This Moment - Christmas

This Moment - Soule Mama

A single photo capturing a moment

A simple, special, extraordinary moment

A moment I want to pause, savour and remember


Wordless Wednesday at Catch My Words - Oy Vey It's Christmas

Each Christmas is a Joy to feel and behold and this year was no different.

the night before Christmas

just before the pressies were handed out

This is the moment 

This is the time

When the momentum and the moment

Are in rhyme

Give me this moment

This momentous moment ...

(from Jekyll and Hyde)

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and wish you all an awesome 2013.

Focus on This Moment - Heart as wide as the world

This Moment - Soule Mama

A single photo capturing a moment

A simple, special, extraordinary moment

A moment I want to pause, savour and remember

Focus on this moment - Signs

There comes a time in your life when The Almighty takes over your life. 15 years ago I began my spiritual quest - trying to find the meaning of life, trying to connect with the Lord, trying to make sense of events in my life.

I always thought that it would be in times of despair and sadness that I would most fully connect with the Lord. That when you are down and out and the only lifeline available is that invisible connection to Spirit, the lifeline would be grabbed and realised. And believe me I've tried it over and over again as I sank deeper into despair and sadness. Obviously the Lord thought otherwise - that I had the strength to do it all on my own, for try as I did, I simply could not reach Him completely even though at the time I thought I did.

Then over the last 3 years I had dreams of the Lord, messages and blessings. And I felt great joy - again or so I thought.

Then yesterday I was led to this album - everywhere I googled, this album came up. I have learned that when things like that happen, they are Signs from Heaven and best heeded. So I bought it off iTunes - the album - Heart as wide as the world. What a revelation!

As I listened and chanted with Krishna Das, I suddenly had this amazing feeling, the only thing that came out of my lips was "Oh my Lord, I love you so much". It was like my soul burst open in love and flooded the Universe - heart as wide as the world. And it came at a time when I was at peace with myself, when I had truly surrendered my whole life to Him. And he sent his love down to me. 

This is a moment I want to live forever. How do you capture it in a picture, so instead I've taken a picture of the album.

Thank You Jessica (Ascending the Hills) for posting a youtube song from Krishna Das that led me to his music. And obviously I was meant to as the Lord himself sent me to get that album, that opened up my soul.  There are no chance meetings - they are all planned by Him.  

And in surrendering to Him completely, he sends his love.

This is the moment! Om Shanti - Peace be with you.

This is the moment 

This is the time

When the momentum and the moment

Are in rhyme

Give me this moment

This momentous moment ...
(from Jekyll and Hyde)

This Moment - Rainbow

This Moment - Soule Mama

A single photo capturing a moment

A simple, special, extraordinary moment

A moment I want to pause, savour and remember

I was driving home some days ago when suddenly this beautiful rainbow appeared. Almost felt like I was chasing it all the way home. Unfortunately by the time I got my camera out and snapped it from my lounge, it had started to fade. It was a really beautiful rainbow.

This is the moment

This is the time

When the momentum and the moment 

Are in rhyme

Give me this moment

This momentous moment ....
(from Jekyll and Hyde)

Focus on This Moment - My Perspective on the Solar Eclipse

This Moment - Soule Mama

A single photo capturing a moment

A simple, special, extraordinary moment

A moment I want to pause, savour and remember

Focus on This - Perspective

GBE2 - Picture Prompt - Kitchen 

On Wednesday 14 November 2012 was the Solar Eclipse that was seen over Australia and New Zealand.

Unfortunately we didn't have the right glasses to see it in action, but we watched it over the internet and I took some photos from inside.

So here it is, my perspective of the solar eclipse - the changing light inside my kitchen.

1 = approx 10:37am - Eclipse hits its peak in Wellington at 76%
2 = 10:59am - starting to get brighter
3 = 11:43am
4 = 11:59am - almost back to normal.

