Green Summers

............in Smoky Mountains National Park, TN, USA.

Summer means........

..........nodding daisies growing wild over the hills, meadows, and just about everwhere :)

Shot at Smoky Mountains National Park, TN, USA.

Summer means...........

..........a holiday in mountains :) As Roald Dahl wrote, "Summer holidays!The magic words" :)

Shot on our recent jaunt to Smoky mountains in Tennessee, US.

Summer means...

Food on a stick... Japanese style. As a vegetarian, this sight doesn't make me drool, but, as an American, I gotta appreciate the efficiency of fish on a stick. Shot last summer at the Azabu Juban Matsuri in Tokyo, Japan.

Bright Colours, Bright Sun....

..... summer in Bangalore, India.

Summer means...

...did I mention ice cream?

Summer means...

...sitting outside to catch some sun

Summer means...

...icecream

Summer means...

...chilling in the park

Summer means...

...going for a swim

Ethnic Art - 3

Some of my favorite paintings in my house, these are a set of 11 hand painted figures on black paper, depicting the poetry of Omar Khayyam, Most probably done by a Persian artist, they have been in my family for over a hundred years. They adorn the stairway in the house, Lahore, Pakistan.

The grind stone

Of a windmill

Ethnic Art - 2

This embroideryon cloth is a trademark style of Thailand depicting elephants. Lahore, Pakistan.

Ethnic Art - 1

I love art and every region in the world has its own particular style of art. These paintings done by hand on silk are a trademark Indian style, depicting scenes from the Mugal era, or hindu religious paintings, Lahore, Pakistan.

Mehendi Art

Applying mehendi or henna is part of many Asian and Arab cultures

and one of my favourite hobbies. Snapped at home in Abu Dhabi.

Grecian Tribal Rug