The weaver birds are back!
Several months ago, one of our neighbours got in a JCB to remove the lantana running wild on their land. In passing, a tree near our pond was uprooted. I […]
Category Archives: Nature
Where’s the joy?
From June to August end my husband has agreed to teach a course at his old institute. In our thirty-five years of married life, we have always functioned as a […]
A beautiful day, and a writerly exercise
Today has been a glorious day, the sort of day when you’re grateful to be alive. I took a dozen photos, but then I thought: if I call myself a […]
The Hidden Life of Trees: Book review
I read this book in almost one gulp. Very easy to read, with an engaging style, and I learnt a few things I didn’t know about trees. The central idea […]
Old stones: sumaithangi
Stone is beautiful! Granite, basalt, sandstone, limestone, marble, laterite, quartz, soapstone, slate… my mouth waters at the very thought of them. We are lucky to have lots of rocks and […]
Sunrise, sunset
Recently my blogging friend Suze wrote a post about this song, an old favourite. And I’ve been humming it ever since, driving myself and everyone around me crazy. Let me […]
Snakeskins and citrons
I came across this sloughed off snake skin at the farm. It’s both fascinating and gross.I was staring at it the way Topshe is staring at this waterfall, or what […]
