Come away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o
Poetics at D’Verse offer the theme of place this week so I’ve chosen a photo I took at Savitri hill in Pushkar, Rajasthan. It’s a place that evokes strong memories for me.
Savitri Hill
Savitri I was beaten
am I Gayatri?
briefly chosen by Brahma
did I displace you?
you sacrificed Yajna
to play games with Laksmi
Parvati and Indrani
you still sit in anger
staring east at your rival
separated by lake
by Pushkar the great
Holy pilgrimage
and the one to defeat me
weak mortal
Christa at http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/photo-challenge-home/ says
‘In a new post specifically created for this challenge, share a picture that evokes HOME for you.’
I love these homes that I saw in Northern Ghana. It looks like such a tight community, something to be treasured in our hectic world.
Ailsa has chosen Shadows for her travel theme over at http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/02/01/travel-theme-shadows/ this week. This is my response, a photo taken at Sultanhani Caravanserai in Turkey, and a quick poem.
On balance the shade is created
should some small creature have need
to escape fire radiating wall.
Justice will reign through unfolding hours
rusted metal absorbing the rays
til the wall is curtained with shade.
And the shadow that weighs
fades with sun’s last glow
and waits patient to forge a new day.
I’ve also linked to dVerse’s Poetics of Groundhog Day – Bright Shadow, thanks to Bjorn at http://brudberg.wordpress.com/
The Grand Western Canal country park weaves its eleven miles through mid Devon from Tiverton right to the border with Somerset. It makes for easy level walking or cycling, with a profusion of wildlife, fishing or even a trip on a horse drawn barge. These are some of the things I saw today.
The Tivertonia looked like it was being prepared for the start of the new season and my photo didn’t turn out well so this is one I found,courtesy of the bbc, of the barge on a summer trip.
http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/sunday-post-focused-attention/ Jake says Focused attention is the cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things. Attention has also been referred to as the allocation of processing resources.
I’m bringing you some photos which I hope fit the bill.
Another challenge I have missed recently but this is one photo that I wanted an excuse to post, so here we are. You can join in at http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/sunday-post-simplicity/#comment-8747
Oh my this is Lucid Gypsy’s 500th post!
Sara Rosso says,
‘Do you have a photo which invites the viewer to look beyond? Are there hidden depths in the background? Is the focal point just a framing for the rest of the picture? If it’s not clear why we should look beyond, tell us! Lead us through the story in your photo.’ for this weeks challenge. I’ve chosen three photos and I hope its clear why you should look!
If you would like to join in http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/weekly-photo-challenge-beyond/
I’ve posted views of Cathedral Close before, by night but without the lamps and also by day. I quite like the golden glow that illuminates this one though. Join in the http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/lights/ here.
Lucid Gypsy 