“A tree’s most important means of staying connected to other trees is a “wood wide web” of soil fungi that connects vegetation in an intimate network that allows the sharing of an enormous amount of information and goods.” ― Tim Flannery, The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World The Hidden Life of Trees The Hidden Life of…
“Let it be… Just be.” The pandemic and the world crisis at large has been tough on all of us, yet like I’ve said before nature continues to flourish and it’s for us to flow with the tide or get swept away. On days you find yourself struggling to stay afloat this little story on the Beatles song, “Let it be” may impart hope. The story behind Paul McCartney’s LET IT BE! In his…
“When the risk it took to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anais Nin
“Grounded and free, Born to be a tree.” Lockdown has been a boon for nature. This is one of the small examples of how nature starts to breathe and flourish when we honour its spaces. In the last 9 years I haven’t seen so many vibrant hues in this season. Gurugram, in North India is a semi-arid city, monsoons are sparse, and it is pegged as the 7th most polluted cities in the world. Yet,…
“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.”…
“To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles.” – Mary Davis “I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” – John Burroughs
“Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at anytime and be yourself” – Herman Hesse in Siddhartha
“Let’s take individual steps to save our environment. It’s the only one we have, and will ever have.” My Rant from 6th June, 2020: Here’s a little rant/or appeal I wrote in response to a blogger friend, Shilpa’s Facebook post, when the life of the elephant in Kerela was nipped away, along with it’s foetus. My heart goes out to all the elephants and also other species in the wild, and otherwise who are relentlessly tortured, traumatised and…
“”To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” – Audrey Hepburn
“There is no creature among all the Beasts of the world which hath so great and ample demonstration of the power and wisdom of almighty God as the Elephant.” ― Edward Topsell, The Historie of Foure-Footed Beastes The first herd of elephants we sighted at Tarangire, Tanzania. It was a moment of a lifetime Watching this massive herd at Serengeti was nothing short of mesmerising! “They say that somewhere in…