Looking Back on the Days Gone By | Gratitude
“The years go by. The time, it does fly. Every single second is a moment in time that passes. And it seems like nothing – but when you’re looking back … well, it amounts to everything.” ~ Ray Bradbury
Brain Fever | A Forest Escapade | Guest Post
Brain Fever! Brain Fever! Brain Fever! Today I have a guest post from a fellow birder and wildlife enthusiast. Hemant, very kindly agreed to put together his forest adventure to Corbett National Park, in the form of a free flowing verse/poem.
Spring Splendour | Spring Equinox
“The spring wakes us, nurtures us, and revitalises us. How often does your spring come? If you are a prisoner of the calendar, it comes once a year. If you are creating authentic power, it comes frequently, or very frequently.” —Gary Zukav, spiritual mentor and author
Türkiye | Sky Watch
Traveling to Türkiye, was one of my long cherished dreams, especially to Istanbul. The Türkiye Connection I have always felt a deep connection with this land without having ever visited it. And when we did in October 2022, it was like homecoming. The people were warm, kind-hearted; the winding alleys felt oh! So familiar, as did the bazaars and the baklavas. Though, I’m not much of a city person, but there was something beyond endearing about Istanbul and all of…
Tiger Safari in Bandhavgarh | Experiences in Bandhavgarh
“Nature doesn’t promise you anything – an afterlife, rewards for good behaviour, protection from enemies, wealth, happiness, progeny, all things human desire and pray for. No, nature does not promise these things. Nature is a reward in itself.” – The Book of Nature, Ruskin Bond
12 Months of Balanced Flow | Word of the Year (WOTY) 2022
“Balance. It was all about balance. That had been one of the first things that she had learned: the centre of the seesaw has neither up nor down, but upness and downness flow through it while it remains unmoved. You had to be the centre of the seesaw so the pain flowed through you, not into you. It was very hard. But she could do it!” — SirTerry Pratchett Squaring back to the quote by British satirist, humorist and novelist;…
St. Nicholas is in Town | Winter Solstice | Christmas | Yule
“The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.” ~ Clement Clarke Moore This post has been brewing since early this week, so please bear with the pre-xmas tools- read story. 🙂 A Yule without Rules – Pre-Xmas Tools I bet most of you are done putting up your Christmas trees. We finally managed to decorate our home early this week, thanks to my adorable nephew who now lives…
Turning 6 on 6 | It’s a Sixer | Blogiversary
It’s a Sixer Natasha Musing turned 6 today, on the 6th Day of December, 2022. (I’m not counting the time I set up my blogspot account- 17 years ago; as I’d like to believe that WP gave wings to my personal writing in a different form.) It’s been a quiet celebration this year. Quiet is nice. Sometimes. Though I miss the buzz around my anniversary from the last five years. To make up for it I almost ordered a…
Istanbul’u seviyorum – I love Istanbul | Wordless Wednesday
“If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.” Napoleon Bonaparte
Zero Excuses | Birding Escapades
“I think the most important quality in a birdwatcher is a willingness to stand quietly and see what comes. Our everyday lives obscure a truth about existence – that at the heart of everything there lies a stillness and a light.” ― Lynn Thomson, Birding with Yeats: A Mother’s Memoir