Lilies Against the Setting Sun

AGAINST THE SETTING SUN BY THE PATIO.

Photographs by Tony Fernandes.

Consider the lilies of the field

Whose bloom is brief:

We are as they;

Like them we fade away

As doth a leaf.

     

- Christina Rossetti.

BUCK MOON

Meanwhile, in Mississauga, it was a Full Moon last night. In the photo planet Jupiter is on the left as a tiny dot. Traditionally, a full Moon in July is called the Buck Moon because a buck’s antlers are in full growth mode at this time. This full Moon is also known as the Thunder Moon because thunderstorms are so frequent during this month.

Leaves against sunset

"Each leaf tells us a story. the story of its struggle. the struggle against the storms that it faces in life.”  ― Avijeet Das

Leaves over the garden fence against the setting sun.

WHO SAID

DAHLIA @ MUSIC TOGETHER

My daughter Dahlia

will be performing live

on Instagram

on May 17 at 7 pm EST.

Check it out!

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Early Morning Greeting Down by the Village Well

'DEU BORO DIS DHiUM'

(Konkani)

English Translation: Good Morning

I remember when I was very young, the village community well near our house did not have a pulley and it had been difficult to draw water, but in later years, it was much easier – fun, exuberance and pleasure combined. This had been possible after two laterite posts were constructed, with a wooden beam across them and a pulley system installed over the well, through labour and money contributed by those who used water from the well.

In Goa, the most common and memorable, classic and timeless, first greeting of the early morning in Konkani : ‘Deu Boro Dis Dhium’ (Lit. trans: May God give you a good day or Good Morning) were the first words of the day that were said to one’s neighbours, who also came to fetch water......down by the village well.

Some of the good old days of yore have now given way to overhead tanks, municipal water pipelines and electric water-pumps providing the village folks with tap water, in addition to the benefit and ease of sprinkling their gardens with rubber hose pipes. 

Picturesque Goa Framed

Recent watercolour paintings framed today.

Size: 16”x13”.

Picturesque Goa.

By Tony Fernandes.

Fishing Boat at Baga, Bardez, Goa

Back in the days of my childhood in the 1960’s, Baga, a beach town in state of Goa, India, was one of my favourite places that I visited with my grandma on her annual 8-day sojourn, staying in a rented place near the sea. It lies 2 km north of Calangute, popular with tourists and locals alike with a coastline of pristine golden-brown sands and the meandering and scenic Baga Creek, summed up in the excerpt below from my book ‘GOA - Memories of my Homeland’ (Poems & Stories).

Grandma's annual dip
In the Arabian Seas
For her aging knees
She thought was good indeed;
She took me along on a trip
To a idyllic place called Baga
On the eight o'clock "Carreira".

Dotted along Goa’s scenic beaches, boats fitted with an outrigger was a common sight, but nowadays motorboats are used. Fisher folk live along the coastline and cast their nets on a regular basis. Many families combine their efforts in going out to sea and a whole community helps in pulling in the nets. A familiar sight at times is strolling tourists lending a helping hand. All this and much much more in my new illustrated line-art book with descriptions, namely ‘A Line in Time’.

BAGA BEACH - Line-Art/Water Colours Drawing by Tony Fernandes. Size 12” x 9”.

Rishi Kapoor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmeMg-gm1Us

TonFerns Face Masks

Happy Easter

May this Easter bring us

peace, joy and happiness,

with hope for a better tomorrow,

free from all illnesses.

Good Friday

THE FIRST RAINS - From Line Art to Water Colours

GOA AFTER THE FIRST RAINS.

