WHEN SILENT BLOOMS…

From nature we learn three beautiful things…Patience … perseverance ..and silence and when the silence blooms isn’t it beautiful ????

A thankful old man ~ Portrait photography

Thankful old man!!!

Took this shot when I was on my way  from Coimbatore to Munnar..My husband just got out from the car to get some eatables and I saw this sannyasi heading towards our car.He was wearing a saffron dhoti and kurta...with lot of rudraksh beads and yes!! a thick kumkum on his forehead was the highlight.I know he was begging  but for his age and the humbleness in his face ,I was pleased and wasted no time to give him some money.And immediately I just took my camera and clicked this shot.He was continuously thanking me and was giving the same gesture as you can see in  the picture .It really elated me .

" Best buddy ..Some one special" card

" Best buddy ..Some one special"

 This is a customized bday card made for my friend which he wanted to gift to his best friend hmmm......kinda  some one special.!!!!Now the gist is that I was totally confused with the idea of making this card.but later came up with this idea where a boy holding his best buddies hand .Then a "Good friend " label at the top and then to give a touch of "Something special" I placed a quilled rose on his other hand ;) :)

So finally looks like " Best buddy ..Some one special" card ....doesn't it ?? :) :) :)


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Celebarting Oneness!!!....A quilled love card :)

Yet another love card done for one of my friend .I had no idea How to begin with..but this is what it came out like after few hours of painstaking work ! :)

An Immense thank you! :)

Say it!!!! :)

Some times in your daily mundane life ,or in the midst of some worrying thoughts you get something  totally unexpected but yet so beautiful from some one.And that is a gentle warmth of an  immense 'THANK YOU'

Yes !! this might be a resultant of something really favorable that you have done to some one or may be an aftermath of a great help extended to some one who was in a  real torment of his /her life or a small material help that has brought oodles of happiness in their present life. It can be anything.But when you get that "Immense thank you " from that some one with their gleeful smile and reverence.. out of the blue ..trust me u have a cheek to cheek smile on your face be it be whatever situation you are in .
 So always never forget to say thanks and that to A big "immense Thank you" to some one who was benevolent to help you and if in case you forget to say it at the first place ...its OK!!! but make sure that you say it some or the  other day which would definitely trigger blessedness in them. :)

My Vishu day ...a new year bliss

Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrinnnng!!! my alarm rang!!! And I screamed...Holy shit!!!!! 6 20 is my train..
.All I know that I have to reach the railway station in next 20 mins or else ill end up my nxt day Vishu celebration at CBE which was totally not acceptable !!!

 I reached the railway station in lightening fast speed and then in a total "Jab v met" style boarded the train !!PHEW!!! All thanks to Ashu :) and in next 6 hours I reached my home sweet home.My stomach was growling out of hunger and when I got those divine smell of chakka appam or mulka( a sweet small dumplings made of jackfruit,rice and jaggery deep fried) 

I wasted no time to make my way straight  to the kitchen.When I took my first bite of those little bits of heaven, it had me singing! .... They were yummy & there were never any left no matter how many were made.This was followed with a whole lot of mom's special delicacies which I kept hogging the whole Vishu day.So let me now take you guys through some of my frisky shots of my vishu day.

The early morning   VISHU KANI (at around 4 30 am) was totally divine ...to start off a new year.....

Divine Vishu kani

followed with some crackers....

The blooming beauty Kanni Konna Flower..this flower is mandatory for a Vishu kani.....

a YUMMY breakfast with Kottige (Idlis Steamed in Jackfruit Leaves)

Kottige

And those divine appams.... Unni appams and chakka appam :)

chakkappam

Unniappam

And then...a scrumptious vishu sadhya......

Vishu sadhya

Burrrrrrp!! Im done....Hope u guys had a frisky time too....Happy Vishu Folks....Have a fantastic and prosperous year ahead!!!! :)

A card for a lovable sister!

A gesture of love for a sweet sister

  I made this card for my friend and colleage which she wanted to gift to her much loved sister.She wanted her sisters name to be quilled in a yellow card and rest of the design was left to me.The most sweet part was my friends eyes were twinkling with so much of love for her sister as she wanted the card to be the best .So I started playing with my quilling strips ,corrogated sheets,shining strips and other embellishments  and was quite elated to see the result.Hope u like it too :)



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Buuuuurrrrrrp!!!! home made noodles n some french fries...nothing like it ! :) ;)

Buuuuurrrrrrp!!!! home made noodles n some french fries...nothing like it ! :) ;)

