"He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter." - John Burroughs In Our Winter Wonderland: #WordlessWednesday I hope you enjoy the glimpses of the winter wonderland in and around my home. Winter is truly an enchantress of sorts. … Continue reading In Our Winter Wonderland: #WordlessWednesday
"I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree." - Joyce Kilmer Stand Tall, Like A Tree: #ThursdayTreeLove 7 August, 2018, 6:20 P.M. I chanced upon this grandiose tree, on a fascinating evening walk with my DH, around the stunning hills of the Balur Coffee Plantation, Chikmagalur, Southern … Continue reading Stand Tall, Like A Tree: #ThursdayTreeLove
"Solitude is not the same as loneliness. Solitude is a solitary boat floating in a sea of companions." - Rober Fulghum Of Idyllic Afternoons and Boat Rides: #WordlessWednesday In between the busyness of attending a family wedding in Calcutta, we took time away one misty afternoon, to regale in the beauty of the … Continue reading Of Idyllic Afternoons and Boat Rides: #WordlessWednesday
"Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records". William Arthur Ward STAND PRETTY AMIDST ADVERSITY: #WORDLESSWEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2018, 7:34 A.M.Amidst the intense morning smog in New Delhi Capital region, this lone tree stands pretty and tall. A picture perfect example of how we all can and will continue to bloom amidst adversity, … Continue reading Stand Pretty Amidst Adversity: #WordlessWednesday
Are you caught up in the break-neck scramble of life? Is your life whizzing by in a jiffy, and your to-do list mounting, and cluttering your life further? Are there five different things you planned to do last week, but ended up doing just one or two, or none? Can't slow down? Don't worry, you … Continue reading Six Productive Ways to Slow Down: #MondayMusings #MondayBlogs #TheMindfulBreak
the road less travelled 7 August, 2018 What does this picture tell you? A lone traveller on a deserted road? A path where the flora towers over mankind? Are we are mere inconspicuous beings? For me, this photo not just brought back memories of my awe-inspiring walk on the lone road, at Balur, Chikmagalur, South … Continue reading The Road Less Travelled
ten things i Am grateful for on monday How did your Monday morning start? Is it Moan-day or Monday for you? Did you wake up with a spring on your feet, or did you bemoan the beginning of another choc-a-block week? Did you enjoy your coffee looking out of the window, and kiss … Continue reading Ten Things I Am Grateful for On Monday Morning : #MondayMusings #MicroblogMonday #MondayBlogs
La familia 29 May, 2017 The summer of 2017 was a remarkable. La familia took a road trip to the lush, cooler climes of Uttarakhand from Gurugram, where the summer heat was refusing to beat a retreat. One of our pit stops was my birth place; the stunningly, verdant Pantnagar University, before we headed … Continue reading La Familia: #WordlessWednesday
“I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked." - Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar The Mighty Fig Tree On our arrival at Balur Estate, Chikamaglur this August, the … Continue reading The Mighty Fig Tree: #ThursdayTreeLove
August is my birthday month and I look forward to it with much anticipation. In my head I believe that August must turn out perfect. But the August of 2018 proved to be a mixed bag of surprises. Some great, and some not so great. There were challenges galore, but the month was also dotted … Continue reading Gratitude for August 2018: #GratitudeCircle