Hard to believe...

It's been a while since I actually wrote something here. Lately I have had to deal with the tuff fact of untimely departure of a friend of mine from this world. Actually it's been that way for few months. It was really hard to believe these news. Some very untimely and unfortunate departures......

To reflect my relationships with these souls is tuff. First comes to mind are the times I spend with them. Then a vacuum develops in the heart after thinking about them some time. We think about them less often as time passes by. But it's a vacuum nonetheless.

It's a fact that we all have to leave this world at some point. But I think there are some expectations that we got to meet before we leave. They may be mundane or extraordinary or societal or outright materialistic. The problem is it would be shocking to see someone leave without meeting those expectations. Especially when they leave loved ones helpless behind them and the sudden changes wrought upon those left behind. But again I think that is the nature of life. There are things that are just not in our control.

But can we ever reach a point where we accept these hard facts of life and move on without suffering much? But again as technology is getting better and humans are aspiring to counter-create humans as apposed to natural creation, it only becomes harder to accept some things as uncontrollable....

....then come to mind those philosophical words that there is nothing permanent in this universe. Everything is bound to change and change is the law of universe....you didn't bring anything into this world and cannot take anything back out of this world.....you and I, for that matter existence of any living or non-living thing is so trivial in the very grand scheme of things in this universe that it just keeps moving and moving and moving..........doesn't matter whether or not you and I are here......

Breathtaking Napali cliffs touching clouds and sea in the island of Kauai. I just couldn't get enough of it!!!

My Lovely Flowers

It is no wonder that life is full of passions. I too have few passions like Ilaiyaraaja music, photography, investing and drinking Starbucks:-) Within photography I am crazy about shooting beautiful flowers. As you would probably have seen, I have posted some photographs of flowers in my blog. I love flowers and to take their photos.

My love to flowers and plants traces back to my childhood days. I used to spend a lot of time gardening in our backyard along with my dad. Gardening is a very relaxing activity mentally. It makes me forget everything. We used to plant a lot of flower plants and vegetable plants.

When a plant is transplanted, generally for first few hours it can be found with it's leaves and branches a little dried and hanging. Once it's roots take hold in the ground and water is accessed, the whole plant stands straight with leaves and branches looking bright and upward. To see a plant that you sowed take roots, standing straight and swaying is a beautiful feeling.

Generally I would plant in the evening and water the plant thoroughly. When I wake up in the morning first thing that would come to my mind would be that flower plant I transplanted last evening. Getting up from the bed, I would go straight to the backyard to watch my little flower plant swaying innocently feeling relieved that it took hold now. And to watch it when it sprouts new branches and buds would be like winning the world. Enough ramblings, here are some of the flower photographs that I have taken.