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Pro-arson birds

07/03/2022by thelongview 6 Comments

It’s the season of arsonists running amok here. ‘Flame of the forest’ suddenly takes on a new significance. Every day, we’re all ready with our hose pipes and green branches […]

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Birds, Farming, Fire!, Nature

Weed of the year 2021

28/12/2021by thelongview 8 Comments

As we approach the end of a truly awful year, it’s time to announce the Anilodharani Award for the Weed of the Year. We’re sticking to the plant kingdom, otherwise […]

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Crafts, Farming, Livelihoods, People, Weeds

Ho, ho, ho! The heffalumps are here!

24/12/2021by thelongview 8 Comments

Merry Christmas, everyone! It’s been a long time since we had a visit from the doddavarus, the big ones. But they paid us a Christmas visit and left their calling […]

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Elephants, Farming, Forests

The ubiquitous hibiscus

30/10/2021by thelongview 19 Comments

It all started with this unknown flowering plant that I bought at our local nursery. Some three years later, it has begun blooming. To our amazement, the huge, frilly flowers […]

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Cotton, Farming, Flowers, Hibiscus genus, Vegetables

Against the grain: Book review

26/07/2021by thelongview 9 Comments

Against the grain: A deep history of the earliest states, by James C Scott, Yale university press, 2017 This book is an electrifying read for a farmer, or anyone who […]

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Archaeology, Book review, Farming, People, Politics

The wet?

24/07/2021by thelongview 11 Comments

This year, the monsoon isn’t treating us too badly. It’s not great, but at least there have been no long dry spells – so far. The trees are growing and […]

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Farming, Rain, Water

How to use less water

31/01/2021by thelongview 2 Comments

In which we are solvent… Finally, our water supply system is up and running. It’s wonderful (but unreal) to have water on tap again. …but wondering why water isn’t rationed […]

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Challenge, Farming, Off-grid, Water

Weed of the year 2020

05/01/2021by thelongview 19 Comments

The award this year goes to… Ok, I chose this partly because of its name, so very topical this year! If there had been a Covid 19 weed, I might […]

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Farming, Weeds

Seasons greetings and the short view

25/12/2020by thelongview 7 Comments

Here’s wishing all my friends on WordPress a Merry Christmas and/or a happy Vaikuntha Ekadasi, and a wonderful New Year. Let’s hope 2021 is better than 2020. Did you see […]

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Borewells and submersible pumps, Farming, Off-grid, Water

After the honeymoon

06/01/2020by thelongview

Some visiting friends the other day asked us curiously, Don’t you get bored living here? It seems very romantic in theory, but we don’t know how long that will last. […]

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Farming, Life lessons, Nature, Retirement

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