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We live in a fast world.
We love to have a fast life.
But is nature following us? Is it adaptable to our ever changing needs?
When we are going to look back at mother nature?
When we hear her call for sustainable development?
Ornamental Grasses caught my eye yesterday. They were so lovely blowing in the wind!! HBW If I have not been to your photo please be patient, I am not getting all of my contacts photo's. I am coming to everyone's site!!
Verde que te quiero verde.
Verde viento. Verdes ramas.
El barco sobre la mar.
Y el caballo en la montaña.
Other than The Republic Day: Jan 26th,,Indian Independence day August 15th is one of the three national holidays in India.
The intention behind this tricolour is an attempt to create a shot similar to Indian National Flag.
The Indian National flag's saffron color symbolizes courage and sacrifice, white stands for peace and truth, and green is for faith and chivalry.
So I here by wish you all a great day.
Because the use of tricolour in that national flag has great meaning attached to it.
Jan 26th 1950 we replaced the Government of India Act to Constitution of India.
About the photo: Taken from south India, Kerala, Kumarakom.
Kerala is rich with back water resources. Kumarakom part of kuttand is one of the famous tourist spot in Kerala. There is a famous bird sanctuary there,which spread across 15 acres and you can see many migratory birds there. Kumaram is a part of Vembanad Lake. 9
World Water Day was a initiative of 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. World Water Day in 2005 resulted in the UN International Decade for Action on water. 2011 world water day special theme: Urban water management./water for cities responding to challenges. For example statistics shows 1 out-of 4 city residents live with out a toilet. Earth-day is a day dedicated to create awareness and appreciation for earths natural resources.
Please visit my water drop set
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License: Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons
Vagamon (Malayalam: വാഗമണ്) is very famous a hill station located in Kerala, India. It is situated 1,100 metres above sea level with 10-23 c in summer. This hill area includes many mounds good for trekking and pilgrimage. The famous Kurisumala monastery is also here.You can see many beautiful tea estates, pine forest, small streams, kerala"s own teashops etc in and around here. The famous Indo-Swiss Project dairy farms is situated on the hill which is managed by the monks.
Three hills named, 'Thangal hill', 'Murugan hill' and 'Kurisumala' togther make vagamon a beautiful tourist spot.
More information : kerala tourisum website.
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I got an answer from flickr (after 3 mails,) saying I violated their contractual terms and conditions not specifying which terms and conditions I violated.
My case is simple :
Before terminating a service dont you have a right to be heard OR atleast you deserve a notice.
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After one month of continues human cry for change all over the world through,blogs,face book and twitter by several hundred's of well-known bloggers and photographers all around the world flickr finally agreed to restore accounts in future. As a first step they restored the account of william (last one in the deletion series).8
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7.04.2011.
100 days in cloud still no answer
deepamadhu.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/my-homeland-is-not-for-...
My most fvrt City. The most vibrant port city -having a coast line of 48kms-situated on the south-west coast of the Indian peninsula.It is surrounded by the Western Ghats on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. It was from Kochi that the colonization of India started.It was/is an important spice trading centre. Now it is a significant commercial and industrial hub of India because of the IT boom.
As a final note?
What makes this city beautiful..The people, the sea, Chinese fishing nets,multi culture, Jew street and kaikas biriyani (a famous shop which provides amazing biriyani),Mariane drive,cherai beach..and many more. For me,what makes this city close to my heart is, my days with my friends here..The short train journeys to this city, window shoppings, those second hand book sellers in the street ( A street version of ebay) and those long walks with friends..
Update: I had given a border earlier defining the boundaries( pixel's/datas )in this frame but after traveling with ajay visual panoram"s remarks about the frame above...yes i feel who am i to give boundaries for mother nature? We, the simple human being, always make this mistakes we define (or predefine) things, we try to define almost everything. We try to provide boundaries from ecology to emotions. We limit ourselves with well defined boundaries or self/ social imposed restrictions. Yes the process of elimination. When will we learn to think outside those boxes????
I deleted the boundaries given earlier to the frame..now it is more than pixels it is a beautiful profile of mother nature. I am glad I am part of mother nature...
"....Samudravasane devi,
parvatastana mandite,
visnupatni namastubhyam,
padasparsham kshamasvame..."
O goddess Earth, the consort of Vishnu, you whose garments are the oceans and whose breasts are the hills and mountain ranges; please forgive me as I walk on you this day.13
Dedicated to all those sweet hearts separated from its soul..it"s love..);-
deepamadhu.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/my-homeland-is-not-for-...
