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

[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.)