Solar Eclipse 2020

Some pictures of Partial Solar Eclipse that happened yesterday. I took these photos using my phone OPPO Reno 10x zoom and just changed the exposure. 

One of my faves is taking sky photos. I have tons of them in my camera/phone. And yesterday I got to know quite late about the solar eclipse but luckily it was just in time. After finished reading my prayers, I quickly ran up to the terrace with my phone and goggles :D. It was a quite cloudy, windy, and humid day. 

This was the actual scene. It was cloudy and the sun kept disappearing. 

This is how it looked when I zoomed in and I could see the moon behind the bright sun! Subhanallah. 

The crows crowded me as I am trying to take more pictures. There were dozens of them, 

the crescent moon appeared briefly and I quickly took a few shots.

All the photos are not edited. I love how the cloud looks mysterious as I darken the exposure (as Eva said like in horror movie lol).

I hope you enjoy the pictures. 

Take care & stay safe,

Elvira

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all selfless women who inspire, motivate, encourage, and remind us to be a better person. Every.Single.Day 

Mawlynnong and living root bridge

Finally I got to visit the famous Mawlynnong - the cleanest village in Asia - which is in our neighboring State of Meghalaya. I've seen many few post doing around on facebook.

so, last Diwali holiday we - finally - went  to Mawlynnong in East Khasi Hills 

Mawlynnong is 3 hours drive from Shillong. The long winding road with spectacular  view is well worth it. 

It was a clear sunny day when we went

you will see few house (huts?) after a long stretch of empty land

it's like a never ending road

with blue and green  silhouette of hills

there are few small towns in between. 

And finally we saw the sign

And after 3 hours, this is what you find in the deepest East Khasi Hills

A clean village with not a single drop of leave on it's pathways

and the bluest sky 

Bamboo bridge sky view

where you can see Bangladesh land from the top

and the next STOP is Natural Living Root Bridge 

going RIGHT or going down - you choose :D

narrow stones pathway leading down to the bridge

Apparently there are few bridges like this one. Few of them are in Cheerapunji 

 can't get enough of this natural beauty

 going back up 

More Photos are HERE

and if you want to read more stories, you can read Mike Marlowe Blog where he wrote in details about his trip

Until then

Have a nice day

It's just a little crush...

It's just a little crush 

Not like I faint every time we touch

It's just some little thing 

Not like everything I do depends on you

Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la

It's raising my adrenaline

You're banging on a heart of tin

Please don't make too much of it baby

You say the word "forevermore"

That's not what I'm looking for

All I can commit to is "maybe"

(Jennifer Paige)

suddenly humming this song ^__^

~ this week ~

10 - 10 - 2014

I have this idea for quite sometime

finally start it

with "single quilt" in mind

but who knows

and the progress of my scrappy postage stamp QAL

really love this : light grey and light minty color

btw, do you know how to make that jelly rolls bundle? 

6 - 10 -14

Made Indonesian rice cake and chicken curry

for Eid ul Adha

finally I can make the rice cake 

the easy way 

yummm

and this Indonesian potato pancake with raisins

double yummm

turned out quite popular that day *yay*

wanna show you one tray cloth I made recently

it was made in a hurry

and I'm not happy with the result :(

playing with my camera

after along time

 

looking at those flowers really inspiring

esp when you get stuck with your design

I think GREEN is actually a neutral color

isn't it?

I guess that's all 

until then

Happy Quilting

Today morning...

The sun shines brightly, no trace of yesterdays gloom. Say goodbye to DH and my eyes caught this pretty yellow flower among the clovers.

Happy Wednesday <3

The Sky

I love watching the sky from my porch. Especially during the monsoon season and at sun set. The sky sometimes bright blue and suddenly black cloud appear as if  ready to grab you. These photos I took in August 2010.  More photos are in my FLICKR

 This is the West View. I can see the sun flickr behind the dark cloud like a promise of good day.

This is the South View...where the sky is still blue and scattered white clouds. The birds are rushing home.

Happy Crafting ^_^