P.S : Please excuse my "wild imagination".
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About Valentines day:
Do we need a day for love? We can debate for hours, but it is a fact, this consumer world has an influence on us. And we all love to be part of celebrations. So we like days like Valentines day or Love Day. Here comes another Feb 14th.
So why, when and where this Valentines day started?
It all started with Saint Valentine. The saint of Love.
Valentine's Day is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.(Courtesy : Wiki.). It was sort of not that popular celebration before the influence of" World wide web". It is in fact and online celebration later extended to street. Now every remote corner in the earth has something to sell related to Love that day, card,flower or some emotions (:P).
Praveen asked me yesterday do you need something for Monday??? I was surprised to see even a non materialist person like my other half is "concerned" about that day. Whether he will buy me anything tomorrow that is another question.
From an artistic POV we are thinking creatively. But what is truth behind? We are spending a small amount for Love. "Few bucks"-Can we love buy with that few bucks???Dont know.
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All right it is time for bed..(If you are in that time Zone)
Close the book you are reading whether it is classic or modern,
Let the lamp sleep with the dark,
It is time for another night..yet another night.
Good night from me...to all of you.
"Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure...from Pride and Prejudice"
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Dears,
Hope you all are fine and enjoying your week.
Well about me..I am doing good. Whether is wet and windy here. (still).
Can see few dew drops. There is a lonely tree here, near our city centre and daffodils first came there. So my February days starts with a short walk around that tree and today I saw the blossom.
Nothing much to click, so back to archives and to my fvrt subject matter, Peacock feather.
When I was a child, having a peacock feather is some sort of a pride among kids. My friend had two peacock feathers for her own and for a whole month I did all her homework for getting one from her peacock feather collection. And we believed if we hide this peacock feathers from the sight of sky this will give birth to new ones );-. So we used to hide this in our note books. When we grew up we loose all this innocent bits and pieces of life. But the memories of childhood are as colourful as they were before. Like the colours in a peacock feather.
Enjoy your week..Enjoy your childhood memories.
Peacock feather shots: www.flickr.com/photos/deepapraveen/sets/72157625955604754/53
This Flower is called mahabharatham flower in India. Mahabharatham is one of the greatest epics. And it tells the story of two great forces. Kavuravas and Pandavas. Kavuravas were 100 brothers and one sister. Pandavas are five in number. And Krishna is considered to be the nucleus of this story.
So if we count the petals of this flower the top part is considered as Krishna.
Then 5 of those below is pandavas, surrounded by 100 other petals. Interesting???
Facts:
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Subclass:Rosidae
(unranked):Eurosids I
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Passifloraceae.
"If we are wasting time and enjoying ourselves we are not wasting time.": Paulo cohelo 25
Want to know more about anenantherea pavonia read hereen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenanthera_pavonina
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About Valentines day:
Do we need a day for love? We can debate for ours, but it is a fact this consumer world has an influence on us. And we all love to be a part of celebrations. So we like days like Valentines day or Love. Here comes another Feb 14th.
So why, when and where this Valentines day started?
It all started with Saint Valentine. The saint of Love.
Valentine's Day is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
Courtesy : Wiki.
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Taken from a paddy field in kuttanadu, kerala.
Once this paddy fields were a typical feature of kerala. It was so much connected with the social,political and cultural life of people there. Their main art forms or rituals are some way or other connected with the harvest season. The paddy cultivation plays a major role in socio-cultural life of rural India. Many festivals such as Onam in Kerala, Bihu in Assam, Sankranthi in Andhra Pradesh Thai Pongal In Tamil Nadu, Makara Sankranthi in Karnataka, Nabanna in West Bengal celebrates harvest of Paddy.
It is a wet,windy and fogy day for me..been out for a short walk..a
walk through mist and this is what I got.
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Navarathri is a hindu festival worshiping Goddess Shakthi. Navarathri is 9 days long festival filled with lights, dance and yummy sweets. Navarathri in Sanskrit means 9 days of light.
I never believed I can be a photographer or I am one.
But yesterday this picture gave a Trophy to my hand. This one competed against many professional photographers artistic work and came first :-).(A better and high quality version of this image).
I am honoured. Now I can say to praveen -http://www.flickr.com/photos/alchimiae/- I can also click.:P
Paneer =250 grams
Water =2 cups
Onion=1
Tomatoes=2
Green cardamom crushed= 2
Cloves =6
Black pepper powder =1 tsp.
