Onam Ashamsakal to all those who celebrate Onam. May the harvest festival bring an abundance of joy, prosperity and happiness. My apartment complex is celebrating Onam this weekend. There is Sadya and then there are Pookalam competitions planned. One of the organizers asked me if I would like to volunteer for the decoration and I … More Onam Pookalams – 2026
“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.” — Nelson Mandela Last Sunday, I went on a Nandi Hills trek. A short but strenuous climb, and I think I did good to my heart and lungs. My watch showed that we climbed … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 201
“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.” — Haruki Murakami I can’t believe this is the 200th post of the Thursday Tree Love. It has been a lovely journey with you all tree lovers and I am so grateful for this small community we have built. You all have supported … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 200
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” —Anne Lamott I am feeling a bit guilty about showing up on this space after about a month. I was here in spirit but couldn’t get to write or post. However, I did surround myself around Gulmohar Trees. They are … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 199
“Some old fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat” – Laura Ingalls Wilder It’s that time of the year in Bangalore when the Pink Trumpet Trees bloom in abundance. Our streets are lined with these trees and the bloom can take away the gloom. I spotted this tree in my apartment … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 198
“Even in the familiar there can be surprise and wonder.” ― Tierney Gearon I know this Peepal Tree and this one knows me. For the last three years and more, I have often walked around the Yelahanka lake with my friends and this tree always greets us with open branches and a lush look. I have … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 197
Well, it’s been over a month since the world said Goodbye to 2025. This post has been sitting in my drafts in a half written form since December. Friday evenings are my favorite, I feel things slow down on a Friday. There. is calm around me. Usually VT is out playing and I wind up … More Goodbye 2025
“For in every adult there dwells the child that was, and in every child there lies the adult that will be.”― John Connolly One fine day in December, we went out as a team. 12 of us to a place far away from office and work. The goal was to have fun. And we had a … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 196
Happy 2026, you all. As I write this, today is the first Friday of this freshly minted year. It’s fun how this year began with a weekend. I have taken a day off and I am in a reflective mood. I have a brand new planner that I want to write my thoughts on, I … More International Blog Delurking Week – 2026
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
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