The first picture is of a wild star-shaped flower that has been growing in Goa since I was little. I don't think it's a native plant. I have always been fascinated by it but my grandma told me not to touch it as it might cause itching. I'm sure that's not the case, but I still haven't touched it.
The Margao post office had a cheery new coat of paint when we were there last month. The last photo is a mango tree, with raw mangoes (we call them kairies in hindi) hanging from it.
I'm just back from a one week mini vacation in the city itself. We checked in to a nice hotel, & crept away from out daily routines for a while. The best part is that it's just 15 minutes away from home. Now that I'm back I have a lot of stuff to do, & I'm diving into it right away starting... tomorrow!
Happy Mother's Day to moms everywhere! Especially mine. :)
Love,
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Yes you are right the flowers dont itch.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of checking in to a hotel so close to my home would have never come to my mind but something tells me I should give it a try!
ReplyDeleteWow, I just got back from a month in Delhi and Jaipur, and those post office boxes took me right back! Gorgeous photos!
ReplyDeleteDespite some of my friends laughing at me, it really is a liberating thing. Certain vacations are for exploring, these are obviously for relaxing & lazing around in the room. :)
ReplyDeleteThank You Liz!
ReplyDeleteThat flower is beautiful! I haven't seen that around here. ;) It's nice to have a break from the mundane routine things that we do. ♥
ReplyDeleteWelcome home Magali! :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks for being such a sweetheart, leaving a pick-me-up comment on my blog. I'm over it now heh.
WOW! Such pretty colorful photos! Wish post offices here had half as much character.
ReplyDeleteLove these photos. I've always wanted to go to India and so now I can live vicariously through your photos!
ReplyDeleteThanks & you're welcome! :D
ReplyDeleteI'm happy you can do that through my pictures, Jo. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I've never looked at it that way.
ReplyDeleteAnd so our mothers and grandmothers have, more often than not
ReplyDeleteanonymously, handed on the creative spark, the seed of the flower they
themselves never hoped to see - or like a sealed letter they could not
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