Butterfly rules

A lovely mural in Shivaji park showing Birds leaving the butterfly alone!

Linking to Monday murals 

Calling

Calling for a cab

Linking to Black and white weekend 

Promise

I promise I didn't do it!

Linking to Saturday critters 

 

Bird

The world is my oyster!

Linking to Skywatch Friday 

Goodbye

Maybe the last look at this forever Mumbai air terminal T1 as plans are afoot to demolish it for redevelopment. And the sign says take off on a sweet note.

Linking to Tom's Signs2 

Street vendor

A place to set up a pop up stall and to meet friends under the shade of a tree in Kherwadi, Bandra east, Mumbai, India

Protection

Protection from the harsh sun for the vendor and the flowers on sale.

 

Get the bee

 Which bird gets the bee for breakfast?

Linking to Monday murals.

Flyovers

 A concrete sandwich for the commute in the Bandra Kurla Complex.

Linking to Black and white weekend 

Moth

A moth making it's presence felt in Mumbai.

Linking to Linking to Saturday critters 

 

Rear view

A rear view of the Bombay High Court building featuring its prominent neo Gothic architectural style with twin towers and dark stone facade. Built in 1878, the 1st official court sitting inside the premises happened on Jan10th 1879. It stands tall under the beautiful blue sky.

Today happens to be 'Mahatma Gandhi' Jayanti (birth anniversary) who was from the legal fraternity and fought for our freedom. So Happy Gandhi Jayanti!

Linking to Skywatch Friday

 

CDP Theme Day -Soft

A beautiful soft expression on the face of the woman. As the sign says it celebrates K.S. Sulochana Kamalakar Deshpande who was a highly respected local social worker, community organizer, and prominent neighborhood figure in the Bandra East constituency.

Linking to CDP Theme Day

Linking to Tom's Signs2

Police

The long arm of law - the Mumbai Police Patrol in Bandra East.

March on

Put your best foot forward and have a nice day!

Knocking on heaven's door

 Two humming birds knocking on heaven's door! A beautiful mural in Shivaji Park.

Linking to Monday murals 

Skeleton

Skeleton of a building waiting to be fleshed out in the Bandra Kurla Complex.

Linking to Black and white weekend 

Resting

Resting after a hard day's work of guarding a shop in Bandra East.

Linking to Saturday critters 

Clear sky

The monsoons are on the way out and clear skies are slowly making a comeback!

Linking to Skywatch Friday 

Snacks and sweets

'Avarya' the go to shop in Bandra East for Indian sweets and savouries.

Linking to Tom's Signs2 

Auto

'Auto!' is how you hail an autorickshaw taxi in Mumbai. An autorickshaw profile clicked in Bandra East.

Keep walking

Morning walkers.

Park

A couple of birds, a bee and a butterfly among flowers on the wall in Shivaji park.

Linking to Monday murals 

Wet street

Wet street in Bandra East.

Linking to Black and white weekend 

Butterfly

This is a Common Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe), a small pierid butterfly, widespread across Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Linking to Saturday critters 

Clouds

Black and white clouds in a blue sky.

Linking to Skywatch Friday 

Cycling

Always good to see a cyclist in a car infested world.

The signboard on the right is 'UCO Bank'

Linking to Tom's Signs2 

Parked

 Overnight street parking in Bandra East.

Ganpati bappa morya

The Ganpati festival has started in right earnest yesterday. He is known as the destroyer of all obstacles and worshipped widely across the country in a big way.

The priest (my cousin) making the offerings to Lord Ganesha.

The lunch plate filled with yummy food followed by rice, dal and dessert (kheer).

 

Birds and bees

A beautiful mural with birds, flowers and a bee, in Shivaji park.

Linking to Monday murals 

Scooting

Scooting across the street.

Linking to Blackandwhite weekend 

Butterfly

A common mormon butterfly checking out a flower in Bandra East.

Linking to Saturday critters 

Sky above, traffic below

The traffic jam on the newly constructed flyover to ease traffic on the road below!

Linking to Skywatch Friday 

Blessed

The green sign on the autorickshaw says "Blessed by parents"

Linking to Tom's Signs2 

Bend

Life round the bend.

Setting up

A vegetables vendor setting up his stall on the street early in the morning.

 

Pink

Outstanding pink on the street.

Reflection

Reflection in a puddle.

Linking to Black and white weekend 

Stretched

Stretched out after a full meal.

Linking to Saturday critters 

Flock

Frolicking flock of birds during a break in the rains.

Linking to Skywatch Friday 

The sign

The sign is loud and clear...

Linking to Tom's Signs2 

Phone addict

Texting while crossing the road can be dangerous.

CDP THEME DAY - TRAVEL

At the Mumbai domestic airport.

Linking to CDP THEME DAY 

Nature

An apt mural on the outside wall of the elevated nature trail in Mumbai.

Linking to Monday murals 

Night sky

The full moon got its 5 minutes of Glory in the night sky when the clouds parted to let it shine!

Linking to Black and white weekend 

Aged

An aged street cat taking cover from the rain under a parked car.

Linking to Saturday critters 

Looking up

A break in the monsoon reveals the blue sky in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.

Linking to Skywatch Friday 

 

Water

Despite the full quota of rain people in Mumbai still have to depend on water tankers for their needs. Nature can't fulfill all humans needs.

Linking to Tom's Signs2 

Breakfast

Breakfast for the labourers at a construction site being delivered in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.