426 - 14th - Love under the trees

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 14th Feb'09

I took this photo almost two weeks back in Oaxaca but kept it in reserve for today. As 14th of Feb is being celebrated as Valentines day around the world, love can be seen floating around in many different forms. You can see couples on the streets, in parks, in restaurants and almost everywhere you go.

This image from the downtown of Oaxaca is of one such hangout of love birds. A small park just besides the cathedral with trees along the corners is just an ideal place for couples to cuddle up. At this time I remember the post I published on the same day exactly an year back; about a couple from Chennai. Love is life and life is love; come lets celebrate the passion.

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258 - 30th - I'll be there for you

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 30th Aug'08

"I,
Take you,
To be my (wife/husband);
To have and to hold,
From this day forward,
For better, for worse,
For richer, for poorer,
In sickness and in health,
To love and to cherish,
'Till death do us part."

They have traveled a long way together and supposedly went through all that life had to offer. They are still hand in hand like a never ending support for each other; now that the journey is reaching its end.

It must be really amazing to grow old with someone you love and to share your entire life with him/her. Love is something which spells such a magic on you that you get bound for a lifetime.

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194 - 27th - Birds of love

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 27th June'08

Love is one pure feeling in this world which binds one and all; humans and animals alike. There is no better view of nature than to see two souls entangled in the magical strings of love. Love someone & you find yourself living in a completely different world, where all it matters is how you can love more.

I captured these love birds in my camera from my apartment in Mexico City while they were busy singing the love song :)

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93 - 18th - Birds of a nest

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 18th Mar'08

I had just checked in my hotel room when I opened the curtains covering the big front window. It was not a pleasant scene in its entirety as there was nothing else than blank building walls to be seen. It was then, when I noticed these birds nestled in this heap of brown straw sitting cosily and enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun. Most probably they are in the process of hatching their eggs with the male bird just giving company to his beloved.

I had to climb over my bed and take the photo to get a proper view. I see them daily, in the morning when I wake up, in the afternoon when I come for lunch and then again in the evening when I return from office. Never have I seen this nest with a lone bird. These two love birds seem to be always together.

P.S - I recommend you to see the full image to see the real thing

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68 - 22nd - Love birds

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 22nd Feb'08

Love they say is a perfect solvent for dissolving two cupid-struck souls. Two love-drenched hearts find peace and happiness in anything and everything they do. May god bless these two love birds with lifelong happiness and prosperity.

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60 - 14th - Love is in the air

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 14th Feb'08

14th Feb - Valentines day - celebration of a magic called "Love". I found this couple all huddled up under a small umbrella, apparently seeking shade from the blazing sun as well the staring eyes of people around, on a dry afternoon at one of the Chennai's beaches. Most of the markets were drenched in "Red" and lover couples could be seen everywhere hounouring "their" day and celebrating their feelings for their loved ones. Love certainly is something which brings eternal happiness to those who can really feel it.

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