Weekend Getaway

I went to a beach called Titthal near Valsad (Gujrat) last weekend with some cousins and their friends and their friends' friends etc. (Yes, I do realise that this was the third time I've been to Gujrat in 2011 but at least, this time it wasn't with annoying relatives asking me when I'm planning to get married and all. *phew*) And it was quite a lot of fun. :) On Saturday, the weather went a bit crazy and there was so much sand everywhere - in our eyes, hair, noses, ears, mouths, food, bags, clothes etc - that we didn't dare to take our cameras out of their relative safety inside the bags. But I've never seen a more violent or a more beautiful sea than when I saw it that day. On Sunday though, everything had calmed down and we all played many games and had fun on the beach. :)

Early morning walk on the beach :)

Cloudy Sunday Morning

Garden in the premises of a Jain Temple

A tiny flower growing amongst the weeds - looks like a Chinese Rose to me.

Pomegranate flowers

Any idea what flower is this?

Yellow flowers, I guess? :P

Portrait photography skills, à la Star! ;)

Hanging out in the Wild!

So, finally I got pictures of Girnar and Junagad in Gujrat from my cousins. And so, I intend to make everyone jealous by putting up gorgeous pictures of the wildlife in Gujrat. :D

Spotted Deer

Papa deer and 2 baby deer! :D The baby in the front looks oh-so-innocent!! 

Forest Lizard

The first day itself, we went to Sashan Gir - the only national park in Asia where one can find lions. And of course, along with lions, we spotted a lot of other animals and birds too. And it was all damn cool. :P

Do I even need any words? 

Nilgai

The King :D

And the Queen ;)

Vulture

Drying it's wings after a bath ;)

 

A piece of meat left on the tree by a leopard and now feasted upon by the crows

More vultures

Something that sounded like "Laplings"

Leopard Pug Marks

Great Horned Owls

So, that's all about the National Park and wildlife. :)