The days that used to lie
curled up,
numbed
by penetrating frost,
bit by bit
stretch out
their limbs
now that winter’s past.~ Sri Dharanidhara
from Vidyadhara’s Subhaashita Ratnakosha
Translated from the Sanskrit by Daniel HH Ingalls, Harvard University Press
The original verses were composed between the 8th and 10th century. Vidyadhara probably compiled these before the year 1100, when he had access to the library housed in the ancient monastery of Jagaddala.
For scale, the height of the paving stone is about 2 inches above the soil.
Arun Shanbhag 
hey so pretty…spring was late this year I think….
Thank you Rachna – I think here, we are technically still in spring.
The Cherry trees have blossomed! Need to go out and take pics!
Yaay!
lovely pictures!
Nice click!
THank you Sonu!
Theese corcuses are not much; but after a long winter, they do brighten our lives!
Great pics of newborn spring. Gorgeous Purple!
Thank you Kalpana!
after a horrid (and long) winter, these tiny bouquets bring much needed color and joy to our lives.
Love the composition on the first pic. Beautiful colors! I am trying to find a place where I can use adobe/some photo editing software – maybe kinkos or something? I reformatted my harddrive last year and cannot find my photoshop cd 😦 I really want to edit a pic of the boys to have the b/w with red effect.
Thank you Sue.
BTW, no Photoshopping – though I did crop the image.
I do have an older copy of PS which I can send you when I return from bharat.
Also, if you have a Mac, their iPhoto does most of the things that PS does. Don’t know if iPhoto is available for the PC. Check it out!
it will be awesome to see the kids in b/w and selective coloring! Yaay! Giving me ideas for Meera! 🙂
Oh I know there was no photoshopping on your pic 🙂 They look real! Thanks for the iphoto info – I do have a mac that I have not yet learned to use but I guess I will now atleast for this project. When are you going to Bharat? Have a great time – are the 2 Ms returning with you?
iPhoto is fantastic for most of what you’d want to do. Apparently the newer version is super duper.
Am leaving in a few hours 🙂
ENjoy!
Beautiful pictures, the flowers look so vibrant!
Spring’s slowly coming to Long Island/NYC too, thankfully
Thank you Saroj!
yes, seems like it forever getting here; We still have cold rain and near freezing nights! but crocuses are out! These tough little champs!
Enjoy the Spring!