Oranges

Why is an orange orange? Is it that the colour is named after the fruit? Or is it the fruit named after the colour? This seems to be like the chicken and egg story. But orange is not the only fruit which is also a colour. Olive and Peach are two other fruits which are also a colour. One more interesting thing about the word orange is that it is probably the only word in english which does not have an exact rhyming word. Amazing ... you never even think of such things. Language is only as interesting as you can get interested in it.

Books

This post is coming on the occasion of World Books Day. Well i wont say much on this post (maybe as i have already written a lot on my other blog). Just one quote

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."

Groucho Marx

Brushstrokes

Few days back while returning home from work, i saw this beautiful 'brushwork' in the sky. With the setting sun giving the clouds a beautiful golden hue, it was looking so beautiful that i had to stop in the middle of the traffic and take a snap. However beautiful things man may make, but it is hard to come anywhere close to the nature.

Leisure

This snap was taken sometime last monsoon when i had gone on a drive. It always reminds me of a poem which we had in school, "Leisure".

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

by William Henry Davies