Wednesday, June 24, 2009

A tiny bit of magic!

I stepped out into our lane this morning, rather intrigued by what looked like a broad sun beam halfway down the road. A closer look revealed that the road was carpeted by the tiny yellow flowers from the kadamb tree's laddoo like inflorescence. A strong wind had blown a little magic into our lives. Thank you, wind. ( Of course I'll be even more grateful when you blow some rain clouds and actual rain our way!)
at

26 comments:

  1. SUR NOTESJune 24, 2009 at 9:28 AM

    nice :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. soleJune 24, 2009 at 10:00 AM

    Must have been such a pretty sight and a beautiful way to begin the morning! Flowers always bring cheer and freshness doesn't it?

    ReplyDelete
  3. dipaliJune 24, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    @sur: Thanks:)
    @sole: Yes, it was lovely:)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Mamma mia! Me a mamma?June 24, 2009 at 10:38 AM

    I can see it in my mind's eye...how beautifully you've captured it!

    ReplyDelete
  5. AnonymousJune 24, 2009 at 11:38 AM

    nice nice.. me likey..
    i can just picture them...
    a breath of fresh air.. a sight to sore eyes...a little reminder ..

    ReplyDelete
  6. Preeti Aghalayam aka kbpmJune 24, 2009 at 12:37 PM

    where is our photo of the magic?
    (i know i know words are worth a thousand pictures, wait, did i turn that one on its head? :-))

    ReplyDelete
  7. DJune 24, 2009 at 1:37 PM

    Doesn't that feel like you're in a Yash Chopra film? ;)

    ReplyDelete
  8. dipaliJune 24, 2009 at 3:56 PM

    @m4: Thanks, dear.
    @happyfeetnme: Hello and welcome here. What a cute blog name you have:)
    @kbpm: Morning walks are sacred non- camera times:) (More like Dipali is a lazy bum!)
    @D: For that I'd need to be hand in hand with the spouse:)

    ReplyDelete
  9. DotThoughtsJune 24, 2009 at 11:06 PM

    lovely. take a pic?

    ReplyDelete
  10. NatJune 25, 2009 at 12:49 AM

    where's teh camera when u need one?

    ReplyDelete
  11. EraJune 25, 2009 at 1:28 AM

    These sweet little moments in life really are magic.

    ReplyDelete
  12. dipaliJune 25, 2009 at 7:44 AM

    @Dottie, Nat: ref comment to kbpm above.
    @Era: So true:)

    ReplyDelete
  13. AnonymousJune 25, 2009 at 9:53 PM

    so nice to wake up to something as pretty as this!! thats another thing i think bbay doesnt offer- flowers!!
    it does of course offer a surplus of rain...but this yr we havent got much of that either.:(

    ReplyDelete
  14. ShaanJune 26, 2009 at 12:24 AM

    No rain yet, huh?

    ReplyDelete
  15. Mom Gone MadJune 26, 2009 at 2:00 AM

    well, you painted a picture here alright:-)

    ReplyDelete
  16. dipaliJune 26, 2009 at 7:33 AM

    @mandira: I find summer totally awesome for its flowering trees! And Kolkata is lush and verdant all year round.
    @shaan: a brief shower yesterday, and decent rain this morning:)
    @mom gone mad: Thunkoo:)

    ReplyDelete
  17. ChoxboxJune 26, 2009 at 9:40 AM

    lovely!

    with you on the camera bit.

    ReplyDelete
  18. dipaliJune 26, 2009 at 12:04 PM

    @choxbox:Thanks! Living the moment is so often more appealing:)

    ReplyDelete
  19. UnknownJune 26, 2009 at 10:17 PM

    very very nice :)I can see it !

    ReplyDelete
  20. MampiJune 30, 2009 at 1:19 AM

    but you should have clicked a picture too.
    these three lines are a picture enough though.
    next time, do not miss...

    ReplyDelete
  21. dipaliJune 30, 2009 at 9:59 AM

    @eve's lungs, mampi: Thankoo:)

    ReplyDelete
  22. Mystic MargaritaJuly 1, 2009 at 9:18 AM

    I could visualize the beautiful scene - luverly :)

    ReplyDelete
  23. LekhniJuly 10, 2009 at 6:31 PM

    "ladoo like inflorescence" - that's such lovely imagery! I've never seen a kadamb flower before, but from your description, I guess they are round and yellow like a ladoo. Do they also scatter petals like boondis from a dropped ladoo?

    ReplyDelete
  24. dipaliJuly 10, 2009 at 6:51 PM

    @Lekhni: Thanks! There are loads of pictures of these laddoos on the Net-
    http://images.google.com/images?oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=kadamba+flower+picture&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=Cz9XSuC0Dp2G6AOQlOWVCw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1

    ReplyDelete
  25. AnupamaAugust 9, 2009 at 7:32 PM

    ..just happend to come across ure blog...strewn kadambam flowers always transports one to a make believe fairy land doesn't it?..
    (even if its just 4 a couple of seconds!!) Its these little pleasures that makes life worth living..right?

    ReplyDelete
  26. dipaliAugust 9, 2009 at 10:28 PM

    @Anupama: Hi and welcome here! It's lovely to share the magic:)
    Hope to see you around again.

    ReplyDelete

Your comment will be visible after moderation.