Do not Judge a Book by its Cover.

What do you think of when someone says the word "Cactus"?

I bet the image in your mind is that of the saguaro cactus or perhaps some smaller 'cuter' version. Most of you probably believe that all cacti only produce spines. Spines that can cause VERY painful injuries if you dont respect them (I speak from experience).

But I wonder how many of you know that cacti also have some of the most beautiful blooms seen in plant life anywhere... in other (simpler) words... they produce some of the most beautiful flowers you will ever see...

Google will help you out with some results here... but I also wanted to share some pictures I have taken myself...

Just thought I would try to share this with more people... what happened was that during the course of a conversation a friend was confused when I told him I wanted to go see cactus blooms... he didn't know that cacti could produce flowers... especially such awesome ones...

55 fiction #007: Love Letter

#007: Love Letter

Dear Ankita,
How are you?
I have something to tell you.
I wrote to your parents about us.
They have accepted my marriage proposal.
They are probably already fixing the date of our marriage.
I can’t wait to see you.
Love,
Ajay.

The letter arrived today… but… Ajay had been reported KIA a week ago…

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Hmm... this ons was a bit on the tragic side... but I feel that the 55 format didnt do full justice to it... I am definitely gonna rewrite this one into a bigger piece... I can imagine a village like setting... where a pretty girl is dressed in white... in mourning... and a postman on a creaky old bike rides up to deliver this letter...