SOULspace

After a long time, I got the threesome to move out on a Sunday morning ....for a horse ride...but even I never expected the morning to turn out so visually amazing. We decided to stop by at Commercial street to have breakfast and behold our surprise....a riot of colours.. We were in time to see the Rangoli competition conducted by  Shri Vidyaranya Yuvaka Sangha, Basavanagudi. Steady hands, patterns flowing, colour schemes...children could not peel their eyes away, and neither could I! Some opted for shadow effects and shading...so well thought out... This lady was using a funnel to draw out the patterns, clean neat lines flowed threw her hands Amazingly fast this lady had finished well within the allotted time, you can imagine how clearly and meticulously she must have planned it...or she could be an old hand! Lovely colours...a peacock is the inspiration perhaps? Simple lines, yet a dramatic effect Ah, intric...

So I finally got down to putting together these pictures, taken from our trip to Gerry Martin Farm. Saturday is a working day as children  go to school, and of course I go to the Library. So when we did get off on a weekday (being Diwali), I packed ourselves off to a farm. Yes I did get the "what a crazy way to spend Diwali" undercurrents from family...but not in as many words. Plus "why are you not celebrating" from the same ...but we did... Just Differently!! In any case getting up early, having an oil bath before dawn and bursting crackers has just flown out of my household (I have stopped fighting it). Getting kids to wake up on a cosy weekday morning to have an early pre-dawn bath is absolutely impossible (unless there are a whole bunch of enthu-cutlets like my family members spending/celebrating with us). Add to that my partner and fellow-ditcher (who is usually up by 4.30am), who promptly turns around and chooses to snuggle into the blankets, just to...