Flowers and Flickr Friends Part 7

on the side table

flowers for buddha and greens in the drawing room

flowers and silver knick knacks in the window sills
flowers in the silver cups
what a combination?
greens in the window sill

tulips on the dining tableflowers in print too...
lovely light and whites
some dried flowers arrangement

If friends were flowers
I would not pick you
I''ll let you grow in the
garden & cultivate you
with love and care

This a wonderful quote ,that keeps ringing in my mind always make me think and think,arent flowers true friends?

Anu as we all dearly call her is Anuradha .I actually met her through the blogosphere and then i came to know that she had a flickr stream which she uploads photos and shares...She is a very dear friend of mine and its a pleasure to have so many friends whom we have not seen but we keep in touch constantly and are ever ready to help each other,be in any corner of the world.The world is a beautiful place.My photographs are an attempt me to capture its essence through my camera lens ,says Anu.She is a mother to two toddlers,aged four and one.

She is also extremely talented and passionate about travel and interiors and she loves landscape photography.

Like any one of us,she decorates her lovely home with various arrangements of flowers and greens.Appreciate her corners as u all have done prior.

Images all clicked by Anuradha

Check out Anus photostream here

She also blogs at My Dream Canvas

Flowers and Flickr Friends Part 6

Sandhya is a great flickr friend with a flickr name "sanjOO", of mine living in the City of Lakes,MN,USA.Her love towards flowers and light and the clarity in her images attracted me towards her.She says she is a 25 something full-time working woman, now married after a long courtship.

On most days she says she likes her work. Sometimes she wishes to be a Teacher or an Entrepreneur. Or a nun and live a cloistered life. Or just stay home and stare at the wall,thts what she says,yup Yes, her desires run the gamut.She says she is waiting for one of them to assert itself strongly. and she laughingly says,hope it's not the nun one:)-

As mushy as it may sound, my charming husband completes me,thts said by sandhya.

Love her home corners and flowers and as you did the rest of others...

heres to a weekend,a mellow one..
good morning

me ,myself and I
some dried rose petals..that fell
books and whites
light which we adore
the adorable again

streaks of light and purple

Images by Sandhya

Ideas conceived by Lakshmi Arvind

View sandyas flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/southcooper/page3/

Flowers and Flickr Friends Part 4

Lorises as she calls herself in flickr,"Kaberi" is a dear friend of mine.Though its not been regular emails,between us,but there are certain friendships beyond that.We never grew apart at heart.

It may not be the same, But some things never change. I feel it and I trust it, I still believe in forever Because that's what my heart knows. Memories are the dew drops on our petals That re-open the buds that have closed. Flowers wilt as seasons change, Though they grow a little more with rain.

Flowers,by H.Barnes

She is an an ecologist with training in biology and anthropology and a mother of two girls (age 10 and 5).

Currently an adjunct assistant professor at the California State University Fresno. Before that I chased wildlife especially nonhuman primates in the forests of India. Sometimes, I did that with my own little primate offspring at night!

She has varied interests in photography, nature conservation, animal behaviour, urban ecology , science education, films, landscape ecology, urban farming, developmental psychology to progressive politics as well as cooking and eating:-).She volunteers for the local schools, Fresno Audubon Society, and other environmental and cultural advocacy organizations such as Coalition for Save The Jesse Morrow Mountain, Fresno film works and Youth Orchestra of Fresno etc.

She currently lives in the middle of one of the richest agricultural tracts in the World! In fact, in some ways, this part of California is similar to rural, suburban part of South Asia! Set in the foothills of Sierra Nevada mountains, it has high ethnic diversity with White European, Hispanics, South Asian and Southeast Asian. Some of the richest farmers in this valley are from Punjab. It is also one of the poorest parts of the US with one of the highest unemployment rate. All of these together with the beautiful landscapes makes it an interesting and challenging place to live

Today have a look at her house and flowering corners arranged for us..

our house says "kaberi"

reading corner

lamps and dokra figurines

crowded again

tea cups and flowers

the window sills

the evening light

floating reflections

lilies,light and cross stitches

crowded group of succulents

in the patio

an antique metal plant stand

on the table

my blue chair

Wondering how you are enjoying this series,do read and comment and let me know.....

will wait ...

Pick 'em up.... Pickle Jars

Pickle jars

I love Pickle jars,the traditional ceramic one,which is brown and cream in color,the typical South indian Pickle jars.

At home down south there are different types of ceramic pickle jars,small and big where my Mom stores pickles,curd,salt and so many items.It is truly versatile, meant for multipurpose use...Even I have some pickle jars which i brought here from my home town and some bought here in Delhi,which is used also for storing pickles and curd and at the same time used as an decor item in various corners at my home.

Why not be a little creative by using them as decorative pieces?The jars makes a lovely vase for some fresh gerberas,a single Hibiscus to float, for a bunch of roses ,grow your favourite money plants or use them as planters..

Hibiscus floating

Gerberas on the window parapet

Gerberas near the window

Bunch of roses overlooking the garden path

On the kitchen window sill

In the kitchen,near the sink

To store the knick knacks,on the book shelf

On the table with the water jug

On the reading table

As a planter

Images and Ideas conceived by Lakshmi Arvind

All Images by Lakshmi Arvind

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