Pleasant walks

With the days getting warmer gradually, my morning walks have become more pleasant. Also, some parks in our neighborhood have been renovated. It looks beautiful with plants (and shrubs) having flowers and leaves of various hues looking super fresh. It is so colorful that at times, I get lost in them forgetting the count of my trips around the park.

The dawn is another sight to behold while I walk. The sun is almost at the center on the east when we walk in the north-south direction and looks apple reddish and a perfect circle - here in Bangalore this is at around 6:30 AM (IST) now a days. After three quarters of an hour it gets warmer though and looking at the sun directly at that time becomes really difficult and can really overwhelm the naked eyes.

With multiple thoughts having crossed my mind, on the whole, when I come back home from the walk it is refreshing due to the effect of the nature. Thank you nature.

New greens

There is sign of new life now on the Badam (Almond) tree near my house. After about two months (December and early January) of relentless leaf shedding, the green leaves are coming back finally. In January the Badam trees were looking totally barren with empty long branches. Now I can see them back sprouting with force, young and full of green, with the cold weather seeming to be going away slowly.
Nature's work is amazing. In October/November, the leaves were all maroon in color. During each season, it offers a beautiful treat for the eyes. The tree also offers a good shade for my car when parked outside my house. Squirrels, bats feast on the badams from this tree - but then they also spoil our balcony with the leftovers :-)
It feels so good seeing the sprouting of new green life.

Wonderful experience

This tuesday I had a great time attending T.M.Krishna's katcheri (carnatic music concert) at Bangalore Gayana Samaja, Bangalore along with my friend. Actually, the hall was full by the time we reached the venue and this was before the start of the concert. Thanks to the performing artists and the organizers, we were lucky to be allowed to sit in the dais (along the sides).

It was a great feeling to experience the music sitting closer to the musicians in action. This was my first experience sitting in the dais. We almost sat through the entire duration (2.5 hours) and it was an enchanting experience listening to T.M.Krishna's music. According to me, it was complete music - it had bhava (emotion), rigour, technical quality, clarity of notes, sahitya (justice to the lyrics, for want of a better word) and good justice to the composition. His performance displayed excellence. I enjoyed it thoroughly and so did my friend.

T.M.Krishna's renditions had a divine feel to them and at some points I felt being transported to a higher state of mind, a blissful feeling. Perhaps his music was connecting well to my mind. He is such a gifted singer and musician, with good knowledge of music. As a musician, he has been steadily and rapidly growing over the years reaching newer heights of greatness each time. I hope I get more opportunities to attend his concerts.