We are celebrating Diwali this week, and seasonal flowers (marigolds) are used to the maximum in worship rituals and festival decor. The pictures show 3 ways in which I used marigolds on the main festival day (12th Nov'23)
Marigolds
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #306
Welcome back! PROMPT #306 Our prompt in this week is the image below. Let the muse take you from dark windows to light, till you see something that resonates with you. So many things keep happening behind windows - of buildings and our minds. There is no restriction on format of the piece. There is … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #306
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #305
Welcome back! PROMPT #305 The prompt this week is a collage. You are free to use any one or all elements as a muse to write your piece. Bonus points if you can weave the elements together in a theme. There is no restriction on format of the piece. There is no last date either, … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #305
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #304
Welcome back! PROMPT #304 It's time to get on with another prompt, in a world that is fast changing form and voice. Here are a few phrases you can use in your piece melody in a shriek beauty of chaos wisdom of insanity sadness in profanity lightness of intensity Let the muse take you wherever … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #304
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #303
Welcome back! PROMPT #303 I am inspired by Melissa Lemay to use art as a writing prompt. The three paintings chosen are by Indian artist Anjolie Ela Menon, from her series called Divine Mothers. Just to give a background, the first image on the left depicts Gautam Buddha and his mother. Gautam Buddha was born … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #303
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #302
Welcome back! We are nearing an eclipse, called the ‘ring of fire’ eclipse. It’s just two days away. PROMPT #302 The prompt word is Eclipse or its synonyms You will find synonyms on the link given above. This is not intended to interfere with or influence your creative instincts. But I’m sharing what I found … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #302
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #301
Welcome to the fourth decade of collaboration, co-operation and creation! PROMPT #301 I scanned the web for interesting book titles and came across some that I'd call gems. I share the titles along with book covers to provide double inspiration from the words and images. Reader, I Murdered Him The Less You Preach, The More … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #301
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #300
Welcome to Episode #300 of RXC! It may not be a significant achievement to reach an incidental milestone. It had to come anyway, just as we walked through 100 and 200. 3 happens to be my personal number too, since I was born on the 30th day of the month. I looked up the numerological … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #300
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #299
Welcome back! PROMPT #299 You have a line here, which can be inserted anywhere in the beginning, middle or end of your piece. You are also free to not include the line but use it as a theme. Memory is all around us, as well as within. There is no restriction on format of the … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #299
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #298
Welcome back! PROMPT #298 I don't need to say much. Let the image take your pen, pencil or keyboard. There is no restriction on format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap. Any post that is found to be offensive, vulgar or something … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #298
