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Please Chumma draw!

23 February, 2014

Red!


Hopelessly romantic February!

Tomato red

Tomato red

Red Cardinal


An Invitation to come to Kempu Kote today!

I have already invited the regular/irregular CDs as Shri Kakde is coming to my place today. This is just a reminder of the event at 4 pm today. Luckily the topic suited a quick sketch of my house as it looked earlier. I have added a I Floor in 2006...So it looks diff now.

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Today's topic is red.
Let us use colour red & make a painting or sketch with red!

12 February, 2014

Parrot.

Hundreds of them fly over my house & sit on the African tulip tree near my house. What a treat to watch them!

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quick study of parrots


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Today's topic is parrot.

More here.

Freedom Parrot by Osho

A man, a great man, a fighter for freedom was traveling in the mountains. He stayed in a caravanserai for the night. He was amazed that in the caravanserai there was a beautiful parrot in a golden cage, continually repeating "Freedom! Freedom!" And it was such a place that when the parrot repeated the word "Freedom!" it would go on echoing in the valleys, in the mountains.

The man thought: "I have seen many parrots, and I have thought they must want to be free from those cages... but I have never seen such a parrot whose whole day, from the morning to the evening when he goes to sleep, is spent in calling out for freedom." He had an idea. In the middle of the night, when the owner was fast asleep, he got up and opened the door of the cage. He whispered to the parrot, "Now get out."

But he was very surprised that the parrot was clinging to the bars of the cage. He said to him again and again, "Have you forgotten about freedom? Just get out! The door is open and the owner is fast asleep; nobody will ever know. You just fly into the sky; the whole sky is yours."

But the parrot was clinging so deeply, so hard, that the man said, "What is the matter? Are you mad?" He tried to take the parrot out with his own hands, but the parrot started pecking at him, and at the same time he was shouting "Freedom! Freedom!" The valleys in the night echoed and re-echoed, but the man was also stubborn; he was a freedom fighter.

He pulled the parrot out and threw him into the sky; and he was very satisfied, although his hand was hurt. The parrot had attacked him as forcefully as he could, but the man was immensely satisfied that he had made a soul free. He went to sleep.

In the morning, as the man was waking up, he heart the parrot shouting, "Freedom! Freedom!" He thought perhaps the parrot must be sitting on a tree or on a rock. But when he came out, the parrot was sitting in the cage. The door was open. 

11 February, 2014

Grateful for everything!


Thankyou God for everything


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Today's topic is gratitude.


What Pleases God By Paulo Coelho

On the Torah's day of joy, Ball-Shem's pupils celebrated, drinking the master's wine. The rabbi's wife complained:

"If they drink all the wine, there won't be any for the ceremony," she said.

"Put an end to the party," replied the rabbi.

The woman went to the room where the pupils were drinking. But as soon as she opened the door, she changed her mind and went back to her husband.

"Why didn't you do anything?" asked Baal-Shem.

"Because they danced, sang and were so full of joy for life,", replied his wife. "I hadn't the courage."

"You have understood: this is how God receives the gratitude of his people - seeing they are content. Go there and serve my disciples more wine," concluded the rabbi.

10 February, 2014

A simple pencil sketch


824_Draw to your heart's content!

Toony anatomy studies in Pencil and Pen


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Today's topic is draw.

Let us draw a basic pencil drawing.

Draw for the love of drawing you don't need a reason.

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.
John W. Gardner

Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.
Salvador Dali

I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies.
Le Corbusier

07 February, 2014

Jade heart


Spot the jade in the crown...


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Today's topic is jade.
More here.


Jade is an important part of Chinese culture, and Chinese people are known to have ancient stories and meanings.
Jade is believed to be closely related to the human body, and the jade qi energy and the body qi energy flow between each other. Asian people often give a gift of a jade piece they wear all the time, because they believe that the jade has become part of them and by giving it to a family member or close friend, they are giving a part of themselves.
Jade qi helps to balance the body, and the body qi flows into the jade. If you are healthy and happy, your jade that you wear every day will become more beautiful as you wear it. If you see your jade looking dull or flat, you might want to take extra care of your health, because perhaps you are getting ill. Jade is believed to protect the person who wears it.
It is considered very lucky to receive a gift of jade. And it's also very lucky to give a gift of jade. Jade is a popular gift to give and receive around the New Year, with both the giver and receiver having good luck for the year, and longer.