Gargi's Soulful Musings

Thank you for an overwhelming response from the first post  of the Visual Treat and Thoughts series.  Here is the #2 picture of the series, an intriguing snap clicked from our balcony. I had to use lots of tactics and strategies to capture these naughty little ones in my camera! Observe the picture for a couple of minutes and pour down your thoughts in the comments section. I am sure your mind jumps over with so many interesting thoughts and stories looking at this cute little creature! This Visual Exercise is scientifically proven to activate both the left and right hemispheres of brain, enhancing imagination, observation and creativity . Once you are done penning down your thoughts, scroll down at my sharing on the origin and background little story on this snap! My Thoughts: The Naughty Little Visitor Every morning, I wake up to a regular visitor who always prefers to enter only through the gaps of window grills and the wide balcony. The Naughty little squirrels...

A young boy delivers cow milk to our house, every single day; He is always a busy man, holding the milk-can as his baton, running door to door with lightening speed; Wearing a big, humble and genuine smile while he pours milk.  It is such a welcoming and innocent smile that we got quickly acquatinted and bonded with him in a matter of a month. On a leisurely Friday evening, while my Amma was busy searching for a milk container, I casually started engaging him with small talks. That young boy who looked like a school kid, I asked him, "Are you studying pa, is this a part time job?" He replied as a matter of fact, "No Akka (sister), I stopped studying after 10th and have been delivering milk from my school days" He enlisted a big list of apartments he delivers. He naughtily says, "Even if I go late, they won't scold me as am delivering them for a very long time from my 8th std." I ask him curiously, "Very long time and from 8th std?" That is wh...

Have you ever looked up the sky and imagined unique patterns and distinct shapes that sometimes appear only to your eye?  Or Cooked up your own imaginative stories by simply looking at the twinkling group of stars, intriguing moon and the ever moving clouds? I have had numerous fond memories of doing all of these with my dearest companion - my Appa.  Very often, me and Appa used to sit under the sky on a terrace or an open-to-sky corridor and talk our hearts out for hours together. Whenever we are out of topics, we spread our legs, sit comfortably, simply look up and gaze the sky up above.  Once I see some pattern of clouds, I get excited, form my own imagination and ask Appa what is his visual interpretation -  Adorable Elephants to Puffy teddy bears changing to Slow moving rabits, tiny tweeny mouse, hanging balls.. On these line of thoughts, We casually start talking about each other's imaginative stories, random philosophical thoughts by simply lo...