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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Pinwheels mean Freedom

Nothing symbolises Freedom more than Pinwheels whirling in the breeze. 

I was thrilled to find these pinwheels in the colours of the Indian flag on the eve of Independence Day.



And even more, I was happy that the vendor felt free enough to stop for a cup of tea from a roadside stall.

19 comments:

  1. Do you have tea in India? I never knew. Since when?
    Great photos. Reassuring post.

    All the best, Boonie

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  2. Rayna - Thanks for these wonderful 'photos! I think they really do reflect so very well the freedom you mention in your post. Nicely done!

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  3. They are beautiful. I love the colors. Mexican Independence day is coming up and street sellers have flags and other things with the colors of Mexico (red and green and white). I haven't seen these types of pin wheels but I have seen lots of sombreros.

    Love Indian tea - a good cuppa Chai. I make Chai in the winter with milk and spices. What I really wish I could make well is curry! Curry is something I could eat every day of my life.

    आप का दिन अच्छा बीते! (āp kā din acchā bīte!) I hope this is right and not some derogatory term.

    Clarissa

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  4. Beautiful colors. Sometimes it's the simple things we take for granted. Freedom should be cherished.

    Mason
    Thoughts in Progress

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  5. Pinwheels remind me of happy, giggling children. What is more free than a happy child?
    A good cuppa Chai--Nothing better.
    Since I don't cook, I'd just like to find a local place that serves good Curry. sigh

    Beautiful Pictures.

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  6. Did you purchase one of the pinwheels?

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  7. Very nice. Freedom is to be celebrated!

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  8. I love pinwheels, have a hat with them on it. Great photos. :D
    Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow

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  9. @ Boonie S - India is the largest consumer of tea in the world, and has been growing tea for a few hundred years at least. But it is not green tea- it is black tea brewed with milk

    @ Margot- pinwheels do symbolise freedom, don't they? And kites.

    @ Clarissa- red, green and white sombreros- that would be really cool. And thank you for the sentiments- how did you manage to type it out in Hindi?

    @ Mason- and yet, so few of us actually do

    @ Mary- a happy child with a pinwheel is more free than a happy child without one :-)
    I love curry too, but it is messy to cook :-(

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  10. @ Alex- two. One for each of the kids. They lasted about ten minutes each!

    @ Debra- they are, aren't they?

    @ Tina- celebrated and cherished, yes!

    @ Jules- wow. I'd love to see that someday

    @ Elizabeth- thank you

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  11. Oh the pinwheel--happiness going round and round.

    Teresa

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  12. Love the pinwheels and the sentiments they portray...freedom and country!
    I laughed when you said they lasted for about 10 minutes each. Ha!! Sometimes freedom is fleeting and hard to maintain isn't it?
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  13. @ Teresa- that is such a lovely idea.

    @ SueAnn - it is lovely, isn't it? And they are improving- the last time, they did not last even that long

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