The Stolen Project 365:A Photo a Day for a Year #11

Hyderabadi Biryani served on a banana leaf at the dubiously named biryani place in Mysore 'RRR'.I wonder who they send to er.. collect the 'plates' from the trees.Or is there a small business somewhere that supplies banana leaves to eating joints around Mysore.

The city is quaint, with lovely weather ( no air conditioner required ),a fantastic zoo which is home to the only gorilla in south Asia, tapirs which I'd never seen before and rogue chimpanzees that grinned gleefully before aiming small stones at the visitors.(I don't blame them, I felt like throwing a few pesky kids into the gorilla enclosure myself).

The famous Mysore palace is absolutely beautiful.One of the erstwhile princely states of India, it was home to the royal family of Mysore till 1947.Unfortunately I don't have a single photograph because my phone decided to die on me.

The Stolen Project 365: A Photo a Day for a Year #10

The plane from Bangaluru to Mysore was the size of a bus, and the pilot announced that singing is not prohibited.

The Stolen Project 365 :A Photo a Day for a Year #8

Breakfast with F at Elma's Bakery and Tearoom.Hot press coffee and a waffle with cream and honey.I especially asked for flowery crockery.So pretty ! I love that this place has a lot of natural daylight.

The Stolen Project 365 :A Photo a Day for a Year #7

Hideous new pink dental chair at the clinic.This colour, all women are supposed to like.Excuse me while I roll my eyes.

I must admit I did not click anything on the 16th.

The Stolen Project 365 - A Photo a Day for a Year #6

I've been meaning to photograph this languid Bougainvillea bush,draped over that pale yellow wall for a long time now.I pass it on my way to work.Apparently the hotter it is , the more flowers there are,and it is highly tolerant to pollution.Now this is a flower I like - no nonsense, resilient, and stylish while seeming to make no effort.It drapes nonchalantly over the wall,showing Summer the finger.

The Stolen Project 365: A Photo a Day for a Year #5

Random cat in the lawn at Y.M.C.A .It was picking at grass and posed most graciously when I came towards it to click.

In other news,I may be not be in Delhi this time next month *fingers crossed*.But more on that later.

The Stolen Project 365 - A Photo a Day for a Year #4

Flower pots knocked over by a band of rogue monkeys that live around Y.M.C.A where I swim.I wonder if they take a dip in the pool when there's nobody there.

The Stolen Project 365 - A Photo a Day for a Year #3

Dead pigeon on window sill.If only the freak rain could have poured a day earlier.Fourth dead bird seen this summer.Ironically it died directly underneath an air conditioner. Ah Delhi Summer, thou art unforgiving.

The Stolen Project 365 - A Photo a Day for a Year #2

Janpath, New Delhi on a Saturday morning.

Janpath,in my opinion has become far too organized.It's starting to look like it's lost a bit of it's chaos, what with the new, numbered shops.Then again,it was only 9:30 am.Skip to 12:00 pm and I'd be jostling for space,trying to keep my bag from being robbed and looking for junk jewellery all the same time .

The Stolen Project 365 -A photo everyday for a year #1

I have finally decided to start the stolen project.The one I talked about earlier.



Durrell's 'Corfu trilogy' which I'm currently reading and a dainty, empty cup licked clean of butterscotch ice-cream.Here I must add that the weather is getting ridiculous as it usually does at this time of year and the ice-cream supply seems to be forever dwindling, despite it being procured in copious amounts at regular intervals.