Sunday 28 June 2015

# Day 188 Is this Jasmine?

It is a creeper in our garden but sadly I don't know what it is. I looks very much like a variety of Jasmine (called Jaji in Kannada) but it is not fragrant. So, I don't know what it is. 



Friday 26 June 2015

# Day 186 A house we like!


This is a house on the way to Kunal's school that both Ashok and I like. There is something so earthy, understated and simple about this house that we always take a minute to admire it on our walks. 


Wednesday 24 June 2015

# Day 184 Superhero saves 9/11


Kunal was asking questions about Airport security, so Ashok narrated the 9/11 incident and how it changed air travel. It must have bothered Kunal, for he drew this picture on the black board. It is a plane coming to crash into a tall building and the superhero (with his cape!) flies in to stop the plane. 

I thought it surely deserved a place on my blog! 



Sunday 21 June 2015

Tuesday 16 June 2015

# Day 177 Iceni Botanical Exhibition at Clare Hall


We recently visited the Iceni Botanical Exhibition at Clare Hall. Formed in 2010, Iceni Botanical Artists has 25 members all residing locally and committed to celebrating the Plant Kingdom. Their work ranges from loose and free interpretations, to scientifically accurate plant portraits and each artist’s love of flowers can be seen in the exuberance and power of their paintings, from delicate wild flowers to exotic cultivars represented by superb detail and with imaginative compositions.



Thursday 4 June 2015

# Day 166 Eduardo Paolozzi's Daedalus on Wheels, 1994


In Greek mythology, Daedalus was a skillful craftsman and artist. He is the father of Icarus. This sculpture is by  Eduardo Paolozzi and is installed in Jesus College, Cambridge. 



Tuesday 2 June 2015

# Day 164 Jesus College, Cambridge

The college's full name is The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge. Its common name comes from the name of its chapel, Jesus Chapel. The college was established between 1496 and 1516, on the site of the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of St Mary and St Radegund by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely.