A Dash of Color...

He stared at the mountains stretched out at his feet, mighty peaks looking subdued in the pale moonlight. Everything was just a strange shade of grey. The world of no colors, he thought and settled on the boulder, his eyes drinking in the silence as light frisked from one peak to another. Two lovers dancing around. The clouds tantalizing his senses, he closed his eyes and felt the cool comfort. Like a child in his mother's womb...a blissful feeling of contentment and security seemed to envelop him. He looked again and felt memories rushing in from all corners. Sweet memories laced with just a bit of sadness. Droplets of good old memories that seemed to trickle down to his lashes as a wet smile hovered on his lips. Life, he thought...life was good!

It was a gentle murmur of wind that woke him. Groping for his pack of cigarettes he fumble out of the tent. there was a light chill in the air and he soon realised why! The world had come to life. Clouds danced around the peaks, gliding like a young girl, playful and tantalizing. The sky seemed to peak from behind the white cover, a glorious blue as serene and subtle as mother's smile. Green peaks sprinkled with brown corners. Leaves fluttering as clouds gently touched them...The warm sun seemed to smile down, as clouds rendered a constant view of shade and light. Hope seemed to fill his heart. If the night had made him think of a mother's womb, the day prodded him on like a reassuring father. As eyes sparkled with hope and heart filled with joy he knew...Life is good!!!

(Going through Deepak's snaps is always a treat. For they seem to transport me from my seat to all these beautiful locales and imagination springs up. And when I saw these two snaps I could only wonder...How a Dash of color changes life....)

Thanks to Deepak!!!