Category Archives: california

Let’s go for a walk

Let us go for a walk, my friend.

Somewhere, anywhere,

In a forest, a park, a street, many streets.

Let us take turns we haven’t before.

Let us sit down on a bench

and talk a little or a lot,

or say nothing at all.

Let us walk for hours,

and wear out our soles.

Simi K. Rao.

Words and Images: Ancient Giants

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It wasn’t just a grove. It was a magical, mystical jungle of living, breathing giants that left Shaan awe struck. Neither of them spoke as they ambled slowly on the well-worn dirt paths and listened to the trees, some almost two thousand years old, as they related tales of times gone by. Of emperors, and kings and queens, and of battles fought for love and for greed.

A sudden transformation came over Ruhi when they came upon a fallen tree. She leaned against the dead trunk; her frame dwarfed by its girth, then closed her eyes and whispered in a voice rife with melancholy. “Who am I but a speck of dust this poor soul can’t even see?”

Shaan couldn’t keep his emotions in check. He hauled her into his arms and they wept together as they grieved for their mutual loss.

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Musafir: San Francisco. Go Ahead Gawk, it’s Free

San Francisco: China town, Street Performer, Lombard Street, Fisherman’s Wharf

Yes! You don’t need a ton of moolah to see this eclectic art, all you need is a pair of good walking shoes and curiosity in your heart.

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On my recent visit to California I was treated to an awe-inspiring sight

of a lone surfboarder bidding farewell to

2014 in his own unique way.

Tomorrow is another day

Lets go home

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

(Location: Laguna Beach, CA, pics courtesy Emrys)

Carnival Of Life

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Pics taken on the Santa Monica Pier-Edits by Emrys

Carnival of Life

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As the earth spins

And time rolls on

Affection becomes an obligation

Lines deepen into wrinkles

The present becomes the past

And the past history

Front in line steps back

As the weary spine sags towards the ground

The carnival of life stops for no one

It simply goes on