Sadness and uncertainty
It’s months since I posted anything. And some of you have kindly been asking what happened. Two things happened, almost simultaneously. Covid and the lockdown, and the disappearance of our […]
Category Archives: Animals
Grass: evil or amoral?
Grass probably beats cockroaches in adaptability and survival skills. It’s everywhere, growing fast! So, our neighbour Chitra and I had this discussion, and were pleased to find ourselves in agreement. […]
Hum ek hain
This is old news now, but I’ve had no time to post. In my recent Bangalore stint (or shall I say stink, both are equally appropriate), I got mixed up […]
A colloquium of colocasias
We harvested a bed of colocasia (shepankizhangu/ arbi/ taro) today. I love this tuber vegetable, and its leaves too, that you can make into delicious patrode, west-coast style.But the best […]
It’s raining mangoes!
The mangoes are still growing, they’re not yet ready to pick. These are windfalls. Most of our 22 mango trees are supposed to be Banganapalli, but we suspect they have […]
Hoffable herralumps
I don’t have the heart to blame an animal for anything it does. So, elephants, you are not only forgiven, but sympathised with. Drought, fires, loss of habitat – what […]
Farming or gardening?
What’s the difference between farming and gardening? My understanding is that it’s a question of scale, from which follows the consumption of the produce, whether it’s domestic or commercial. Going […]
Old stones: the leopard and the guitar
I came across this natural formation today. Can you see the leopard? Thanks to my friend Kajoli for pointing out that it is holding a guitar. Oh leopard set in […]
Half a cow is better than one
Don’t kill me, gau rakshaks! I mean no disrespect to the cow. And no cows were harmed in the making of this post. But before I come to the story […]
Signs of elephants
On our morning walk today, we saw this. And this. It would be thrilling and terrifying to spend a night in a machan like this, watching for elephants. And yet, […]
