Dreaming of freedom within my set boundaries.
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दायरों के बीच आजादी कहाँ तक मुमकिन है?
Category: Random
Random 34: Do you see what I see
😁😁😁
The other day I saw the prime minister of Norway sitting in a cafe at an airport, waiting for her flight. And if you believe me not many were paying attention.
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Last week was a busy week as I was in office.
Random 33: Vision
Vision of a tree
Accept nature’s mandate.
Grow where planted.
Use available resources.
Follow nature’s clock.
Sing nature’s song.
Bend and mend.
Protect natural selection.
Tolerate the hard.
Stay healthy strong.
Live to the fullest.
Make farewell useful.
Give what receive.
Random 32: Multer/Cloudberries
Multekrem or Cloudberries with whipped cream is a popular Christmas dessert in Norway. I heard about multekrem at my first Christmas party in Norway. Not only people in my group but many in my department praised the dish and encouraged me to try it. The taste was quite different than other berries but was fine.
Rubus chamaemorus is a species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae, native to cool temperate regions, alpine and arctic tundra and boreal forest. In Europe, they grow in the Nordic countries but are rare in the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). They occur across northern Russia east towards the Pacific Ocean as far south as Japan. Due to peatland drainage and peat exploitation, they are considered endangered and are under legal protection in Germany’s Weser and Elbe valleys, and at isolated sites in the English Pennines and Scottish Highlands. A single, fragile site exists in the Sperrin Mountains of Northern Ireland.
When ripe, cloudberry fruits are golden-yellow, soft and juicy, and are rich in vitamin C. When eaten fresh, cloudberries have a distinctive tart taste. When over-ripe, they have a creamy texture somewhat like yogurt and a sweetened flavor. They are often made into jams, juices, tarts, and liqueurs.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_chamaemorus
Last weekend we saw quite a number of people in small groups collecting multer or cloudberries on a local mountain. I picked just a few of them and leave the rest for the others. For some it’s a serious business and according to my neighbour people do not disclose the sight details 😍. Wild blueberry shrubs are easy to find as they are near every hiking trails but the cloudberry shrubs are in abundance on the flat surface at a height of 800 m above sea level (Six Word Saturday last week). It’s funny but I noticed them for the first time as we usually take the other route. My conclusion is for picking perfectly ripen cloudberries one has to be at the right place at the right time. Also hiking is something a child in Norway learns from it’s kindergaren days so it’s not a big deal.
What is your favourite dessert for Christmas?
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FOTD – berries
Random 31: Two is company
Neither movable,
Nor immovable.
It’s the us time
which gives me strength,
to drift alone.
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जिंदगी का मरकज़ चीज़े नहीं हुआ करती।
चंद लम्हें हैं, जो लौ जलाये रखते हैं।
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The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.~ Ernest Hemingway,
Random 29: Storage
Memories
Check the storage protocol,
more often.
Decompose,
the surplus.
Make room for
tiny productive details.
Pollinate happiness.
Don’t be a beast of burden.
Be(e) an architect.
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Note: A bumblebee can visit (and help pollinate) 3,000 flowers a day.
Random 27: Revealing
I can be a pillow, shed a tear or two in pain.
I can be a gentle breeze, feel happy in vain.
I offer you my shoulder to lean.
But
I refuse being
part of the crowd,
just a cheerleader.
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उसको ग़म में मेरी मौजूदगी गवारा न थी,
बहारों में मैंने उसका साथ छोड़ दिया
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