Study in shadow

Took a shadow pic after a long time.

Ice Cream time

Found a new ice cream shop by accident. I had toasted coconut and the kid chose chocolate, as usual.

Guess?

I cleaned these afer a long time. Can you guess what these are?

Ganesha and the peacock bell

The bell is finally hanging on the wall instead of loitering around the house.

Story Time

 

The local library has special story time with a guest who entertains the kids for 45 mins with different themes. Today, it was Railroad Reading Time.

His tea tim snack

Since the India grocey store is far from where we live, this is our monthly quota of Parle-G.

My indulgence

Fresh figs

from the neighbor's yard. She bought them over to share.

Reflections - 2

Inspired by Sra's this post.

Reflections

                         

The stained glass store next to my Bikram studio.

Rootin' for ice

...and the prize

Soccer fever

 Can you spot the British flag?

Blooming

Kick ass babe on bike

Caught her in front of my car at a red light. Babe with an attitude.

Excalibure

I know I have been posting a lot of street photos from my car but summer has been a constant ride to the park, pool, grocery store, Bikram Yoga, park, pool...

Another tattoo

The book store clerk helping me find something had a lot of tattoos but this one was the coolest. Remember the Ganesha tattoo and this one. I am now on the lookout for cool tattoos.

360

Jr. asked me to take a pic of this "sports car" in the next lane while going to the park.

Bonding...

 The father son duo decimated the left over birhday cake sent over by friends.

Plum Picking

We went plum picking in our neighbor's yard (by invitation, of course). Nothing matches the taste of fruit picked fresh off the tree.

Speck on a clover

A weed in the backyard. Reminded me of the speck on a clover in Horton Hears a Who.

Little fish

 First day of swimming lessons at the Y. Already made a friend.

Cookbook collection

We had a busy day today, with yoga in the morning, playdate in the afternoon, pool in the evening, but there was no interesting photo opp. So, presenting my cookbook collection that found a new home in the refurbished hutch my garage sale crazy neighbor found for me a few weeks ago.

Birthday Time

Yep, we have two kid's birthday parties to go to today, bak to back. It is going to be a long day.

All the way from Egypt

Found it at the thrift store for $ 4.99. Hand woven, natural fibres and dyes. There were bigger pieces of baskets but very expensive. This is all I got.

Go cart go...

Never seen golf carts being transported before. Taken at a red light from my car window.

Pruning...

... the rose bush.

Water love

Yes, he loves playing in water. If it is not the pool or the sprinklers to splash in, he will fill up the bathroom sink and float his boats for an hour or till he gets all wet.

Lance in my pants

A cheesy take on ant in my pants. Clicked from my car at a red light.

The great idli saga

I asked, I looked, I even posted on FB. Finally, a combo of 1:5 combo and a hot garage yielded these fluffy idlis.

At the pool

Dog days of summer.

The Black Pearl

 

The name of the boat that was in front of me at the traffic signal.

Day lillies

My flower bed is bursting with these day lillies since the last few days.

On my dressing table

 

Ignore the stray hair please.

What's for dinner today?

Bacon chocolate

Can't imagine how it tastes!

Bikram Rocks! (The Ganesha Tattoo)

Al, a fellow yogi at Bikram, was gracious enough to pose for me. His wife was even more gracious by positioning him several times around the room so I could get the best image of the Ganesha. One of my proudest photos of the project.

Wild flower

Remember the standing train. This wild flower was growing next to it when we visited it for the umpteenth time.

Billboard

Ten years and I am still not used to religious billboards.

Lunch date

Unlike other couples with kids, we have never felt the need for a date night. We do, however, miss eating in restaurants that don't offer a kid's menu. Classic Cafe is as classy as the name suggest and the food is classic without being pretentious or overpriced. It is our special haunt for the times when we are not in the mood for take out.

The missing E

Caught this on the side of a storage facility today. Only in the US will you find storage sheds for storing stuff (crap) you don't have space for in your oversized home.

Ultimate Oreos

Or what is left of them.

Mowing with pappa

The Snake

My neighbor killed this snake in her backyard. She was giving it to the pest control guy for disposal and I took a quick click. I forget if the snake was dangerous or not.

In the garden

My climbing  rose vine in the backyard is blooimg.  

The reflection of the above vine on my backyard door.

Lunch for one

For the first time in my life, I had lunch by myself at the Corner Bakery. The tomato soup was yummy, the chicken panini was good as usual and the chips oily.

Bikram rocks!

Laura, one of the instructors, has this cool tatoo on her arm and she was kind enough to pose for it.

Making of mozerella

Central Market sells their own brand of Mozerella which they make in the store.

Hanging out