At the end of the day Photo by Rodrick Lal — National Geographic Your Shot

At the end of the day Photo by Rodrick Lal — National Geographic Your Shot: This is a snap that I took of an old destitute man sitting on the wayside to the Fatehpur Sikri monument. It was a hot day and he had apparently squatted to take a rest. I did not notice him because he was on the edge of a photograph that had my family members in it.

Celebrating Mother's Day at The Church of the Epiphany, Gurgaon

On the occasion of Mother's Day, members of the WFCS conducted the service in the Church of the Epiphany, Gurgaon. What caught my attention were the words in the reponsive  reading text which read as follows:

Mothers come in many different forms, and today we celebrate them all.

Thank God for Mothers!

Everyone here is either a son or a daughter.

Thank God for my Mother.

For those women who have joined God in Heaven and whom we miss dearly

Here on Earth,

Thank God for the Mothers of the past.

For Every woman who is working day and night to raise her children right now,

Thank God for mothers of today.

For all women who are expecting, but aren't quite mothers yet,

Thank God for the soon to be Mothers.

 For the women who took in other's children  through adoption and foster care,

Thank God for the Mothers full hearts.

For those women who have lost a child to death and must carrry on,

Thank God for the Mothers who are so strong.

For those women who have desperately wanted to have children of their own

But chose instead everyone else's,

Thank God for the Mothers in Spirit!

We thank you Lord for the women who influenced our lives in so many ways.

We pray that we would honour them in everything we do. AMEN!

The Breakfast Table

Getting the aperture right!

Today, when the photography club Click decided to take food prepared by the Grub Club, the props and the lighting was simply amazing. This Blogpost is dedicated to the creative minds of the budding photographers and the amazing chefs of the school! I was caught up in the excitement of the moment and decided to take a few snaps. Let the snaps do the talking!

The appetisers...

Setting up the breakfast table

Last minute arrangements of the props

The teasers....

The coupe de grace

Asian Honey Bee - Apis Florea Indica

Apis Florea Indica with Queen

The Asian Honey Bee is relatively less aggressive than the African killer bee. Apis Florea Indica, is its scientific name. The Asian Honey Bee is quite comfortable living close to human beings. They make their hives in buildings and trees. One will often find these bees flitting over sweets in sweet shops in India. Apis Florea is, however, a wild bee species. They make their nests in trees and caves. One of the problems with this Bee is that it is amenable to feeding on sugar. Honey made out of sugar might not be as good as honey made out of nectar.

The worker bees can be seen building the cells, and some of them can be seen filling the cells with honey.

The Queen Bee, as you can see in the first photograph lacks the orange white and black stripes of the workers. It is a dull grey in colour and bigger than the workers. 

A Splash of Colours Photo by Rodrick Lal — National Geographic Your Shot

A Splash of Colours Photo by Rodrick Lal — National Geographic Your Shot: I took this snap of a bunch of Rose flowers displayed at the HUDA flower show at Leisure Valley Park in Gurgaon, Haryana India.