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 […]
Category Archives: Nature
Who’s whose?
When we first bought this land, there was a proud sense of ownership. I would look out from the terrace, follow the boundary of our four acres with my eyes […]
Happy Pongal!
It’s the harvest festival, and many of our friends and relatives have been asking how we are celebrating it. I feel slightly ashamed to say we don’t do anything special, […]
Timeless
Sun and wind Birds resting their wings Cows sing
Some moment when the moon was blood
Red moon rising… And here is the year’s first palash, a splash of orange in the dry February landscape. The leaves of this tree, stitched together, make lovely, biodegradable disposable […]
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. […]
After the honeymoon
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. […]
Shattering entrances
It’s that backbreaking time of year again – urad picking.I love this dal and everything you can do with it, from idli to dal makhni to halwa, so every year […]
From ominous to mud to green
I love an ominous sky the way other people love horror movies. And we’re having a lot of them these days, a thunderstorm threatening every evening, and often arriving. And […]
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 […]
The Long View 