BUYER'S OPTIONS

CAPITALISM'S HUMANE FACE

the trendy store had dressed up to entice Christmas & New Year shoppers. To complement the colors of its new facade it had thrown in a blue rug at the entrance. Winter had set in and the rug over cold stone floor held out a promise. Neighbourhood's peaceful canine force approached it, snuggled against it, and settled down for a snooze. Through the first few weeks of wintry bite this arrangement between shop management and their unpaid guards worked without a hitch. Shoppers too didn't mind. 

WINTER'S BEST BUDDIES

December is closing now. In between the chilly hours of dawn n' dusk a radiant sun beckons little furries, feathers n' flora to put up a lively show. 


Sunny in winter is gorgeous.



our Planet has moved farther from its star & the delicate tilt has Sun's rays obliging us an acute angle. Its angular light, you see, that enhances the delicate form of an object. We are going to chill, be overwrapped, warm our food, be in love, for another month. Aah to live a winter .......

EARLY HOURS OF A WINTER

Mornings when a bloom tells you, it is the News of the day. Winter reigns and plants are reciprocating to an un-severe tropical winter. 

Winter surrounds it. Rays of sun (its mostly out) just warm enough, bright enough, to persuade her to open up and hold out hope for another season of cheer.

CITY LIGHTS

Winter evenings are perceptibly darker now. They fall early, and find human traffic in a business like rush. "Get home early, get the car windows up, walk faster, grab a warm bite, step inside the shop/ metro"... these common exhortations have a seasonal ring to them. There is a loneliness to these dusk hours as temperatures make a cruel drop every hour.

Hawkers have their merchandise laid out on these cold sidewalks. Smart shoppers on the lookout for a bargain on an ethnic, handcrafted wear, may find just that thing as an evening's reward. Brand names, meanwhile, look on trying to catch a tip or two about Trends.