Wednesday 9 November 2011

Marbles

When I was a child, little boys used to play with these small balls called marbles, making holes in the ground and aiming to shoot the marble using the crook of the index finger. I did not really play these games much but I have always been fascinated by these small spheres.

These days, kids are much into tennis, skating and even golf.

Coincidentally I also came across an interesting quote by G.K. Chesterton
"I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles"


Fascinating Balls called Marbles

I do want to restrict my association with marbles as plain nostalgia, I think it would be a good idea to teach my kids how to play a game of marbles in the park one of these days.

Thursday Challenge here

11 comments:

  1. Marbles always remind u of childhood days..

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  2. Very well composed image. I like the colors.

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  3. Thanks Shobha, magiceye, Indrani
    Indrani - I also liked the effect of colors in this one.

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  4. Loved to play marbles especially winning competitors marbles ;)

    Pheno

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  5. I did that too as a child! :) had all kinds of colour marbles. Love your picture! :)

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  6. Awesome :) Keep going !
    http://deepakkarthikspeaks.blogspot.com

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  7. The marbles show up nicely against that orange background.

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  8. It is indeed an interesting game!!

    Loved the quote too!!

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  9. I have played this game so many times .. during childhood

    marbles was one of the good past times I had Thousands ..

    Bikram's

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  10. Thanks Kati, Deepak, Aliya, Vyankatesh, Bikramjit.

    Happy to have induced a feeling of nostalgia in some of you :-)

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