“The beauty of Africa is not man made, it is natures gift to humanity.” ― Paul Oxton WILD AFRICA I’m so grateful to the universe that we managed to go on our African holiday, last year in October. Little did we know in a few months and in a blink of an eye, safe travel would become a distant dream. Tanzania is a wondrous country in…
“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…
“Let things taste the way they are.” – Alice Waters, chef, author, and owner of Chez Panisse FARM TO TABLE We live in an apartment, but fortunately for us we have balconies and a terrace space that has given us the wonderful option to grow our own farm to table produce. Herbs like basil, mint, parsley, oregano and others like lettuce, kale, pak choy, celery, spinach, fenugreek, rocket leaves, tomatoes, lime etc. Especially when they are in…
“We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through, our purpose is to observe, learn, grow and love. And then we return home.” – Australian Aboriginal Proverb Palacio do Deao, a Charming Mansion in Goa I had the good fortune of travelling to Goa, February this year; just before Covid-19 reared its ugly head in India. These are a few snippets from Palaciao do Deao (Dean’s palace), an 18th…
Wilderness and Lockdown Skies – Part African Adventures I re-visited Africa; East Africa to be precise while living a lockdown life. My city skies these days remind me of the skies in the African wilderness. A pure shade of azure and the air as crisp and clean as it could ever be. These are a few vignettes from Serengeti National Park, when we were there last…
“Be like a tree. Stay grounded, keep growing and know when to let go.” tinybuddha.com It’s spring in our part of the world. While there is a riot of colours bedecking the outdoors, there are innumerable trees busy shedding and letting go. The new shoots are slowly but surely sprouting. These pictures where taken about two weeks back, before the lockdown. Now going on car drives is a distant dream, for sometime at least. Though the first picture…
Love in the time of corona Part-2 **Long post alert** Please bear. 🙂 LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA PART-2 Yes, the virus has been devastating. And it continues to play havoc. It’s pay back time. When we exploit and defile nature, it gets back to us just the way it has now. Yet, despite the havoc, I know many of us are reclaiming…
“Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.” – Luther Burbank Flowers, Our Constant Friends Flowers are our constant friends, in good times and the not-so-good times. Just gazing at a blooming flower can infuse us with so much joy and radiance. I know this is my second post this season on flowers, but I can’t seem to have enough of them, as…
“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.” –Martin Buber All Picture Credits: A bunch of very talented naturalists from Pugdundee Safaris. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ #WORDLESSWEDNESDAY #WordlessWednesday hosted by Esha and yours truly is a weekly blog hop. ********** Care to join in ? Here’s how you can: Post a picture on your blog. It could be from life’s wondrous or wicked moments, your wanderlust days, or simple random shots…
“The bravest are the most tender; the loving are the daring.” ― Bayard Taylor All Photo Credits: 11 year-old Aarshia Sinha, my younger poppet Linking up with: The Sound of One Hand Typing (John) Tossing It Out (Lee) Cathy for WildWednesday Steve for WordlessWednesday ComedyPlus for Wordless Wednesday Imaging for WordlessWednesday @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ #WORDLESSWEDNESDAY #WordlessWednesday hosted by Esha and yours truly is a weekly blog hop. ********** Care to join in…