Meet my Valentine.... :)

The shy li'l girl I happened to fall in love with, less than a year ago, is now in her own words my "new best friend". Isn't she precious! :)

Happy Faces.......

......from my town. Their sunny attitude is contagious!

The girl with the dark curls :)

Remember my friend? Every chance that I get to spend with her brings smiles in my life....can you blame me for loving her so?? :)

Daddy's little girl! :)

....I still am one and will always be, no matter how old I grow, how far I go. Love you, papa.

Remember my little friend from the breakfast event that I was a part of not long ago....I am meeting her tomorrow and intend to surprise her with a print of this collage I created for her for the Father's day. Do you think she will like it? I am keeping my fingers crossed!

Update: I gave the collage and earned a hug from the dad (with a joke, "You managed to get my best side" ;D) and a shy "Thank you" from her. Here's the smile she gave me (as you can see, she loves her "treats".....if it's not a muffin, it's a do'nut or a candy). And just one last thing before you do away with me for sounding like a gushing "Julie-Andrews-on-Ecstasy".....don't you just love her dark curls :)))

Yes, you May!!!!! :)

I love months which begin with weekends. Who can not live with an extra weekend to look forward to!!! :) And if it begins with the month "shaking out her rain-drenched hair"............I am positively beaming like I was last morning as I left for work.

This morning was spent volunteering at a local community-breakfast event. It was my first in this new town of mine and everyone went out of their way to make me feel welcome. One little girl was happy being friends with me for the simple reason that I came from Obama's state. I had no idea that 5-year olds know their politics so well :)

Meet my latest new friend :)

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Every picture supposedly tells a story. Do you see one here? I can almost "hear his curiosity": What could it be that my friends left me behind for :)

"Through the Looking Glass"

Sugar and Spice :)

She's adorable with those Goldilocks-curls and Disney-inspired goggles, isn't she!!!! :)

And I have to thank Steve and Ash for choosing me for the "You make my day" award. I pass on the award to every single friend I have made through my blogs. Thanks for being around and have a great week ahead :)

Dream a little dream with me :)

"The wall is silence, the grass is sleep,
Tall trees of peace their vigil keep,
And the Fairy of Dreams with moth-wings furled
Plays soft on her flute to the drowsy world."
~Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

The teeny weeny bundle of joy is a friend’s. My heart is warm and all is right with the world :)

5 Steps to Bliss :)

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A Moment in Time

Much as I want to share the beauty of Mackinac Island here, I had to share this image shot this Sunday evening in good ol' Florida :) I love the reflections here and the moment warms the cockles of my heart for some strange reason. Hope you all had a great start to the week :)

Little Miss Sunshine :)

We never got any rains but we did get a lot of breeze and a smattering of clouds. An almost perfect weekend before life gets busier and lesser fun.

A jaunt to Siesta Key in Sarasota a week earlier yielded this shot. Its one of the finest places to visit on this side of Florida. The crystal-white sand is so fine that it feels like satin below feet(they tell moi, the sand here is 99% pure quartz). And the Gulf of Mexico as blue as Blue Curacao.

She was the cynosure of every adoring eye on the beach. People would stop by just to smile at all the fun she was having. I could not contain my enthusiasm while capturing her and ended up with more than a dozen odd shots (as always :D). This one's my favorite. Absolutely adored the way she wants to have fun in water but not brave enough yet to leave her mom's side :) Have a great start to a great week, all :)

Weekend's here!!! :)

For others, it might be just another pic, but I cherish it for it was real fun watching this li'l boy having a whale of a time there ...........Even if you can't see his face in the pic, u know he's smiling, isn't it???? :) Have a fun-filled weekend!!!! :)

Cherub................ :)

Guess what! I just discovered that my camera has some of the pics and all this while I thought I'd deleted them all. Here's a li'l Himachali cherub (btw, i love the way that word rolls off my tongue) with that splendid cap of his..........he was extremely shy and wud just not look into the camera........we tried bribing him with the pencil but guess that was a bad move, he got so enchanted with it that he completely refused to acknowledge moi and my dear camera!!!! :( P.S : Please click on the pic : it looks better when seen in its original size!