Twenty- five Seven

Fall colours in Summer #ThursdayTreeLove – 1

March 30, 2017

Last Fall when I went to New Jersey, I was amazed at how the foliage changed from green to brown, yellow and orange even before they finally fell off in November. Though we in Mumbai are facing a blazing summer, there is no sign yet of the brilliant red and orange blossoms of Gulmohar which is, quite frankly, a rare species with new buildings taking up the place of old trees. However, Parul’s post brought back memories of my Fall Foliage in New Jersey so I thought I’d share my Fall colours in Summer.

For some strange reason, whenever I see a tree, the words of Joyce Kilmer resound in my mind.

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

You can read the rest of this poem here .

Linking up with Parul’s #ThursdayTree Love

Hope you enjoy my Fall colours in Summer
The Peshwa :Teaser Tuesday -28 March

March 28, 2017

The Peshwa

I’ve always been a history buff and currently am reading ‘The Peshwa” by Ram Sivasankaran. This is the story of Baji Rao Peshwa, one of the greatest Maratha warriors. History is a great teacher and Maratha history is dear to my heart. The Maratha Empire established by Shivaji in the mid 17th Century was ruled by his son Sambhaji and grandson Shahu after him. But, if truth be told, the real power behind the throne vested in their Commanders in Chief otherwise known as the Peshwa.

Baji Rao Peshwa, the second of the Peshwas was considered a great tactician and general. This book is about his struggle to establish his hold over the empire.

These are the two sentences from p.160

Mahesh, one of the new recruits in the Maratha Frontier Guard, had only recently been conscribed and shipped over from his hometown, Aurangabad to stand watch at the border. Over the past many months, there had been sporadic raids on villages and towns lying along the northern frontiers of the Confederacy.

Do the Marathas repel the attacks? Or do they succumb?

Those who know Maratha history, already know the answer but for those who don’t, this book might be worth a read to find out.

I am linking this up with #TeaserTuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by the Should Be Reading blog.

If you fancy joining in, here’s how…
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two teaser sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!
• Share the title and author so other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!
Tinted the wrong shade of rose #MondayMusings

March 27, 2017
The wrong shade

I do believe life is best seen through rose tinted glasses. It’s something to do with the tinted glass that makes objects appear sharper and better .
As yet another month comes to a close and another week begins, I wonder at the futility of so many things.

LIKE
- Men who are more concerned about the world at large but care a @&₹)* about the ones at home
- People who spend their lives squabbling over petty possessions when they profess complete detachment from material things
- People who say they are secular but are ready to call other people radical
- Those who preach tolerance and forgiveness but carry grudges to their grave
- Those who are too weak to do tasks themselves but are constantly criticizing those who are trying to help them
And I can go on and on about such people who basically are disgruntled souls. These are ordinary people who don’t go into achieve greatness like some people who abandoned their families for the greater good did ( here I don’t want to name names because I don’t want to court controversy) . They are people who get irked at other people enjoying the simple joys of life only because their glasses are tinted the wrong shade of rose.

And what is most annoying is that even if you try to avoid such grumble bums, they come right in your face and start pointing out everything that’s wrong with the world.

[Tweet “Come On! Get a life! Get yourself a pair of rose tinted glasses!”]

Do you know such people who always moan and groan? People who only think of themselves all of the time?

Linking this post to #MondayMusings hosted by Corinne of Everydaygyaan