It was one of those tiresome day and I was realy going loony on the very appearance of my home.It was totally messed up!And so I lagardly cleaned every thing  .Finaly  when everything was set and when I saw my immaculate kitchen I got the so called "Master chef " attitude that I took up the noodles pack and then a little bit of carrot,beans ,brocolli and some scrambled eggs , all put together with a zest of some pepper powder and some maggi masala ( well I was actually trying to replicate the noodles done in those street shops at munnar,Kerala which kept me drooling every time I thought about it).I put all my energy just like an  assiduous worker who strove for perfection and finaly plated my so called "cooked to perfection " noodles with some french fries .Then I wasted no time to click it and I must say it was a bliss for my hungry tummy :)

Distance mean so little when some one mean so much !!! :)

A Love card  :)

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller


So true right!! I guess People who stay away from their loved ones always feel it.And here im gonna share a card which I made for my cousin at Qatar who wanted to express his beloved wife at mangalore that how much he cares and loves her.

After 3 hours of painstaking work ,I neatly packed this card in a bubble sheet envelope and was sent to Manglore via speed post.The lucky girl was totally unbeknownst about the whole thing and when I got a call from her she sounded so ecstatic upon recieving the card .The raptured delight in her voice said it all. :) :) :)

So folks do send your loved ones a love card who is away from you and make them feel "Distance mean so little when some one mean so much".

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Love is in the Air ..... :)

I made this customized  card for my friend as he wanted to give this to his beloved wife Dhanya on their first wedding anniversary ie; TODAY. I was quite exultant about the whole thing because this is my first international order for a card all the way from SINGAPORE !!!.It was carefully packed in bubble sheet cover and was sent through Indian speed post and got delivered in just four days all intact.Thank you Praveen for this order and hope she liked it :)

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Beat the Summer !! A Photography on best thirst quenchers!!!

Its hot !!!yeah tooo hot here at coimbatore.I Know its the same every where.And once I go out in this scorchy sun I get so tired and haggard. And the only thing that hit my mind after a tiresome travel or if Iam darn thirsty are these divine  natural thirst quenchers.



Those tender coconuts or nariyal pani are the best to beat this summer and I got it clicked when I was on the way to Mysore near chamarajanagara.Loved the very look of those tender coconuts hung in that vintage cycle and I wasted no time to click it .

I Love orange juice especially during summer and I end up ordering it all the time wherevr I go and this beautifuly decked up orange juice was clicked at a hotel in Mumbai.

So have lotssssssss of natural thirst quenchers this summer.Stay fit .Stay healthy :)


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Some quilled birthday cards painstakingly done by me :)

Hey folks good morning!!

Im posting some of the birthday cards which I made.

If u really liked it, Please post a comment and yes you can even ask me to make a customized cards for your loved ones too.Mail me at shruthiydas1@gmail.com.

Thank you for stopping by.have a great day  !! :)

Bidding Adiue Latha

Bidding Adiue Latha

Did this card for my dearest friend Latha who is moreover like a sister to me.Last night I was wondering what to give her as today is her last day at office.And then I took my quilled strips and card... worked on it for 45 minutes and this is what it looked like.I 'll Miss her a lot .

Thank you for stopping by.Have a great day ahead ! Cheers :)

A spiritual tour to Kukke Subramanya temple

Clicked this picture at Kukke Subramanya temple at around 7 am .Its a Hindu temple located in the village of Subramanya in the Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada District near Mangalore, Karnataka, India. The temple is one of the pristine pilgrimage locations in India. Here Lord Subrahmanya is worshipped as the lord of all serpents.





At the entrance of the temple you can find huge royal wooden chariots or the temple car .These temple cars are chariots used to carry representations of Hindu gods. The car is usually used on festival days.Even though i didn't click a full view image of these royal chariots.I have taken these pics were actually I couldn't tear my gaze away on these beautiful intricate designs done in the wooden royal chariots.





Finally after the temple visit it was the time for the so called "window shopping" ☺ ☺ where these rangoli designs totally captivated me and my mom that we finally ended up buying some of these rangoli templates. ☺ ☺ ☺

A piece of sweet bliss

A birthday as it comes along brings a lot of yesterdays sweet memories and a lot of hope hope for bright tommorows. And yes one would definitely like to have a sweet piece of cake to start with . :)

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Pepper !! Pepper!!

Pepper !! Pepper....Yes these are garden fresh pepper from my home town farm at Kasaragod which my dad has planted years back with lots of love.My dad is very much interested in farming and he has always put his heart and soul  to bring up this farm.I couldn't resist my self to take this photograph of this little twig of pepper and a basket full of freshly harvested pepper.These pepper are dried in direct sunlight and once its dried and black completely , it can  be straight away used for your daily needs.I consider myself  to be lucky to have these garden fresh pepper :).