The butterfly said to the sun,”They can’t stop talking about my transformation. I can only do it once in my lifetime. If only they know they can do it at any time and in countless ways.” -Dodinsky
“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.”…
“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…
“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…
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…
“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…
“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.” ― Sarah Williams
“Wisdom is like a Baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.” David Lloyd George
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. “ – Anatole France
“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” – William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice A Birthday to Remember Birthdays are usually special, for all of us. But then, some birthdays turn out to be so unique, that we tend to hold them close to our hearts. Like my birthday last month. The birthday began with surprises galore from mi familia. Some highlights being, the exclusive meals whipped up by them painstakingly. And their…