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The winter’s back – and so am I

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I welcome myself back to blogging. After a long lay-off , while life unfolded in a variety of different ways, I was off here – more out of laziness and lethargy than anything else.
Of course, it was also paucity of time, exigencies of work and the like but now that I have returned – if feels good.
What better way to start off with some colour.
Yes, the garden’s also ‘back’ – with its brightness and freshness. It’s suddenly green and colourful – and plants of several hues are raring to bloom. Whether it’s the bright bougainvillea, or the rose, or even the green chilies, pumpkin, tomato, lettuce, coriander, asparagus or anything else.
The scene is much different now than these pictures convey since these were taken a few weeks ago, but that would soon be another post.
Meanwhile, at least I’ve ‘restarted’ – hopefully for good and for a while!
Feels good to be back – and engage with many of my followers – some of whose posts I have been following in the last few months.
As they say, it’s easy to start something – what’s difficult is to keep pace – and in this sense, I often find myself outpaced – by ME!

The corner sweet shop

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A quick trip to the little shop round the corner from my office for “breakfast” is an option each day during a break in work but it was only yesterday that I noticed the “colour” on offer.
These pictures were taken as I waited for my order of “samosas” to be prepared. The incredibly busy place has this, and more, with sweet and savory delights from across the Sub-continent available.
And this is not the only one. In Bahrain, one is never far away from anything “Indian”, with Indian owned shops, businesses and establishments everywhere, making sure we are never away from “home”.
That said, a standard Indian breakfast here is not only very filling, it is also good value for money, at a dollar, or less, per person.
Pictured are the several kinds of traditional Indian sweets and savoury snacks available, apart from, of course, the breakfast!

 

Farewell, another year!

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ReflectionsThis week, as I complete four years of blogging and sharing thoughts, pictures and moments with thousands across the world, I look back to April 2013 when I wrote online for the first time.
In the beginning, I thought this blog would be a platform to express an opinion, show off some pictures and, perhaps, share a recipe or two. I also then pledged I would write, or post something, each day and regularly visit hundreds of other blogs, like and comment on their posts and build up a “network”.
ManamaFour years down the line, that has happened to an extent but what has also happened is that other things have overtaken the will to write, take pictures and generally maintain a presence online.
The daily writing and posting gradually became three to four times a week, then a couple of times and then, weekly. Over the last few months, however, it’s become “as and when there is something”.
BoatsBut in spite of all the “hiccups”, I have managed to maintain a presence, like and comment on some of my followers’ and likers’ blogs and “show off” some of the pictures I take.
I must confess, however, singhcircle.com has become more of a picture portal and not an opinion or a thoughts platform – and this is something I am not really comfortable with. I would once again want it to become what it was in its first few months and what I set it up for initially. This I will certainly strive for.
SunsetI thank all  followers, particularly those who read, like and comment on each and every thing that appears on these pages. There are a few who have been doing so from Day One and they themselves have awesome blogs with thousands of followers and hundreds of comments. It is gratifying to get some very nice and encouraging comments from them.
I will continue to post here as much as possible, perhaps more than what I have been doing of late, but not as much as I did in the earlier days and look forward to the support, the encouragement, the likes and the comments. I promise, also, to be on the Reader far more frequently, going through what those I follow are up to.
Meanwhile, I share four pictures I took of the Bahrain coast in the last few days. Photographs taken on the seashore often always end up with the Manama skyline in the background. These pictures, taken at different times of the evening, and night, have their own stories to tell.

Enjoying the winter

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A cloudy sky; a beautiful sunset; an even better sunrise, not to mention the rain and the cool weather – that’s what sums up a classic winter day in Bahrain. And, in the past month, we’ve had several such occasions. Rarely has this archipelago seen such pleasant, even cold, weather for so long at a stretch.
The rain Gods have been rather benevolent this time round as well and we’ve had a virtual deluge a couple of weeks ago. Of course, there was the customary inconvenience since we are not used to these rather wet conditions and, more than that, we are not ‘built’ to withstand them.
Notwithstanding the troubles, the mishaps and the hiccups, such weather is custom-made to take pictures and one can get winning shots anywhere. The coastal areas are even better since the sky, and the calm water, act as catalysts to get those perfect shots! The Manama skyline, as usual, offers the perfect backdrop!
I took several pictures over the last few days, one of which is shown here. Will post some more soon and show Bahrain off to those who have not been here. Because, at least in the winter, this is where the Gods are!

Going..Going… Almost gone!!

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There are perhaps the last pictures of the winter colour in our little garden. We are well into February and it’s just a matter of time the weather will begin to warm up and leave a trail of dried plants and empty patches. The petunia’s have already started drying up, the zinnia’s are losing colour and new rose buds have stopped appearing, even though the plant itself is taking off. Stepping out into the early morning mist is still a heavenly experience and will remain so for the next couple of months. But, as they say, nothing lasts forever and this, too, will end. Sooner, rather than later!