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A Dreamy Sunset in the Forest Meadows: #WordlessWednesday

A Dreamy Sunset in the Forest Meadows: #WordlessWednesday

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky.” – Rabindranath Tagore

Leopard, the Beauty with the Spots: #WordlessWednesday

Leopard, the Beauty with the Spots: #WordlessWednesday

“A world without leopards, well, who would want to live in it?” Diana Veerland     Leopard, the Beauty with the Spots Did you know what the spots on a leopard are called? Rosettes, because these distinctive black spots resemble roses. If you have read my last post, Adventures in the Wild, you’ll know I just returned for a 12 day jaunt in the forests of Central India. I was there to learn more about wildlife, as part of a…

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Adventures in the Wild: #MondayMusings #MondayBlogs #MicroblogMondays

Adventures in the Wild: #MondayMusings #MondayBlogs #MicroblogMondays

“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, “This is what it is to be happy.” — Sylvia Plath

Law of the Jungle: #WordlessWednesday

Law of the Jungle: #WordlessWednesday

“Now this is the Law of the Jungle – as old as true as the sky; and the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk that law runneth forward and back — for the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.” – Rudyard Kipling

Enchanted Forest: #WordlessWednesday

Enchanted Forest: #WordlessWednesday

“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind, and find my soul.” John Muir

Walk with The Ellies: #WordlessWednesday

Walk with The Ellies: #WordlessWednesday

walk with the ellies October 3, 2015 We had taken a wondrous weekend trip to Wildlife SOS Agra, with a bunch of dear friends. Wildlife SOS encourages its visitors to volunteer for its rescued elephants and Indian bears. We spent two very memorable days bathing the elephants, feeding them, watching them engage in their daily rituals. Some of the stories of the rescued elephants and bears brought tears to our eyes.  There was the over obese Laxmi, the elephant who…

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The Jungle Ride : #FridayFictioneers

The Jungle Ride : #FridayFictioneers

  The sun was dipping into the horizon, leaving behind streaks of burnt orange as the grey, candy flossed clouds tried hard to camouflage them. Al and I had decided to go for a quick drive to the Aravalli hills, that lazily lay sprawled around our urban jungle. We were hoping to spot some peacocks, jackals, or nilgais, as they headed into the hilly jungles, after a day’s feasting. Our SUV rumbled along the hilly terrain. Al suddenly braked hard,…

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