How much ever I tell myself not to plan things obsessively, dreams pop up and things shape up. 2008 will be a year of travel, a time to reflect, a year to pursue things in life that I have always wanted to do and make an attempt to get wiser, simpler and better. Time will tell on the realization of all these but I know that it is time to rejoice, may things work the way I want or otherwise.
Here is my travel wish list for 2008
* Rajasthan
* Cambodia
* Spiti Valley, and may be Leh/Ladakh
* A few monsoon journeys along the Sahyadri
* Valley of Flowers and surrounding region in Garhwal
* temples of Tamil Nadu – Madurai, Tanjore, KK. Missed then this year.
Obviously not an exhaustive one, but you know what happens when one tries to include the world. 🙂 Seems like a short list, but I know it will take a good lot of my time. The winter months are unplanned and seeing how far they are, I should let them be so.
Plenty of travelling happened in 2007, though not as much as in the year before that. It was not a great year personally, but the first two weeks of new year have been as good as it can get. A look back at all the wanderings in 2007.
A Blue Capped Rock Thrush at Nandi Hills
1. A short visit to Nandi hills
2. Swimming in the river near Sakaleshpur
3. A photography trip to Thadiyandamol in May, and another one in December.
4. Himachal – Shimla, Manali, Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur(Images)
5. Day trip to Shivanasamudra waterfall
6. Jog Falls and Dandeli in August
7. A long weekend in Gokarna in October
8. Melukote in October
9. Lepakshi in December
10. Last days of the year in Hampi
On the way to Yoganarasimha temple, Melukote
Mridula assigns what is called a meme, which I wonder if is just a new name for tags. Whatever be it, it goes like this:
“Here is the new meme. It is simple, easy and gives no room for whining one usually associates with a meme. All you have to do is select and upload one photo that you have clicked this year that is special to you. Could be anything…aesthetic, technical or personal. Also, put in a short note why it is special.”
There was some delay on getting on with this, blame it on my computer which wasn’t working for past 3 days.
And now, allow me to complain, like a man must. How good is to ask mother to pick her favourite child? Well, a bit of whining had to happen before I get down to business. Here is the image.
Taken at Thadiyandamol in May 2007. It is an image I have been working on for full three years before I managed to get it just the way I want. That does all the explanation to favourite it.
The next duty is to pass it on, and that’s where I get a little troubled. But then, surely you, who is reading it, would want to have a look back at all the pix you made through the year? And while you are at it, surely you would want to post it on your blog?