Tag: #nature
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Dhaka Diaries : Tanka Tuesday, Art of the week, Thankful Thursday. Happy World Poetry Day!
I wish I had a door to participate in the Thursday Doors Challenge. But I’m afraid I have none. So, instead this post is going to have a little poetry, some conversation, photographs, art and a lot of gratitude. For this week’s Tanka Tuesday challenge, I’m writing a tanka. ‘ A tanka has a 5-7-5-7-7…
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Sunday Stills: Sunrises and Sunsets
Picture: Mumbai Sunset Terri’s Sunday still challenge this week was to post pictures of sunrises and sunsets. I had to participate. I’m not a great photographer but I love taking pictures. And, since I am a morning person who enjoys watching the sunrise, I have loads of pictures. Fortunately, for me, our living room faces…
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Of parks, flowers, poetry and news: Tanka Tuesday 060324, Jo’s Monday Walk
Tired of walking in the park in front of home which has a bookstore, a coffee shop and green trees but barely any flowers, I coaxed my husband to walk up to the Gulshan Lake Park which is a kilometre away from home. The roads were strewn with leaves as if it were Autumn. The…
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Art Diaries : In the country & Tanka Tuesday: No. 23, 2/27/24
Like I said in my earlier post, I’ve been working on my art. Last week, I did a value study in grey of a photograph of the countryside and then I did the same one in color. It’s only when I finished this painting did I realize that I have no more canvas cloth. I…
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An award, a review, Thursday doors and more
Among the millions of things I’m grateful for, here are a few that are exclusive to this week. ‘Coming Home’, my debut novel was awarded the Certificate of Excellence at the 6th Asian LitFest on the 20th of February. I’m extraordinarily grateful to all those who read the book and shared a review of the…