Pirates Cove

I was more fascinated by the stones that I found when we entered the Pirate’s Cove. (near Port Jefferson)

They were so round and smooth, created by just being tossed around  during the changing waterline of the high tide and low tide. 

They were of different size, shape and colour. 

The stretch of the beach had dunes on one side and perhaps that could be the reason it was named as Pirate’s Cove 

The highest dune is about 177 ft from sea level.
It is a good place for fishing and at low tide the beach is firm. Perhaps that is the reason why this guy was confidently pedaling away on his MTB 

Saw this broken down pier. Maybe in it’s hey days it must have helped in transporting a lot of goods to the ship anchored way out. 

Coming back to the stones, saw these two stones side by side. Both with different colours and textures. In the present day world, is it trying to give out a message ? 

Hoisting the Flag

It’s a special feeling when you see your national flag being hoisted and it must be a totally exhilarating experience for the school children.

Last month I had the opportunity to attend the Republic Day parade of a school and it brought back memories of my school days.

In those days Republic Day was celebrated with great fanfare throughout the country. Not only were the government offices illuminated, but a bus, a tram, and a train was fully illuminated in every city (yes there were trams in those days in Bombay – now Mumbai) There were processions of colourful floats taken out in the night and it had a real festive mood. It was a real happy happy day.  But good things don’t last. This was called off after the 1962 China war and was never revived after that. Now as a token we have the Republic Day Parade only in the capitol.

Coming back to the school it was nice to see the girls smartly turned out in their RSP uniform (Road Safety Patrol)

The young ones keenly watched the dance skit performed by the senior girls.

I was amazed at these two girls who danced bare foot. I could see pebbles on the ground and was wondering how they could move around with such grace on those stones.

In comparison this tiny tot had some footwear and tried her best to synchronize with the music.

These seniors must be feeling good with some awards and prizes coming their way.

Then we had these school peons with tension written on their face as they were a part of the team who ensured the smooth flow of the programme.

The children in this school should consider themselves lucky as it is very rare where you see so many tall trees and greenery surrounding the school. 
What I liked best with the music group was that everyone who could play some instrument pitched in. So we have these two girls on the small  synthesizers and one on the key board. I wondered why this boy was standing and playing the drum, could be because there is no bass drum pedal to operate.

Then we had the school leader who doubled up to play the Congo with two budding guitarists next to him.

And they picked the right song for the occasion, Vande Matram by A R Rehman.

So I used the same song to string up this seven minute video and put in all still and video clips that I had.

Enjoy  J