Pro-arson birds
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]