Year end Musings- 6

 A year is an artificial division of time. But it helps consolidate our life into compartments. Of course, it gets confusing with the financial year thrown in for calculations, and others-academic year in my profession.

This year, September -November were eventful. Some pics..

Apple orchard, and other delights, Kashmir

Guwahati and Shillong, or nearby (above and below)

Nagaland, with Education Minister at Kohima, above, and with Tetso College bosses, Dimapur

Chai bagaan, at Jorhat and nearby.

Abhishek above, and Kanika Mhendiratta, below

At IIMB with friends.. Bhuvanesh, and Jayadev

Akshat Surana visits Prestige.

Nagarjuna and Venugopal Reddy, Hyderabad Golf Club

Bhagyalakshmi and Venkat, Mumbai BKC.

Amazing Views of Kashmir

 So many amazing views- here is a selection.

Mughal gardens of Kashmir

 Some fantastic gardens, reasonably well-maintained, adorn the front of Dal Lake. Chashmeshahi, Nishat and Shalimar are some prominent ones. Pics from those-

Unusual Pics Kashmir

 The weeping willow, in a garden. 

The restaurant at the end of the world? Botanical garden

Below, Rafiqa makes amazing makke ki roti and the husband serves it, on a carpet in the lap of nature! On way to Doodhpatri from Srinagar.

That's the roti, above, with green sag and pickle!

A source of wool. 

Titanic recreated.

Kreegah, Bundolo, like Tarzan would have said while swinging through the trees.

Pony Tail. The origin.