the sky. The fishermen are already at work. They had gone out to the sea before dawn and spread their nets.Now, it is time to haul in the catch.
‘Caw,Caw,Caw!’ Mr. Crow is joined by three friends. They meet-and-greet.
‘Caw,Caw,Caw – Buddies, ready for Mrs.Iyer’s kitchen raid today?’ The trio plan and plot.
Mr. Crow moves away from the trio. At present, he prefers to watch the sunrise.
Do we take time out of our busy schedules to watch and appreciate nature?
WPC: Victory
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Victory.”
In a remote village of India
In a school with blue benches and stone floors
A teacher toils hard everyday
The message on the wall is his VICTORY
