A river runs through it…
Not really! But almost. We have four small ponds in various parts of our land to catch and store rainwater. But despite really good rains this season, the ponds weren’t […]
Category Archives: Water
The wet?
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 […]
How to use less water
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 […]
Seasons greetings and the short view
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 […]
The rain in spades
Finally, after several semi-drought years and a disastrous early monsoon, we have rain! Every night! Water is standing everywhere, and flowing in many places. In the mornings, there are muddy […]
My pond runneth over
Almost. Our pre-monsoon work is paying off, now fingers crossed for a good monsoon. Topshe was thrilled, but stopped short of taking a swim.
All set, now where’s the rain?
It must be nice to be God. No hitches or holdups once you decide to do something, or so I imagine. Over the last few days, we have had our […]
Much water and a little sunshine
I’m sure everyone on earth is sick of rain right now. But where I come from it’s still a matter to cheer about, so I’m going to go ahead and […]
Summer storm
After weeks of the heat building up (yes I know, it’s hotter where you are, almost anywhere in the country, but we in and around Bangalore suffer too), we finally […]
Water! she gasped
It’s over two weeks since I saw the place, I’m sorely in need of a fix. And it hasn’t rained in nearly three months in these parts. We are facing […]
The Long View 