…it really pours. The pent-up monsoon finally breaking through. We woke to the sound of water lapping at the sides of the walls at 2:30 AM. First thought on waking was, nah that cant be can it? But that’s how it was. Inches of water in the bedroom and it has flowed out under the [...]
Category Archive for 'rain'
Arty day
Posted in art, Artist, Dhaka, Exhibition, Gallery, Museum, rain, Rokeya Sultana, Shilpakala Academy, Smita Srivastava, Ujwala Prabhu on Oct 24th, 2008
A lovely drizzly holiday day… just perfect for a drive out to the Institute of Fine Arts after a couple of drinks and a spicy hot South Indian lunch! Â …and then to enjoy the artwork displayed at one of the 3 venues [Shilpakala Academy] of the 13th Asian Arts Biennial being held at Dhaka. [...]
A tiny wild-life “sanctuary” in the City
Posted in Bangladesh, Bird, Destruction, Dhaka, dragonfly, Fish, Magpie Robin, nature, rain, Wagtail on Sep 19th, 2008
A beautiful home where our friends used to live, now torn down by the property-owners to make way for yet another condo, is the lot next to ours. After the house was pulled-down, the lovely trees all chopped-down, and the ground dug up to start the new foundation, the rain water has stagnated and little [...]
3rd graders take to the Balu River
Posted in AISD, Balu River, boat, nature, rain, river, school, storm on May 26th, 2008
A class trip on the Balu River in the northeast of Dhaka city… to study the eco-system. Had accompanied the Brownies on the same river around a year ago. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â As we got off the boat to take a walk through the villages, a storm began and we were able to [...]
On the 7th day
Posted in art, Artist, Dhaka, Kanak Chakma, Nirmalendu Das, rain, Rokeya Sultana, storm, Ujwala Prabhu on May 24th, 2008
At the Print-making Workshop – Insitute of Fine Arts, Dhaka Univ A few assorted images … Click the thuumbnails for a full photo. And it rained, a sudden storm that brought the temperature down. Every one went out into the outdoor corridors to enjoy the rain and cool breeze..and roasted peanuts [with spicy hot [...]
Afternoon diamonds
Posted in rain on Mar 27th, 2008
A sudden rain shower with the sun shining from behind and scattering light through the fat water drops hanging from the railing. I’d shot a dozen frames or so, and had taken the card out to transfer the images to a hard-drive when 2 Sunbirds came to suck up water droplets from the foliage… the spare cards [...]
Going home
Posted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, rain, storm, Travel on Jan 2nd, 2008
Storm on the way to the airport, and before we knew it the rain was pelting down and then the storm was gone as fast as it started… typical Malaysia weather. Oh, and by the way I love that 10-20mm Sigma lens. We are traveling over 100 kmph, and the foliage outside still retains detail.