Yesterday, I awoke to a surprise of beautiful snowfall – a glorious announcement of winter’s arrival in Pittsburgh. Having grown up in Kolkata, a warm coastal city in the east of India, I have only experienced 4 prior snowy winters. The first snow of the season has never failed to spark a little excitement inContinue reading “The First Snow of the Season”
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A Relaxed Weekend
On just another weekend morning (read afternoon), on our way to brunch, I captured one of my favorite pictures of Tala. The title ‘A Relaxed Weekend’ is misleading… We have not had one of those in a while now. School has been occupying almost all of our spare time and this memory seems like itContinue reading “A Relaxed Weekend”
Apple Picking at Soergels Orchard
A couple of weekends ago, I went to Soergels Orchards in Wexford, PA (a 30 minute drive from Pittsburgh), for the quintessential fall activity of Apple Picking. Apart from being my first time doing this, it was also my first time driving on the US highway after getting my license – an exciting trip! IContinue reading “Apple Picking at Soergels Orchard”
Photographing Lightning from my Porch
I live in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Shadyside, in an architecturally intriguing house with a loft that opens out to a porch. The house is just tall enough that the porch has an expansive view of the neighborhood. While hanging out in the loft two nights ago, we noticed some lightning strikes off in theContinue reading “Photographing Lightning from my Porch”
Weekend by a Lake
I spent Labor Day weekend in my friend’s cabin in upstate New York that sits by Sixberry Lake. Our group of six set off in two cars from Pittsburgh to the cabin – a little less than 200 miles Northeast of Rochester. We reached much later than we anticipated and it was pitch dark withContinue reading “Weekend by a Lake”
Gaurav Balakrishnan 