Vegetable oil =3 tbsp.
Paste of ginger-garlic
& green chilli =1 tsp.
Turmeric Powder =1/2 tsp.
Kashmiri chilli powder =2 tsp.
Cumin seeds =1 tsp.
Coriander leaves /curry leaves=Few
Salt to taste .
1. Cut the paneer into cubes.
2. Boil tomatoes and then peel off the skin. Mash them to make a pulpy sauce.
3. Heat oil in a pan.
4. Add cumin seed first then cloves then sliced onion, once it is
transperent add, ginger-garlic-green chilli paste.
5. Then add cardamom, black pepper powder, chilli powder, salt,
turmeric. Stir well.
6. Add pulpy tomato sauce. Fry for few more minutes.
7. Now you can add water and boil. Let it cook on medium heat till
the gravy becomes thick.
8. Finally add the paneer cubes. (If you have enough time u can deep
fry this paneer in oil until it is golden brown)Do not cook for more
than a minute after putting paneer. Remove from heat.
P.S if you are adding curry leaves u can add them while you are
cooking the onion.
Last day a friend of mine asked about this recipe for her Lunar new year celebrations,thought about sharing with her and you!!!. Happy new year to all of you.
Simple veg pulavu (a different style)
* basmati rice= 3/4 cups
* unsalted butter or ghee = 1tablespoon
* raisins = 2 tablespoon
* cashew nut= 2 tablespoon
* 1/4 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
* 3 whole cardamom pods
* 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
* 1 1/2 cups water
* salt = as per your taste
For the vegetables:
* unsalted butter or ghee= 2 tablespoon
* small onion = 1/4 thinly sliced
* minced fresh ginger = 1 tablespoon
* garlic = 2 clovced (minced)
* cumin seeds = 1/2 tablespoon
* cardamom pods = 5
* Mixed vegs
* small cauliflower florets, green beans, cut into small pieces,3 small potatoes peeled and quartered,1 medium carrot, cut into small pieces
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2/3 cup water
* 2 tablespoons toasted shredded coconut (not necessary)
Directions
1.Rinse rice under cold running water til water runs clear Set aside for some time
2.Melt the butter or ghee in a thava over medium-high heat and add raisins, cahsew cumin seed, cardamom pods, and cinnamon stick and toaste for around 2 minutes. When it is ready add the rice and cook, continue stirring, until toasted.
3. Now u can add the water and salt and cover it then bring to a boil in simmer,( until the rice is tender) it will take around 20 minutes and after that remove from the heat and keep it side for some time ( fluff with a fork and set aside).
4.By this time u can prepare ur veg.s. For that melt the butter and add the onion and cook tilit turn lightly browned then add the garlic and ginger and cook, when its cooked add raisins, cumin seed, and cardamom and cook.It will take few mnts .
5.Stir the mixed vegs and salt. Raise the heat to high and add water cover it and cook for 4 - 5mnts.
Uncover and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are tender and most of the water has evaporated.
6. Add the rice to this and mix care fully...
Yeah pulavu is ready
Have a great week end...
Please visit my foodshot setfor few more recipes
Save our rainforest.
Save mother nature.
Save our future.
Preserve fragile ecosystems.
I believe in sustainable development.
If you like the shot..just say a pledge for mother nature at-least in your mind.
Fed up with vaniila ice-cream? Fancy something different with the left overs?
Here is something for you.
Left over vanilla ice-cream=200 gm
Honey= 2 spoon.
chocolatecream= 4 spoon.
(chocolate cream= Set your oven in a very, very, low temp for 2 mnt or so.
Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl into the oven and leave for a few
minutes. Recommended temp is 110C 225F or ¼ gas mark. Leave for a few
minutes, then take out and stir gently to make sure it is all nicely
melted and allow it to cool)
Crushed biscuit = 2.
Crushed dry fruits= 1 spoon.
Any essence of your taste= 2 drop.
Method:
Whip the vanila ice-cream with honey and essence.
Make small layer of ice-cream in a bowl. Spread a small portion of
crushed biscuit and dry fruits.
Make a small layer of choclate cream and pour Ice-cream over this
again. Repeat the process.
Cover with a well-fitting lid and it is ready for the freezer.
While serving, add a few drops of your favourite liqueur for that
extra-special flavour even few drops of orange juice also do some
magic.
Let me know if you like it. Enjoy your week end.
Sorry about the noise in the picture..ISO setting was too high..frgt to change it.