I love to travel and experience what a new place reveals. I see people, fields, crops, landscape and then the sky, the Sun, the Moon and trees. I also want to hear stories from people and go back in time to know of something that has been forgotten. I prefer it at a pace that’s … More A 15-day road trip to Gujarat
“It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.” – L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables I was travelling for over two weeks and missed two editions back to back. But, I did not want to miss one last edition of 2025. So, … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 195
I dream my painting and I paint my dream. ― Vincent Willem van Gogh On Tuesday night, my folks in the US (Minneapolis) experienced the Northern Lights. So I got to see many photos and they all feel dreamy and gorgeous. I really want to see these lights some day so putting it out there for … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 194
“The answers you seek never come when the mind is busy, they come when the mind is still.” — Leon Brown On the first day of October, I went alone on a long walk. Usually I am with friends but that day I was on my own. So I walked for around two hours and … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 193
“One of the most beneficial and valuable gifts we can give to ourselves in this life: is allowing ourselves to be surprised! It is okay if life surprises you. Its a good thing!”― C. JoyBell C. On my way back to home this week, I spotted a rainbow. And if you didn’t know this about me … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 192
Last Friday, many who I know celebrated Onam. The harvest festival of the state of Kerala that is celebrated by all belonging to the state regardless of caste, community, religion or any other demographics. It was in 2014 when I learnt a little about Onam and then sought permission from my friend LP to share … More Onam Pookalams – 2025
“After all,” Anne had said to Marilla once, “I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.” ― L.M. Montgomery You all have seen this tree before. … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 191
“Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” — Tom Stoppard One afternoon post lunch, my peer and friend MH and I went for a quick walk after lunch. He took me around the Oak Grove Park that had many trees but the park was dominated by Oaks. MH showed me the acorns and as we walked … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 190
It’s over 8 in the night and there are still 15 minutes left for the Sun to set. As I sit and type from this temporary work desk, I hear a hum of the refrigerator. My hotel room is nicely insulated so it’s quiet and feels like time may stand still. I have had my … More Conversations over chai #9
“Perspectives are like batteries. You can see the positive or the negative, and they’ll keep you charged up, if you replace them often enough.”― Curtis Tyrone Jones This is a picture from today morning. My Thursday morning. I stepped out for a walk and spotted this. The Sun was rising and away from home, I felt … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 189
happiness and food 