Shillong: The Charmer

Polo Grounds. Soaking in the sun. 5pm.

Old world charm of Hotel Pinewood. 4pm.

Dying sun, a few trees, a large green ground. Sunset at Polo Grounds. 5:30 pm.

Dark alleys and narrow passageways. 8pm.

  

Starry skies. A terrace. Three Sisters. Long talks. 11pm.

Blurry view from my window. 4am.

I still wonder who sits there every evening. Crush :) 4:10am.

A green roof. A light drizzle. 4:20am.

More roofs. A red one too. 4:22am.

Ivy-lined stone wall. 5am.

I sipped tea and watched pigeons on a red roof. 4:30 am.

I yearn for a home in the hills. 5am.

I stood under a tree with pink blossoms. Morning walk. 5:30 am

 

The sun shone through a mist. 6am.

Stealthy climb. 6:15am.

Purple delight. I stopped here on the way back. 6:30am.

I sat at worn-out tables and sipped steaming cups of coffee in quaint cafes. I bonded with family, a little more. I soaked in the sun and the lush greenery. I bought books and a key chain of a doll with stringy hair. I searched for bargains at Police Bazaar. I went on long walks and knew how to define 'happy'. I let the breeze ruffle my hair. 

I fell in love with a charmer. With a town. With Shillong. I wrote about the trip here.

The Red River

 

                                         Sunset at riverbank. Brahmaputra.

 

                                         Undercurrents.

                                         The tree reminds me of a bedhead.

                                        The pace of the ferry boat put me to sleep.

 

Sun and shade.

A Simple Life

      




Boko, Assam- I began 2011 here. Two beautiful months.

A Day in the Sun

 

A day in the sun…

I went for a long drive on 20/7/11, and here are few of the photos I clicked on the way.

The sky was the bluest blue; the bright, white sunlight glimmered in the cool water surface, the varied shades of green calmed me; the wind was in my hair, the road ahead was long, and absolute stillness encompassed me. I thought of this perfect weather, which surfaced once in a while throughout my life, my childhood…and how happy I felt each time I saw this gentle blue sky, each time I woke up to a perfect day like this.

God gives us so many wonderful gifts unasked…