Happy Ganesh Chaturthi

This one is for Ramesh :)

At home...since the past four years we bring an eco friendly Ganesh idol home. Our prior experience of immersion at Shivaji park beach was horrifying so we switched to pure clay idol. 

Sitting pretty...

This picture is very special to me. Almost 27 years ago, my dad along with his friends started this 'Adarsh Yuva Mandal' and they started the sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav in their locality. We left the place almost 19 years ago but the other founding members are carrying on the legacy. It has gone from being a small idol to a larger than life one. 

This is my last 'spinster' Ganesh Utsav. Lol. I will be married in January and will be off to Gurgaon, Haryana where my in laws reside. I hope to make it back for this festival each year with my hubby! 

Yummy gujju food...

This is my Sunday lunch- mom's speciality. Gujarati food- puri, bhinda nu saak [lady fingers], aloo matar [ potatoes and peas in red gravy], Khandvi and Patra and Dal with mint chutney.

Colours of summer...

The Mumbai heat is killing. I just cannot get myself to go outside and click a few photos. Therefore, I decided to take a short cut. I clicked a few photos around the house!

This of course is happus or alphonso. My favourite fruit and oh-so-yum!

This is my tagore plant, right outside my window. White is always soothing and somehow, I like the blue in the background.

Well my sis obliged and let me click the pretty colourful bangles...[they are mine! :P]

My dad made me [really] photograph his plants after I clicked the roses...so here goes!

I was looking for yellow and this is what I got!

My parents wont let me have a dog. But they don't mind this silly pigeon uses our grill as her maternity home. Finally the chicks have hatched.....

I would happy mother's day! As soon I as I got my camera, the father pigeon flew off but the mum remained...

Colours of summer...

It is a rare treat to go out on a saturday morning, spend the rest of the day with your girl pals and then click some memories...