My old neighborhood

[rachelmanija]

Happy birthday, Sherwood!

You asked for images of beautiful or interesting things. I'm putting up a set of photos my mom took of her neighborhood in Ahmednagar, India. I think she's a very good photographer, and she lives in an exceptionally pretty rural area.





Sunrise at the lake.



A gul mohr in full bloom.



A gul mohr at night, in the dry season.



Cooking chapatis, old-school style.



A food stall at a festival.



The finished product.



The distant hills.



A tree at sunset.



Sunrise.

But beauty is everywhere. This is what my current neighborhood looks like right now.

Comments

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

These photos are stunning! I really look forward to what she takes in Paris. Or you--I see where you get your eye.

And yes about beauty. The jacarandas around here are wonderful.

[consonantia.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! Your mom is really good.

[sienamystic.livejournal.com]

so lovely!

[larryhammer]

Oooooo ....

[jeremytblack.livejournal.com]

Beautiful photographs. And a beautiful place. I think I'm moving there. Would the ashram allow me to bring my devil cat do you think?

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Only if you can teach him to bow down to Baba's tomb.

[jeremytblack.livejournal.com]

He's probably dig Baba up. Okay, I'll make other plans. Thanks.

[jeremytblack.livejournal.com]

He'd. He'd probably dig Baba up. I hate it when I screw up my blasphemy.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Wow--the tree at sunset, with its fernlike foliage, is lovely.

So that's where you grew up. Wow. Seeing it makes it that much more real.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Yes. Well, those are the pretty parts.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I note a dearth of photos of car crashes or kids bullying other kids or students being made to stand out in the midday sun for punishment.

Anyway, a person can be miserable in a beautiful place and happy in a not-so-pretty one.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

It actually varied a lot. Parts were really beautiful. Parts were absolutely hideous urban sprawl, including some of the ugliest buildings I've seen anywhere.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nagarick/sets/72157617555682348/

Some photos of the city - also leaning strongly toward the picturesque, but who doesn't when they take photos?

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Okay, yeah, that adds context and balance. (The Ganesa statue factory made me smile--rows on rows! Like devotional statues of Mary.)

[movingfinger.livejournal.com]

Those are both beautiful and interesting.

[chomiji]

Lovely!