I am not proud of the quality of this photo. But I chose it because of the thought that arose when I saw it waving in the light, balmy breeze. No individual is made up of a single colour. We all have the green of envy, the blues of melancholy, the red of anger, the...

Ever since I swapped my Samsung S3 for my current Sony Xperia I have been unhappy with the quality of the macro shots that its camera takes. While the Samsung was able to get really up close to an object, and snap sharp images, the Sony goes completely out of focus beyond a certain point....

I have barely played Scrabble. And yet, it has always been one of my favourite board games simply because I enjoy testing my vocabulary. While I have played the odd game or two during childhood it is only in recent times that I got more opportunities to play Scrabble. I remember the uproarious fun I...

A nest hangs just outside the window of the front room. Its residents are two tiny sunbirds waiting for their parents to come with food. I stood watching in the mellow morning sun as the young ones waited patiently, and the father, in all his resplendent colours came fluttering with food in his mouth. He...

I spotted this framed picture showing the ‘Navarasangal’ or ‘nine emotions’ adorning the wall at the Kerala Fine Arts Hall in Cochin today, where I had gone to see a puppet show. A student of dance has to master this essential set of facial expressions to convey emotions effectively. But I wondered how effective it...

For yesterday’s theme ‘Boots’, I couldn’t think of anything better than SM’s pair. Well, at least she had this pair intact. So far. She is famous for always losing one boot or shoe, and every time, she has no recollection of where she lost them. She drives her car the old-fashioned way. By removing her...

Today’s theme was actually ‘Sunrise’. But my still jet-lagged, sleepy self could not wade through the deep waters of sleep to catch the rising sun. I was disappointed but I thought I could at least a glorious sunset to make up for it. But this is what I got in the evening. A pale, washed...

Blue. Should be one of the easiest themes to shoot, right? Well, not when you are in an airport or airplane the whole day, I thought. I was also a bit annoyed with myself because I had forgotten to ask for my preferred aisle seat when I was checking in. I ended up getting the...

This was tough. I find so many things magical but they are mostly so difficult to portray. Then, I remembered this little tree-island near my apartment. It’s difficult to believe that this grove-like place exists right in the middle of three roads with cars whooshing by it every second. Every time I pass by I...

I couldn’t think beyond coffee for today’s theme. Mugs of hot chocolate and glasses of mulled wine did swirl around for a short while but I kept returning to coffee. Maybe because coffee is akin to comfort for me. From the time I can remember, I have woken up to the smell of fresh filter...