I capture an elephant
After 14 long years of ‘vanavasam’, the stars aligned! I was on the roof with my mobile and a torch and an elephant obligingly posing for a video. The quality […]
Dumbstruck
Hello folks! I’m ok, thanks for asking – just been dumbstruck. We lost two animals over the course of eight months: our beloved Topshe, aged 16; and then a new […]
Night sky
Half the earth’s sunnyWhile we, over moonlitscape,Gaze at outer space. Enough airy talk,go ‘way! Wee folks need to eat!Squeaks mouse at my feet.
Hare today, gone tomorrow
So, the baby hare has hopped it! Most of yesterday it lay in its box in a stupor. Even Topshe was worried. Then, on a vet’s advice, I gave it […]
Valentine’s Day
I love Srini and my mother, love my kids and dog to bits, love my siblings, their kids, and their kids, friends old and new, and the village kids, love […]
Gift
A day like this is a gift: Yellow butterflies and orange petals in a zephyr drift Jasmine and champa scents in the soft sunshine wift They make our hearts and spirits […]
Soap asana for a frozen shoulder
Brrr! ’tis the season of stiff joints. If you’re prone to a frozen shoulder, here’s a tip for you. Over the years I’ve used this trick several times to thaw […]
Not all who wander are lost
Have you ever heard of a condition called ‘spiritual depression’? I read about it recently, and recognised the symptoms. The term was introduced in 1954 by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones in […]
Drug of choice
It’s not like I’m asking for LSD or heroin, Speed or cocaine. I only want what my dog has, simple! I want to be like Topshe, Tripping through a field […]
Village library
As of yesterday, the Long View Library for kids is up and running. It lives in a small shed with under 300 books so far, but we’re adding to it […]
The Long View 