This scene is from the days of my growing up in the late 1950’s/early 1960’s in Goa. View of Bastora hills seen from Guirim, Cumbiem Morod, Bardez, Goa, India. On the left is my cycle leaning on the coconut tree. On the roadside nearby is a cross where we sang litanies and prayed for rain. Sitting on the bridge parapet are my buddies having an idle chat. One of them has a cycle. On the right is the Portuguese Primary school “Escola Primaria”, flanked by houses of my friends. In the foreground donning a red shirt and grey shorts is me with my selection of boats while my buddy has just arrived  with his. In the distance from left to right  is the main road from Mapusa to Betim ferry crossing, at the time when the bridge over the River Mandovi was not even on the drawing board. The boys from different wards met at the junction before proceeding to school at Monte de Guirim. The small rivulet from the hills of Parra runs through Guirim and joins the Mapusa river tributary that lies little beyond the main road.

Water Colours from Line Drawing. Size 12" x 9"  by Tony Fernandes.

Fishing Boats at Pomburpa,

Goa - India.

by Tony Fernandes

3-layered Art in Water Colours

Size 20 in.x 16 in.

Pomburpa/Chorão Ferry Crossing.

Back in the day while on an annual vacation

to Goa during the 1970's,

visiting relatives and friends

around various places in Goa was the norm,

 and a visit to the scenic island of

Chorão was no exception.

DIY Small project by Tonferns Creations.

                         DIY Small project by Tonferns Creations.
                                Custom stand for a hot glue gun.

TIME FOR CHANGE : FROM CRAB MENTALITY TO VIRTUES

The behaviour of some people in this world who pull down others on their way to succeed in life is best defined as 'crab mentality' often with a phrase "If I can't have it, neither can you", analogous to the mentality of crabs in a bucket. It's TIME NOW FOR CHANGE : FROM CRAB MENTALITY TO VIRTUES.

St. Diogo's Church, Guirim/Sangolda

St. Diogo's Church - Guirim/Sangolda Parish

Bardez - Goa - India

Poignant memories of my childhood in Goa where I grew up and went to school at St. Anthony's High as a day-scholar, still linger. On Sunday mornings I walked to Church with my parents to attend Mass, where I sometimes served Mass in Latin as an altar boy. Later in the afternoon, I attended Catechism classes.

Years later I completed my college education in Bombay, and eventually I worked far away from home. Every year I went on a holiday to see my parents, and attended Mass in the same old  village church again re-living the memories of my childhood, albeit just briefly, the difference being my childhood friends had grown up into men too. We met outside the church after the Mass and spoke about the old times when we were all young. There was a brief pause as we momentarily reflected on our  younger times through moist eyes.

In my drawing of our parish church, on the far right is the cemetery. There lie the graves of my Mum and Dad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHxHEWFJG0g

Fishing Boat at Baga Beach Goa, India.

Back in the days of my childhood in the 1960’s, Baga, a beach town in state of Goa, India, was one of my favourite places that I visited. It lies 2 km north of Calangute, which is popular with tourists and locals alike with a coastline of pristine golden-brown sands and the meandering and scenic Baga Creek, summed up in the excerpt below from by book ‘GOA - Memories of my Homeland’ (Poems & Stories).

Grandma's annual dip

In the Arabian Seas

For her aging knees

She thought was good indeed;

She took me along on a trip

To a idyllic place called Baga

On the eight o'clock "Carreira"

Dotted along Goa’s scenic beaches, boats fitted with an outrigger was a common sight, but nowadays motorboats are used. Fisher folk live along the coastline and cast their nets on a regular basis. Many families combine their efforts in going out to sea and a whole community helps in pulling in the nets. A familiar sight at times is strolling tourists lending a helping hand. All this and much much more in my new illustrated line-art book with descriptions, namely ‘A Line in Time’. It can be ordered online through www.ednaspickles.com.

LineArt + Pencil Water Colours, Size 12" x 9" by Tony Fernandes, 

Romance along the balustrade on the Promenade

Romance along the Promenade

along the River Mandovi, Panjim, Goa.

 Art by Tonferns. Size: 12” x 9”.

Rendering in Pen & ink/Water Colours (Pencil).

Steamer sailing Goa/Bombay,

barge carrying iron ore,

a lone boatman,

2-tone automobile of the 1960’s.