This is the moment

This is the time

When the momentum and the moment

Are in rhyme

Give me this moment

This momentous moment ...
(from Jekyll and Hyde)

Focus on This Moment - Mists

This Moment - Soule Mama

A single photo capturing a moment

A simple, special, extraordinary moment

A moment I want to pause, savour and remember

Focus on This - Shutterbug Choice

A few days ago I woke up to find this view from my lounge ... a veil over the hills. 

And the thought that came into my mind was "clouds kissing the hills".

It looked so beautiful and so serene.

My photo just doesn't do the scene justice. 

This is the moment

This is the time

When the momentum and the moment

Are in rhyme

Give me this moment

This momentous moment ...
(from Jekyll and Hyde)

Focus on This Moment - Books

This Moment - Soule Mama

A single photo capturing a moment 

A simple, special, extraordinary moment

A moment I want to pause, savour and remember

Focus on This - Books

My birthday present to myself finally arrived. I've been waiting a long time for this. There is always something else more important to buy or other birthdays to consider. I decided I was going to save and that saving was not going to be used for anything else. I finally did it!

And now I can read my kindle books on the way to and from work. The bus ride is a lot more fun now.

Three of my favourite books on my kindle dashboard ... The Bhagavad Gita (currently reading this), The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (my all time favourite), and Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (a literary classic).

So here is my "single" picture for this week's This Moment.

This is the moment

This is the time

When the momentum and the moment

Are in rhyme

Give me this moment

This momentous moment ...
(from Jekyll and Hyde)

This Moment - Reminders

This Moment - Soule Mama

A single photo capturing a moment

A simple, special, extraordinary moment

A moment I want to pause, savour and remember

Today I looked at this tree and felt my dad was here with me.
He loved red flowers.
In Hinduism, we perform many rites for the peace of the departed soul.
One of those rites (feeding the birds) was done near this tree.
Ever since then this tree just flowers beautifully.
I look at this tree often, but today I just felt close to my dad.
That was an endearing moment, one I want to feel and remember forever.

This is the moment

This is the time

When the momentum and the moment

Are in rhyme

Give me this moment

This momentous moment ...
(from Jekyll and Hyde)

FMTSO - Weather

The weather is always a hot topic in Wellington. And that's because often Wellington can move through all 4 seasons in a day.

But today the skies were very overcast.

Check out some other entries at Friday My Town Shoot Out

Focus on This Moment - A surprise visitor

This Moment - Soule Mama

A single photo capturing a moment

A simple, special, extraordinary moment

A moment I want to pause, savour and remember

Focus on This - Shutterbug Choice

Anything I want to post - love these prompts.

a nosey little duck wandering about in my garden

This is the moment

This is the time

When the momentum and the moment

Are in rhyme

Give me this moment

This momentous moment ...
(from Jekyll and Hyde)

Photo Hunt - Stuck and Sports

Sandi's Photo Hunt - Stuck

We were stuck in traffic in Mumbai, India

Gattina's Photo Hunting - Sports

Exactly a year ago on Sept 9 2011, New Zealand hosted the Rugby World Cup. New Zealand won the cup and are the current world champions.

Here's a picture of my friend and me at the Fanzone in Wellington.

I'm on the left in pink.

Focus on This Moment

This Moment - SouleMama

A single photo capturing a moment

A simple, special, extraordinary moment

A moment I want to pause, savour and remember

Focus on This - Crafts

The prompt is to share a photo of something you or someone else crafted.

This week I received a lovely leather hand made bracelet from my sponsored child with my name engraved on it. I've sponsored a few children via World Vision. This one came from the Honduras.

My sponsored children are lovely and I was so happy to receive this one from Daisy.  

This is something I will cherish and a moment I will remember forever. Such a precious gift.

Perfect for the craft theme (at Blogging For Fun) as well.

This is the moment

This is the time

When the momentum and the moment

Are in rhyme

Give me this moment

This momentous moment ...
(from Jekyll and Hyde)

Photo Hunt - Quiet and Signs

Sandi's Saturday Photo Hunt - Quiet

Not an easy prompt.

