Deer Park, Hauz Khas

We began the weekend with an early morning trip to the Deer Park at Hauz Khas. Even when the mercury in Delhi is hitting the 45 degree Celsius mark, the park was a pleasant oasis in at 7 in the morning.

Green patch in the heart of the city

Leaves with a background of coins made of sunlight

The colour pink makes everything better

However, it was a peacock that I chased for the better part of the stay in the park in the hope of a good enough photo-op. This is what I managed.  

The peacock chase

One good shot

The peacock chase had left us quite breathless. But we did not give up in our search for the deer that the park houses. Without a telephoto lens in my kit, I faced the handicap of not getting any good shots of the deer locking horns. However, the close up of this buck made me happy :)

The little buck

The earth laughs in flowers. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The earth seems to be happy these days :-)

Not talking

The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love. Or so I have been told by these flowers blooming outside the YMCA building.

Scorching Summer Day

A typical scorching summer day in Delhi. The trees look haunted without their green blankets.

Some Flowers And A Butterfly

Delhi is flowering again! And butterflies are here too. Good days are here after the scorching heat.

Water Coolers

This is a stack of empty water coolers that I spotted in one of the market areas recently. Supplying cool water to shopkeepers during summers is a thriving business across Delhi. These containers are filled with chilled water and dropped to the market every morning. The shopkeepers leave the empty containers to be collected each morning by the water supplier. The bills for the service are cleared at the end of the month.

Colorful Salad

A plate full of tasty tomatoes, radishes, carrots, beetroots and cucumbers. A generous sprinkling of chopped coriander leavers and a few green chillies. A wonderful, healthy, filling salad is ready to beat the Delhi summer.

Theme Day: Yellow: Raj Shahi Alphonso Shake

What better way to start a month than with a delicious cool drink! If it has 3 of my favourite things, the experience becomes even more heavenly. This is a shake called 'Raj Shahi Alphonso Shake'. It has pulp of Alphonso mangoes, ice cream and red color sherbet concentrate. After thinking about today's theme day photo for the last 15 odd days. I was sure that this is the photo I would like to post as summer beckons.

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Lamp, India Gate

A place to have some clean and safe fun is India Gate. Surrounded by plush lawns, this central Delhi monument, which marks the modern history of India, is just the palce to be during a nice cool day that we are having in Delhi today. Since I am stuck in office and trying to amuse myself by looking outside the window at the mild sun, I thought of sharing a part of my favourite spot in Delhi (where I'd rather be than in office, at least today :-)). This is one of the lamps, albeit without a light, which surrounds the main gate, which I have featured on the blog earlier.

Hope you are having a nice weather as well.

Greetings from Delhi.

Early Morning At Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station

More relatives are visiting Delhi and yours truly was at the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station to receive them. It was amazing to be at the station in the wee hours as it was quite empty, a big change from its usually bustling character. This is one of the few last cool mornings that Delhi will be lucky to experience and soon the scorching sun will come to haunt us.

Hope the weather in your city is pleasant. :-)