Reis Magos Church, Fort Aguada Jail

and lighthouse in the distance

Daylight Wasted Time

Daylight Wasted Time + Time wasted in changing the time on numerous clocks, watches and other gadgets around the house + upset body clock x various Provinces = Precious Mass Wasted Time. The time is up to do away with DST. Even the clocks and computers must be upset! Time moves on. It is not meant to be manipulated by moving it forward or backward. Don’t mess with time.

Water Colours - St. Anne's Chapel, Guirim, Cumbiem Morodd

Line Art/Watercolours by Tonferns.

St. Anne’s Chapel of the 1960’s.

Cumbiem Morod, Guirim, Bardez, Goa. India.

 Size 10”x8”.

Leaps & Bounds

IN MEMORIAM - DONALD ELWOOD EVANS

IN MEMORIAM

I'm sad today to hear about

the passing away of Mr. Donald Elwood Evans.

My heartfelt sympathies go out

to all bereaved family members.

May fond memories that you all once shared

 in happier times in the days gone by bring you comfort.

May his soul rest in eternal peace. 

I've been very fortunate to have met Don Evans
during the time when my wife and I attended
Lori and Dave's wedding in Medford, Oregon.
We also had the opportunity to visit him at his place.
He took great pride to show us his impressive

and extensive memorabilia over the years

that he kindly and proudly let me photograph.

The unique, exuberant and cheerful way in which he told

about his life's experiences had me spellbound.

The photographic collection on the walls said it all

 and bore testimony to his narrative
with a dash of humor and wit thrown in -

from the tub bass he made
to horses and classic automobiles.

It was like being in a museum

of a life that he happily lived to the full
and a family he dearly loved

- a life of a true gentleman - 

gone, but not forgotten.

We will miss you.

REST IN HEAVENLY PEACE 

MR. DON EVANS

MOONSET FOR TODAY

Sapphire Anniversary

TON-Y Y-NOT

Wash Away - New Single by Dahlia

I'm excited and proud to announce that my daughter Dahlia of Dahlia Music has her new single out “Wash Away” now available on all major platforms as well as a video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rguJGB9y5Bk&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3nVSc39ftwlhYkhTd_n3eGncbaC8lPAuklEvhjXFAKhHY18XbQcgrZEfY

A Glimpse into Edna's Pickles

Map of Guirim - Cumbiem Morod

My Books - Tonferns Creations

The Legend of Artaban, the Fourth King

The Legend of
Artaban,

the Fourth King

Who was the fourth wise man?

Was there one?

There is a legend, however, that there was a ‘Fourth Wise Man’, whose name was Artaban.

It is not my intention to publicize or to give credit to this story. Apparently, it is an imaginary creation in a short novel, or long short story, by Henry van Dyke. This story has no mention in the Holy Bible. 

It tells about a "fourth" wise man (accepting the tradition that the Magi numbered three), a priest of the Magi named Artaban, one of the Medes from Persia. Like the other Magi, he sees signs in the heavens proclaiming that a King had been born.

Artaban was a Persian King whose study of the planets and the stars led him to predict the birth of the King of kings. It is said that he sold everything he possessed and purchased ‘a large sapphire blue as a fragment of the night sky, a flawless ruby redder than a ray of sunrise, and a lustrous pearl as pure as the peak of a snow mountain at twilight’ which he intended to carry as tribute to this King of kings. He then set out for Jerusalem, where he had arranged to meet up with the three other Wise Men, or Magi, Balthazar, Melchior and Gaspar, to find this newborn King. Apparently, he never made it, and instead, sold his precious gem and gave the proceeds to the poor.

A Line in Time

Please click on the following link to place an order.

ednaspickles.com

Happy New Year 2020

HAPPY NEW YEAR 
2020
to all my friends.

May our '20-20 Vision'
 be one of peace,
free from hatred,
 turmoil, war and natural disasters.
 It's that time again we bid farewell
to yet another completed year
and bring in a new one.
 Let us think of those 
who are not with us today
 to share in the happy moments

of the years gone by.