P I N K

starry shimmer, originally uploaded by K'space.

some pictures from the flower market that was by the Union Station last Sunday on Flickr

I am not good at clicking pictures of plants and flowers - but i try

La Piazza Dell'Arte

life in the smile, originally uploaded by K'space.

- a classic italian art form of 'street painting' celebrated every year on Larimer Square in Denver - here is a painter immersed in his work

http://www.larimerarts.org/la_piazza_dell_arte.html


colorful street art-colorful people-iced drinks- food- wines from Italy and lots of sun!

I enjoyed clicking pictures here - there are a few up on my flickr from the fest - have a look and let me know what you think

parts that make a new whole

shining, originally uploaded by K'space.

I enjoy pictures that dont tell the entire story as it exists- combine a few and make my own - lets us all see the world in a different light- and for each to interpret his own!!!

summer solstice

confluence, originally uploaded by K'space.

Not clicked today but jsut felt like putting it up!

Summer is officially here and thought I should mark it on my blog Denver is welcoming it with records highs of 97F - what fun!

click on the picture and then move your mouse around to get a lil info on riverfront park denver- where k'space resides

the apparent outside

asian, originally uploaded by K'space.

standing amidst the palms - the blue sky above- the silhouette in the bright sun... blah ...blah!!!!

so you think...

the true story goes...

sitting indoors at a restaurant table - in an Asian cafe - the plant's inside - a clear glass in between the palms and the sky -aligning and zooming in just to give the feel of an 'apparent outside'

remember your first?

here is a little memory exercise - I always think of this when I am significantly 'old' in a place - by place I mean school, college, workplace, art class - anywhere you spend a significant day in and day out routine.

If you r in school think about the first day in school - if in office think about your first day at work - if some place else do the same - can you feel the 'first feeling' of an uneasy - not so familiar- 'what the hell should I do - how to do this - where is this - what happens here -where does this door lead to - where is the rest room- where can I eat- who will answer this for me- who is who'


And now after months/ years spent in that place it all feels like you always knew that place and the above answers were always there. but pause a moment - take yourself back to that day that time ( the first day mind u) and see the feeling that creeps in !!!


-fond memories- uneasiness - a nice laugh-its been a while feeling- its a mix!!!

I did that at work today... to take me back to exactly a year ago!!!

COORS

rockies vs tampa bay, originally uploaded by K'space.

In my flickr move your mouse over the picture to see where the previous post on my blog comes from

silhouette at sunset

sunset, originally uploaded by K'space.

t i m e l e s s

modern, originally uploaded by K'space.

to me this is Mies at his best - the crown hall -scale- massing -proportions composition... nothing comes close.

check out more pics on my flickr.


p.s : for those who care the past three images all represent star architect works - calatrava-, rem koolhaas and this one Mies

inside outside

inside outside, originally uploaded by K'space.

reflecting water

the sky and water, originally uploaded by K'space.

Full and final Calatrava from my end
- to see all the pictures of the Milwaukee art museum click on the pic and it will take you to my flickr - yes i finally did it!!!!

w o r l d m a p p e r

http://www.worldmapper.org/index.html


an interesting website for all those who love maps!


addendum: Harry thank you for posting the link of http://www.wikimapia.org/

I added my Prabhadevi residence (Utkarsh) to it - figured someone has already added it - so the one I have marked highlights as a star :)

the sweet summer smell

the bright skies
the sea of sun shades
the skimpy clothes
the streets alive
the art spilling out
the smiley faces
the lovely outdoor Sundays!

l o v e

some times the intensity of emotions transcends distance-

Charita left for Australia today - i woke up at 7 am on a Sunday morning cos I just wanted to wish her luck before her flight from Bombay took off- her move from India to Australia to me should just mean a difference in the number of miles we are apart by - but the emotions still don't stop - a huge knot in the stomach and an ache that passes through the heart - a feeling of a loved one going away...

... so what is it that makes this so tough even when we are away already... just the sight of seeing my parents my elder sister at the airport wishing one more daughter good luck as she moves to a far a way land - the tears just roll even now imagining what our parents must be going through each time they stand across that railing trying to get a glimpse of their children at the check in counters just knowing that as they turn back life is again going to be filled with emptiness.

MISS HOME ! ! !

i truly believe that emotions are to be kept away from my blog but sometimes you just have to let it out here cos most of us share the exact same emotion!!!

colors of the earth

Serenity in Pattern

more Calatrava- Milwaukee Arts Museum

happy birthday TIA

the princess diary can mark her first birthday bash today

another work trip tale

a few posts ago I wrote about how excitng it is when you go sight seeing for context - well I have another 'exciting' tale to tell about my trip to the same place - Rapid City, SD

This time I didn't go sight seeing - but I got a roller coaster ride for sure... which I apparently have seemed to register well into my system cos I am writing a post about it at 10 .26 pm after a long long day.

If you follow the weather closely and live anywhere in the mid-west you probably experienced the gusty winds in the range of 50-80 miles/hr today. I experienced them not only as I was trying to hold myself to the ground as I walked on the street in Rapid City but more so when our plane was TRYING (note the caps) to land into Rapid City.

Being a regional fight - on a propeller jet we were already not very excited about flying out on a day like today - but it only got exciting when the plane was wobbling as we were getting closer to the ground - with a steep angular landing we thought we almost landed but apparently not - the plane was just about to hit the ground and the pilot suddenly caught speed( i can still feel that HUGE KNOT in my stomach) and took to the skies once again - circling around a few hundred feet above the grounf and coming back for a second attempt which my colleagues and I agreed that it almost failed or rather we felt like we were just propped onto the ground.

I know nothing - absolutely nothing about airplanes and flying - ( am sure there are readers of my blog who can fill me in with all the technical details on this one) but was surely the first time I experienced this kind of a landing and heavy winds and hard hitting rain!!!

on a side note : on the flight back I was battling to finish a book and managed to read the last line as the plane hit the runway ( yippee)

that got me thinking of about the sweet pleasures of :

1. feeling extremely satisfied on completing a book
2. the after taste of a wonderful meal that you so dont want to lose
3. the satisfaction of completing an art work ( or maybe an activity/sporting event)
4. eating something that hits your taste buds spot on - especially something you remember from old times. (like tibbs frankie came to my mind right now) \

good night ( sorry for a long post - i surely love to avoid them myself)

lifestyles of the rich and famous

Our office Admin Assistant mailed me this link this morning with the title: hows this for a house!!!

I am putting up this post cos I was wondering what image she must have built in her mind of the place in Mumbai

http://www.forbes.com/2007/06/02/india-mumbai-palace-faces-markets-cx_rd_0602ambani.html

and oh yes - its no surprise but do read who is the architect for the project!!!

the orange bee -hive

a close -up looking out- of the skin of the Rem Koolhaas IIT building.

-you can see the road blurry in the backdrop - using the macro mode and positioning the camera such that a perfectly flat surface appears to buldge in the middle. I loved the orange. \Surely one of my better photos if I myself may say so!!!