Here is a picture of the Zealandia Karori Sanctuary. We had to be very quiet so we didn't disturb the birds.

.

Gattina's Saturday PhotoHunting - Signs

This prompt has appeared time and time again on various blog hops. So I really had to hunt around for this from my archives.

Here's one I took years ago when my son was little. Each year the Silverstream Railway host a Thomas The Tank Engine day. Great fun for the kids and the adults too.

Check out my other posts on signs: 

Fun Signs   Wordless Wednesday Signs    FMTSO Signs

Focus on This Moment - Uni days again

This Moment - SouleMama

A single photo capturing a moment

A simple, special, extraordinary moment

A moment I want to pause, savour and remember

Focus on This - Photo Fun

The prompt is to use a photo editor and have some fun with your photo

Yesterday I took the day off from work to spend a day out with my son. 

We went to the University's open day. It was great to be around so many young people - such a high energy buzz there. Took me back to my university days. 

But more than that I had quality time with my son and I loved spending the day with him.

I didn't take my camera with me but we did pick up a lot of brochures. 

So here's a picture to remind me of the day and since we went to the school of architecture I thought I'd have fun with my photo and make something abstract.

This is the moment

This is the time

When the momentum and the moment

Are in rhyme

Give me this moment

This momentous moment ...
(from Jekyll and Hyde)

FMTSO - Black and White

This week's prompt at Friday My Town Shoot Out is to post a picture of your town in black and white.

So here's mine.

A picture of Mt Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. Taken from Queen's Wharf.

Check out some other black and white entries at FMTSO

Focus on This - Perigee Moon

This week's focus is on the moon at Blogging For Fun.

These are some pictures I took of the "Super Moon" that appeared on May 6 2012.

These pics were taken the next day - early morning of course.

The May super moon was 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full Moons of 2012.

The scientific term for the phenomenon is "Perigee moon".

Also linking to Andy's Blog Hop Saturday

FMTSO - Vacations

This week's prompt at Friday My Town Shoot Out is Vacation Spots

Where do you love to vacation?

Do you go on vacation to rest and relax?

Or do you keep busy with activities?

My favourite place to vacation is my hometown of Mumbai, India.

Visiting Mumbai is always relaxing and great fun to meet up with my relatives and friends. And it's always busy, busy, busy catching up with them.

Here are some of my favourite Mumbai pictures

Taj Mahal Hotel and the Gateway of India. 

Sunset from Joggers Park. The sunsets in Mumbai are spectacular.

Relaxing at the Otters Club and looking at the palm trees is so therapeutic. I love the palm trees. They are so elegant. 

Rajabai Tower 

It's always fun to eat out in Mumbai. Some of my favourite places to eat are at:

The Copper Chimney - I love the rumali roti and kebabs 

Jewel of India - great ambience and wonderful cuisine. 

Check out some more entries at FMTSO

Photo Hunt - Can and Monument

Sandi's Saturday PhotoHunt - Can

Recycling an old picture - taken in Wellington New Zealand. Lucky I had my camera that day.

Gattina's Saturday Photo Hunting - Monuments and Sculptures

There are so many sculptures and monuments all over the world, but I thought I would re-cycle one I had posted over a year ago from one of my favourite cities. Rome is such a beautiful city. I loved every moment of my time there and look forward to visiting again.

So here is the Colosseum, one of Rome's iconic monuments.  This is a monument one has to see to believe. The photograph just does not do it justice.

I had to take 3 pictures and stitch them together - wide angle lens not wide enough and this was way before I owned my first digital camera.

Focus on this - Trees

This week's focus is on trees at Blogging For Fun

I love palm trees. I think they are the most elegant trees I have ever seen. I love photographing palm trees whenever I visit Mumbai.

So here are a few taken in Mumbai.

Joggers  park