Rekha's Ramblings

  My children and I ran the color me Rad 5K race this morning.Well , they ran & I sort of walked or rather strolled. It was a lot of fun,stress free as nobody was keeping the time , I for one took my time ,taking lots of pictures and videos along the way. It was almost sort of the Hindu festival of “Holi” where they put color on each other to celebrate the arrival of spring. I am sure it has some  religious significance as well but I am not aware or rather not know. Today’s local charity partner was Newport News Green Foundation. It’s mission is to promote, create and preserve green space in the city. It was a very chilli morning with the temperatures only in the 50's with a light drizzle of rain but somehow all of us managed to complete it , my son finished it in 28 minutes versus I took my time of 42 minutes.Nice to see people walking in there in all white & finishing up in a rainbow of colors . Before we even left , the thoughts of making this into a famil...

  Photography isn’t as easy as it looks on the final product, this is what it looks like at my house when the children who are my first & favorite models see me armed with my camera. The first photo was taken by my husband while I am chasing them. After coaxing them for almost about half an hour , ended up with these two photos. Only got two  out of my three children though, the third one wouldn't cooperate. One frustrated rambling!  

  I have been wanting to take pictures of the Cherry Blossom in Washington DC.One year we went there too early & the next year, we went there a little too late.This year,caught this cherry blossom in my own back yard,all the pictures are of one tree from different angles. Enjoy! And I wouldn't say I am rambling today!!