Pictures from Lazy: Coorg trip and such
The Transport
This guy had his own share of good and bad moods during the trip.. :)
Just go away!
Jackie, visibly upset by lack of attention and old-age
The luncheon
In the Madikeri-Mangalore Highway, when we paused for lunch. It was right in front of the "Shetty farms"
Plush interiors
Of our Mahindra MM540
Moody terrain
The mood of the surroundings was rather poignant, dont you see?
Ghost tree
From the Raja's seat, Madikeri
Road Signs!
No wonder Indians have a habit of ignoring them. Look closely!
Tomb raider
I dunno if this was a tomb, but it looked like one.
Where the streets have no name
With the jeep broken down and nothing else to do in the morning, we explored the sleepy town.
Wake up..
We witnessed quite a few acts of ablusions along the way...
Stuck in the parking lot.
And we thought getting the jeep out waqs going to be our only problem!
Take it out, baby
Nag ready to unleash his 70-300 Sigma. Poor me had to be content with my 18-55 and missed out a lot.
Graffiti
This announcement for a pub looked rather amusing to me. Wonder what it suggests..
Kids..
Visibly happy to given a day off from studies... due to puja.
The eye
When we stopped for breakfast. Oh BTW, thats an oakley, and cost some serious dough, according to Nag.
Trouble
Thats when I complained, "This darn thing was supposed to run cheap"
Fields of gold
On the way to Bylakkuppe
Again
Corn fields, and a photographer
And again
Corn fields, a photographer,and a jeep.
Enough!
Yeah I know folks, but I thought they were beautiful!
Aint that a landcsape pic?
What do you think? ;)
Peculiar flower
This one has come out exceptionally well with the telephoto.
Empty roads
Where we loved and lived...
The golden temple
Err.. actly I focussed on the rose in front and the temple WAS supposed to be a blur.
Curious
They see everything out here as 'exotic'
Temple
The golden temple, and the monk who sold his Ferrari.
Temple 2
I wanted to ring that bell...
Monks
They all had a blank, non-chalant expression on their faces.. Probly thats what makes them monks
Going through the motions
Some loud chanting was going on..
Amiable!
This guy relented to my request for a pose, with a smile, almost.
Just a rose
They make a picture, any day!
Catch em young!
Just one question. Do monks marry?
Facade
Of the temple
Imposing
You can see this stricture from miles before
Pristine
The surroundings were pristine, but time we didn't have to explore it all.
I havent had enough
Of the minaret, or whatever tahts called.
Dong!
But the board reads don't ring em! :(
Budhas
Am suddenly all confused with budhism!
Bekkal
Sadly, we had to be content with this view from outside.
Beach
Near the fort. You can see the fort in the BG.
Sad ending
Doesn't the picture say it all?
Nag, interrupted
by a click
Fihermen
At Kovalam
Lighthouse
At the Kovalam beach
Kovalam
The beach is peculiarly beautiful when its cloudy!
Infinity
That lay beyond! And that was by my side!
Pictures from Lazy
mood
blue skies and greener grass like this set the mood for the entire locale
small detours
and we climbed the last hurdle, and looked down to see this...
windy
one-tree hill
There's always a lonely tree out there. And it always fasciantes me.
blues
the entire valley was swarmed with these. They were so beautiful, yet unassuming
refreshments
after a long walk in the sun, this lake suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
thirst
we downed a lot of these after the trek
mysterious
this dilapidated, stone-walled building had an almost mystic touch
A moment of silence, awe
And thus we stood, between heaven and earth: Sunstreaks down trickling through the sieve-like clouds into the valley
heavenly
I had never seen such a cloud in my life..
wild flower
every wild-flower has its thorn..
Seen better days
The sky was so blue, this was without any filter. I guess it was even bluer that that
Self-support
I thought this was one good example of courage.
meadow
The grass was almost waist high...
treehouse
Its called an 'erumadam'. Getting there was pretty tough for city-dwellers like us.
the reservoir
"and the water rises to such a level that...." Channu, with his usual theatrics - On top of the rock
a glimpse of the past
Rajan chettan(guide) looking for gooseberries for us. It felt sop refreshing, after the log trekk..
sunset
And along with Pink Floyd, the effect was magical
Nature
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droplets
When the droplets fall on them, the leaves dance, and shake them off gracefully. From the edge of vellayani lake.
morning do
Pristine!
Give me red
There was a butterfly on it which flew away. Believe me, it would have made a Nat Geo picture of the day
Hey, check out my new attire
Still early days of the monsoon, when the flowers proudly wore the morning dew.
placid
reservoir at the Bhoothathankettu dam
before
Without even a slight breeze to ruffle the calmness - the boat club at the reservoir
My Backyard
And then he came and sold prawns and mackerels to mom.
Where's the bee
The bee got too busy, and flew away. But it definitely preferred this wild flower...
Waiting for tomorrow
Vellayani lake
The day before
Real monsoons lashed the coast and shred those leaves to pieces, along with the tree. From my balcony...
People
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ice cream
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Innocence
Before I was compromised...
Lighting up
A usual scene, on the Vishu eve. The cracker seemed to crawl up the steps, scaring a few cousins..
parde ke peeche
Little cousin suddenly got aware of the canon EFS 18-55 mm pointing at her
High flyer
Learning to fly the kite. With cousin on Cherai beach
Launching exercises
On cherai beach..
Objects
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