Sunday, June 20, 2010

Baby pigeons

:-p

From Photo-a-day-2010


A pigeons nest under my hotel room's window beneath the air conditioner.

They look well grown up and well fed.

:-D

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Speed and Light

:-p

From Photo-a-day-2010


A train pulls on to the platform, the powerful lights and horns heard from far away enough.

If you see this, step away.

LOL

:-D

Friday, June 18, 2010

Wheeler rolls on

:-p

From Photo-a-day-2010



The Wheeler Bookstall Company rolls on and on well into the 21st century.

Now, no longer owned by the founding Frenchman/British company, it still has presence across India in all railway platforms.

Cheap books, latest books, newspapers, magazines, anything you need to read to pass the time on your train rides.

:-D

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Incoming

:-)

From Photo-a-day-2010


The lifeline of the city, the local trains operate for like 22 hours a day, everyday, including public holidays.

:-D

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Open graves

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From Photo-a-day-2010


So you thought open manholes and jaywalking were bad?

Well, crossing railway tracks probably kills more people than city roads.

:-p

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

If you can read this...

:-p

From Photo-a-day-2010


...Then you missed the train.

LOL. Every railway station has these digital clocks. I miss the ancient round clocks with their giant needles moving visibly. I guess it had to change with changing times. LOL. Pun alert.

:-D

Monday, June 14, 2010

Onwards

:-p

From Photo-a-day-2010


This type of a signboard announcing the railway station are placed at each ends of the platform.

:-p

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Shaded Time

:-D

From Photo-a-day-2010


Can we ever be shaded from "time". It just trounces and overrules everything and everyone.

This is a time-indicator at a railway platform telling the time when the next local train is expected.

The electronic indicator has a tin cap on it, for protection.

If only that was enough for us all.

:-D

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Where there is smoke...

:-D

From Photo-a-day-2010


...there should be chimneys.

LOL. The rooftop venting some smoke in the morning.
I gave it some company of course.

:-p

Friday, June 11, 2010

How green was my valley?

:-p

From Photo-a-day-2010


Don't know what happened here. We are well into the monsoon season. I guess the keepers of the rooftop garden may have poured some pesticide which has dried away all the grass while I can still see insects there.

Insects are a major problem of monsoon. The grass will grow and be green again. But this was astonishing to watch. Like walking on the dead, on a mass grave.

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