Fall colors on the way

या लेखाची मूळ मराठी प्रत पाहण्यासाठी
येथे टिचकी मारा (क्लिक करा).

Every season is a festival. But the most I like in New England is foliage. As the month of September comes close to end, lavish green nature starts changing colors to fluorescent yellow and red and you just keep watching while it is all colorful around you. Many people flock in to this area, specially New Hampshire. But this fall, I decided to appreciate local fall colors in Connecticut. These are some of the pictures I took on the way and back from my work to home.

As we head out from home, we are greeted by these beautiful colors around our home in the morning...


On the freeway, one feels as if these trees on either side are competing in a beauty contest...


And what could be the better reward than this to see the street names at an intersection?


Would you feel tired of driving on such a beautiful way? Never!


You are signal? No worries, just look beside and you would be pleased...


Such red bushy trees attract you the most!


By the way, we have come down Talcot mountain now and here it is on our left...


Now we are entering our parking...


And this small tree standing in front of my car parking makes me realize the fineness of The Creator.


The Lord has blessed all. Look at this small bush...


And just before we enter the building, these litchi like small trees wish us a good day!


Hushhhh... the day is over and it's getting dark. But look at this mountain. The shade of the golden sunlight!


These trees just outside our work saying good night...


And this is the view of the Talcot mountain from other side... over the lake... do you see that tower?


Whether it's uphill on the way to home or life, just cheer the colors we are blessed with and you would always win... I guess that's what these trees are saying.


And two more pics from taken from our parking lot.




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उत्सव - वाटेवरील रंग

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सहा ऋतुंचे सहा सोहळे. पण मला बुवा या न्यु इंग्लंडातली पानगळती (फॉलियेज/फॉल) फार आवडते. उन्हाळा संपून गुलाबी थंडी सुरु होते तसा हिरवा गर्द असणारा निसर्ग रंग पलटू लागतो. उंच-उंच झांडांचे शेंडे पिवळे-लाल पडू लागतात व बघता बघता सगळा परिसर पिवळा धमक व लाल भडक मखमलीने सजून गेलेला असतो.

वरमाँट, न्यू हँप्मशरला तर सगळेच जातात. पण दररोज आनंद देणार्‍या कामावर जाताना दिसणार्‍या आजूबाजूंचा झाडांचे कौतुकही करावे म्हणून मी विषेश चित्रे काढली. पहा तुम्हाला भावतात का....

या गर्द झाडीने आमच्या घराच्या परिसराला खुलवलेले आहे...


पुढे हमरस्त्याला लागल्यावर दोहोबाजूंच्या सौंदर्याची जणू स्पर्धाच चाललेली असते.



चौकात रस्त्यांची नावे पाहण्यासाठी सुद्धा तुम्हाला निसर्गा येवढे बक्षीस कोण बरे देऊ शकेल?



हा सुंदर रस्ता संपावा असे कोणाला बरे वाटेल!!


सिग्नल लागलेला आहे?... जरा बाजूला पहा... जराही कंटाळवाने होणार नाही!


अशी लालबुंद झाडे गावच्या गुलमोहराची आठवण करुन देतात, नाही का?


असा सजला आहे हा टॅलकॉट डोंगर...


चला आता आम्ही कार्यालयाच्या वाहनतळात वळत आहोत. स्वागताला हे ताम्र-तरु सज्ज आहेत... धन्यवाद मित्रांनो!


हा छोटासा वृक्ष उगाच मला हिनवत असतो, "तुम्ही मानव करु शकता का अशी सुंदर निर्मिती?".. . नाही बा, आम्ही नतमस्तक आहोत तुझ्या सौंदर्यासमोर अन आपल्या त्या विधात्या समोर!


त्या विधात्याने सर्वांना वाटून दिलं आहे. अगदी या खुरट्या झुडुपाला सुद्धा किती मनमोहक बनवलं आहे पहा ना...


आणी ही लिची सदृश्य झाडे पहा ना... टपोरी लाल-लाल फळे कशी खुलून दिसताहेत.


चला आता कामावर जातो...

संध्याकाळी परतताना...

मावळतीच्या उन्हात न्हाऊन निघालेला हा टॅल्कॉट डोंगर व त्याच्यावर असणारा मनोरा... खुनावतो आहे. गड्य येतो तुला भेटायला शनि-रविवारी.


कार्यालयातून बाहेर पडताना... गड्यांनो दिवसाचा सगळा शीन घालवलात.


तोच टॅलकॉट डोंगर विरुद्ध बाजूने... तळ्यामागे...


"चढन रस्त्याचे असो वा जीवनाचे... उगवत्या सुर्याच्या तेजातले वा मावळतीच्या मंद पोक्तीचे... रंगीबेरंगी असल्याने चढताना दम लागत नाही हेच खरे... फक्त डोळे अन मन उघडे हवे"... हेच तर सांगत नाहीत ना या चढनावरची ही झाडे?



जेथे दिव्यत्वाची प्रचिती तेथे कर माझे दोन्ही जुळती.




या छायाचित्रांवरील प्रतिसाद येथे पाहता येतील.
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Letter to my college and govt of Maharashtra

TO,
Resp. Principle,
M S Bidve Engineering College,
Latur, Maharshtra

AND

The Government authorities,
Education Dept,
Latur, Maharashtra

AND
The state Government of Maharashtra,

Reference: Letter from M. S. Bidve Engineering College, Latur.


Dear Sir,

My dad handed over this letter to me during my last Bharat visit in July 2008. The letter says that a tuition fee waiver of Rs. 4,000 has been approved and ready for me to take it… but for year 1998-99.

After looking at this letter, I recalled all those unfortunate moments from my memory which this money could have helped me avoid had it been received on time, ten years ago. It was worst financial time for my parents who were funding my education. It would have served me a good food for a whole semester… I remember a semester when I had to take my meals in a “zunka-bhakar Kendra” in Shivaji Chauk… and sometimes I couldn’t even afford enough of zunka-bhakari as I had no money in pocket. This money would also have saved a lot of time that I wasted in waiting for a lift to college as I could not afford auto rickshaw or even bus sometimes. Or it could have given my parents little comfort to buy enough grocery and edible oil or a pair of chappals which they could not afford at times.

From the years of 1995-96 through 1998-99, without fail, I applied for these fee waivers under the scheme of primary school teachers’ children education program. Only one of those waivers was received while I was studying. And this is second one… where are other two?

By the grace of good lord, now this letter has no physical importance in my life. But I still want to dig it down so that no other eligible student would face financial humiliation because of unreasonable college and government staff.

Regards,
Bhaskar Kende