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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]