A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them. ~ Liberty Hyde Bailey
Category: Artifacts
Tea Time
Come, let us have some tea and continue to talk about happy things. ~Chaim Potok Tea time is a chance to slow down, pull back and appreciate our surroundings. ~Letitia Baldrige
Whatchu Lookin’ At?
“If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.” ~Woodrow Wilson
Wag The Dog!
Happiness is a warm puppy.” ~Charles Shultz (cartoonist, Peanuts) “As wonderful as dogs can be, they are famous for missing the point.” ~Jean Ferris “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” “A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.”…
Hello Kitty
A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden. ~Robert Southey But cats are not my most favorite animals in the world. As kittens, they may be very people dependent; as they become cats, they stop caring. Dogs though get warm and friendly as they grow. As you have already…
Summer Sun
This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can’t see how deep it is. ~Dennis Rodman
Getting Catty
“Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.” ~Walter Lionel George
Rama’s Dilemma
The story of Rama Killing Vali, Sugreeva’s brother is quite a famous moral dilemma. This gorgeous sculpture explains how Rama devised a plan to kill the Monkey king, who was invincible, from behind seven palm trees. Vali had a boon that he couldn’t be killed directly, and hence wrecked havoc. On a request from Vali’s…
Chakraveyu Ka Chakkar
The chakraveyu or human maze was a very difficult war strategy to crack. It is believed that Arjun was one of the few men who could enter the maze and exit it alive. He explained the same to his wife Subhadra who was then carrying his son Abhimanu . But as Abhimanyu was listening intently…
Vanity Killer
This is one of the gorgeous sculptures that grace the outer periphery of the temple at Hallebidu. Here is a statue of Bhima killing elephants from the infantry of the enemy. Although slow, elephants were known to be the strongest animals in the stable, the structure depicts a very popular Tamil phase vaaranam aaiyram, meaning…
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