Cloud

Every year this Tabubia tree in my garden goes completely beserk and there are these giant pink mounds of cotton candy which drift down into my garden. This view for the first time from the terrace.

And on the ground below

Last year's tree porn over here >>

Pink Snowflakes

 Tabubia trees in my part of town have a wild party every summer. All the roads are pretty much covered with pink snowflakes during this time. 
The picture of the spectacular tree above was taken from the car while on my way home and the giant pink candy floss in the picture below is mine, right inside my garden, greeting me with gentle confetti whenever I stand outside.

This is what I see when I look up.

And this, when I look down.

This is the huge pile of pink snowflakes ready to be cleaned up again and again, pretty much like how they shovel snow in that other city where I used to live.

Out in the Garden

since the thing perhaps is to eat flowers

and not to be afraid.

                           ~ e.e.cummings

Purple and Green

ce matin

If the day and the night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more elastic, more starry, more immortal—that is your success. All nature is your congratulation, and you have cause momentarily to bless yourself.

~ Thoreau, Walden

June and a bit of July

I almost think I am repeating the madness of last year’s June post as I write this. Everything chugs along peacefully for the first 6 months of the year and then comes June whirling me away on a wild mad ride (mad as in exciting and adventurous) until I pass out. I have somewhat recovered enough to write this as life resumes its normal routines once more – back to blogging, back to gym, back to French class…

Here are just pictures of some of the more peaceful moments in June and a bit of beautiful happy July. I hope it stays that way. There aren’t too many details links or captions here. I have just made a post of pictures for you to enjoy. The mad stuff I think I’ll just keep to myself. Enjoy these instead.

Wild Cardamom

Katydid

The only thing that gets me out of bed really early are Saturday sketching sessions 

with friends at Richard's park.

John sketches with us.

A boy and his dog. This is one of the most beautiful photographs I have ever taken.

From one of the countless visits to French Loaf @ R town.

A lovely colourful lunch @ Imli with A :)

My first Aam ka Panna (a drink made of raw mangoes)

My first Moleskin sketchbook! And it is a GIGANTIC one :)

So big, it does not fit into this photograph.

A beautiful tea party at the home of the Chai Goddess

A green and blue dessert

Thoughtful gifts, Seedpods and cards by Aa.

Vanilla bean cheesecake by Chef N

Henrik Drescher is to illustration what Naomi Campbell is to modelling. Imagine my surprise when I get a mail from him in my inbox asking me to contribute some pictures for his project Artist's Workspaces.

Now I must begin shelved projects once more...if I can find some space at my desk!

See you later :)