My treasure box of mementos from my travels and entries for The Daily Post’s weekly Photo Challenge; a “lenscape” of picture-worthy moments and travel-related associations in photo format; testaments to an ongoing journey, exhibits of life.
These are the two women in my life that I love more than anything. This picture was taken on my grandma’s ninetieth birthday; she’s in the foreground, the other woman in the back is my mom. I live as an expat and don’t get to spend much time with my family. As my grandma is not getting any younger, we … Continue reading
Cradling my inner child I’m still hoping for some snow this winter, yet the endless optimism of nature fascinates me as, daring the last snarling bites of frost, the fearless blooming testifies to the imminent arrival of spring. Seeing the first buds on the trees and the snowdrops in the garden makes me feel equally disappointed and … Continue reading
I was out grocery shopping the other day, waiting in the queue, watching others around me. In the other line a woman with two small kids got to the cashier and said, quieting her voice: ‘I only have this much money, will you let me know when we get there?’ The woman in front of her, evidently a stranger, who … Continue reading
It may be the middle of the winter on the northern hemisphere but rainy Albion shows its nicer face every once in a while. Even these heavy clouds can’t keep the sun at bay. Ever-uplifting spring is inevitably coming, so let’s find solace in the fact for now that the bigger the cloud, the bigger the silver lining. … Continue reading
Not something you would expect to find in central London. A Tibetan Peace Garden dedicated and blessed by the Dalai Lama right next to the Imperial War Museum. It was built to honour the need for cultural understanding, and the mandala at its centre is associated with world peace. It’s said that merely looking on this bronze mandala will confer … Continue reading
Postcards from the Country 