The Picturesque Pawna Lake

Pawna Lake, alternatively spelt as Pawana, Pavana, Pavna is located on a slightly off-beat route from Lonavla towards Paud. The lake is because of the Pawna Dam, which acts as a reservoir and hydro plant.

Nestled between the mountains, the view is simply breathtaking and serene! The drive is wonderful during the monsoons and the roads are largely pretty good. 

Once you've enjoyed the tranquility out here, the Lohagarh fort isn't very far or like us, you could continue on your way to Pune/Lavasa.

A Paddy Field

A Paddy Field

 En route Lavasa, we came across this small paddy (I hope I've got this right) field with a bunch of farmers. The sight was quite pleasing for us to see but certainly quite a task to be doing in those conditions.

The old-school manual way of ploughing a field using bullocks

 I certainly have tried my hands at this; have you ever tried manual ploughing?

Travel and Photos

Travel and Photos

Travel and photos; the return. It's been almost a year and a half since I have unwillingly been away with this blog and my fellow blogger friends. I've also, sadly, not been able to spend enough time with my camera and on my travels.

But then, the time seemed to have come when this aloofness has started to hit me. And here I am continuing where I left to share and learn. 

It's the peak of monsoons here in Mumbai, India, so what better way to start with the current feel and mood!

As always, feedback appreciated and criticism welcomed.

Both shots, en route Lavasa

And I do sincerely hope to be here regularly and respond to comments and email; and of course, kick start Saturday Sareenity very soon!

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Scavenger Hunt - Week 12th February

This is an entry for the Scavenger Hunt - Week 12th February.The five submissions were for Facial Feature, Shadow, Spicy, Gold and Fabric.

Here is my interpretation and entry for the Scavenger Hunt.

1.Facial Feature
 You'll get it aplenty in a bride

2.Shadow
Follow me...

3.Spicy
Fiery!!!

4.Gold
Chuuda and Kalere of an Indian bride

5.Fabric
Batek Fabric Art - traditional to Malaysia

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Scavenger Hunt - Week 5th February

This is a very late entry for the Scavenger Hunt - Week 5th February. Though the encouraging part was taking out the camera and shooting after a while. I am not happy with all the work but surely happy about the fact that I could think and shoot in the very limited time that I managed.

The five submissions were for Strike a Pose, Footwear, Hobby, Shiny and Colour me Green.

Here is my interpretation and entry for the Scavenger Hunt.

1.Strike a Pose
Ladies and Gentlemen, meet Twirl; a little doll created by paper quilling. Well, this could have made it through to Hobby as well :)
Also, this is the first use of the macro extension tube, and I like the results.

2.Footwear
Traditional colourful Indian footwear - Mojri or Mojari

3.Hobby
This one got me thinking; travel or photography? So I settled for something that gets going in both!

4.Shiny
A cookie box...ooo...shiny!

5.Colour me Green
A little Bamboo Shoot plant

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Vintage Ford - Science Museum, London

A Vintage Ford at the Science Museum, London

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Vintage Bicycle - Science Museum, London

Vintage Bicycle - Science Museum, London

This was very fascinating for me because I've never seen something like a vintage cycle. For me, this was as big a star attraction as the steam engines, cars and airplanes featured at the Science Museum in London. I'd like to know if any or you have seen a vintage cycle, or better still, rode one?

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Vintage and Old Steam Engines, Science Museum London

Vintage and Old Steam Engines, Science Museum London

Participating for: Wordless Wednesday, Tina's Wordless Wednesday, Texture Tuesday, Tones on Tuesday, The Creative Exchange, This or That Thursday and Texture Thursday       

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Piece of the Moon, Science Museum, London

A Piece of Earth's Moon - Science Museum London

Most of us are fascinated by the moon; especially the photographers. The moon tends to captivate our imagination to so many levels and everything right from romance to fear! In London, I got as possibly close as I could get to the Moon - a piece of it!

Participating for: Piece of Heaven, Sweet Shot Tuesday, SOOC Sunday, Mosaic Monday        

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Leicester Square, London - 2

Leicester Square, London 

Here's concluding my walk abouts around Leicester Square. 

Named as the Swiss Court, this is a mark of the cordial relations between the UK and Switzerland

A look at China Town London

The interesting decor at the M&M Store

Participating for: Mosaic Monday, Orange Tuesdays and Signs    

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Leicester Square, London - 1

Leicester Square, London 

If you happen to be in London, a great way to spend your evening would be walking around Leicester Square. It's a very lively place with many street side cafes, comedy stores, souvenir shops, some of the best ice cream parlours, cinemas, eating joints and much more. Also, its a short walk from Piccadilly Circus an China Town too is just around the corner.

 There is a fair bit of redevelopment happening; trust it's for the Olympics

 The Empire Cinema

 The multi-level M&M store

Participating for: Our World Tuesday, Pink Fridays, Live, Love, Travel, The Simple Things     

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