Walks

Pictures from a short hike we took the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Snow had tumbled down the small slopes beside the trail.
The naturally made snow balls always make me think of cartoon scenes...you know which one's I am thinking of?

Avalanche warning kept us in areas where the elevations around us were gentle slopes.

The following Sunday (a week after my medical procedure) Bernie went cross country skiing up at Solitude, and I walked around the Solitude village a bit.

Flat snow "pancake" like designs floated atop a small stream whose soft burble was the only sound that was heard.

Solitude Village...

Lots of condos and time shares, most of which appeared to be vacant.

The clouds drifting just over the ridges to the west; rainbow accents embedded in the cloud's outlines.

Poor wee snow woman with the sad remains of summer floras bent beside her in the snow.

Ice dripped and shot rainbow jewels all about.

Never would I have thought to paint eaves orange and turquoise in a snowy mountain area, but you know what?

The color  scheme totally worked in the setting of white.

Never would have thought to add dried cranberries to a wild mushroom soup.
We didn't stay for lunch, but I snagged some cooking ideas from the menu anyway.

Huckleberry ice cream was enough of a treat.

Bernie caught up with me at the ice cream shop.
We shared the cone, then headed back down the canyon to our own home for dinner.

Just a nice Sunday afternoon mini get away.

The Song

Well...technology has me mystified as usual: After getting comments that the English translation of the Hindi song that I linked to in my last post didn't show, I tried clicking on the song link again on four different computers and each time the English translation showed in the YouTube version. 

Go figure. 

Perhaps some people's computers demand that Close Captioning (CC) needs to be clicked before the translation appears?

I just don't know...

Because the whole reason that I posted the song was because of the lyrics, I figure I had better write out and post the lyrics, in English, so *maybe* it can be understood why I liked the song so much. 

This is the song sung by a husband to his wife; at this point in the film the heartbroken wife has yet to offer her husband any hope that she will ever love him.  He assures her that his love is not based on her loving him but rather because...well, read the lyric below for his underlying reasoning!

Later in the Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi movie there is a parallel song sung by the wife after she has an epiphany concerning her husband.

It made me happy to read about several people who chose to have this song sung at their wedding. 

(And please note that the word "bowing" in the translation below is most closely imagined as "respecting" in our culture).

So here is the translation of Tujh Mein Rab Dinkhta Hai:

You are my heaven

My final tryst.

You are my prayer.

My  soul's bliss.

You are the calm I seek.

You are in my every heart beat.

I  know nothing else now

Except...

I see my God in you,

I don't know what to do

I see my God in you

I don't know what to do.

I can't help but bow before you.

I don't know what to do.

I see my God in you.

So far some how

I am helpless now

But I touch you with my gaze.

Your scent

Your words

I'm in paradise in a daze

You're the light inside my heart

You're the treasure I'd ever part

I know nothing else now

Except...

I see my God in you.

I don't know what to do

I see my God in you

I don't know what to do.

I can't help but bow before you

I don't know what to do

I see my God in you.

I don't know what to do

It's a match made by God

With anklets that ring

Leave me longing

When you go by

Your shadow teased with with touch

Even when your are shy it is like my God is dancing...

Your are what shines

My light divine

I know nothing else now

Except

I see my God in you.

I don't know what to do

I see my God in you

I don't know what to do.

I can't help but bow before you

I don't know what to do

I see my God in you.

I don't know what to do

It's a match made by God

Isn't it a refreshing concept to think that a romance/adoring could be based on seeing God in the other person, instead of what reasons are usually portrayed/suggested in Hollywood movies?

I think so.

How about you?