“Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” Dale Evans Christmas Vibes Sharing a handful of Christmas vibes from our home, to yours. Hope they make you smile too. 🙂 I’ll be away all of next week. So, I’ll now see you in the New Year. Therefore, do allow me sometime to respond to your comments and posts. I’m requesting all my #WW friends to please…
On a Silent Trail: The Sanctuary Kenneth & Dorothy Stiffle “Non fatuum huc persecutus ignem”  Latin translation : “it is no will-o’-the-wisp that I have followed here.”
“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.” – Joseph Campbell “For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.”…
“Trees do not preach learning and precepts. They preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life.”― Herman Hesse “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” ― William Shakespeare “Where flowers bloom so does hope.” – Lady Bird Johnson “Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.” ― Chad Sugg “Only from the heart can you touch the sky.” – Rumi “Trees are poems that…
“Ô, Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on Earth.” ― Roman Payne “Catch me if you can”, says that golden orb of orange to the leaves, and twigs that behold its magic. Catch Me If You Can I had the mesmerising opportunity of taking this snap shot a few months back, specially for our Tree Lady, Parul’s #ThursdayTreeLove. But the busyness of life got the better of me, and I never got around to posting. I…
“The common hill-flowers wither, but they blossom again. The laburnum will be as yellow next June as it is now. In a month there will be purple stars on the clematis, and year after year the green night of its leaves will hold its purple stars. But we never get back our youth.” – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray Sunshine in my Neighbourhood I chance upon this stunning Laburnum (also known as Amaltas, in Hindi) every morning,…
Peacocks & Gulmohars on a Cycling Trail Cycling Stories: Last weekend I got back to the saddle after a long hiatus. Little did I know I would be blessed with such unique mesmerising views, that too on an off-beaten track which had big puddles; an aftermath of the previous nights rain. The weather was picture perfect, as were the sights. Nudged by a seasoned and experienced fellow cyclist, we took the plunge of going into the trail road….
“Alone let me constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who meditates in solicitude attains supreme bliss.” Â – Â Guru Nanak
Rain and Its After Effects: #Writebravely #writetribefestivalofwordSjune2018 It poured all of last night. The rains finally lashed Gurgaon with unfettered fury, giving the parched residents of our millennial city a much-needed respite from the sweltering summers. I was awake beyond midnight, listening to the rhythmic pitter patter of the rains, which would suddenly rise up in crescendo. The winds continued to holler along side, tapping furiously, and at times gently on our glass doors and window panes. I woke up…
Post Alert: Slightly long post, but honest to God, you won’t regret it. V is for Valiant & Victorious Ride 12 February, 2017, Bhuvaneshwari Devi, Gurugram, New Delhi Capital Region, India I’m an avid cyclist. A passion that I engage in it with as much ardor as writing. Though I wish I would ride more often, and have a time set aside each day to cycle, just like the way I have for writing. Well, hopefully someday soon that thought…