“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
It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project. ~Napoleon Hill I missed the last edition. There is a lot happening at work front and I just couldn’t get to the blog. But here I am with today’s post. On one of my morning walks, I noticed a couple picking up … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 188
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. ~Maya Angelou I was at the Bangalore airport a few days back and the not so-new-Terminal (T2) has an amazing line up on trees inside the airport. I always … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 187
“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” ~F. Scott Fitzgerald These are my morning walk finds. I am lucky to have a green neighbourhood. There are … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 185
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” ~ Thomas Jefferson I haven’t been able to write here and publish for over a month. I was just not able to manage time but today, I got a chance and here I am with this beautiful Gulmohar tree that I captured … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 184
“Whoever is happy will make others happy.” – Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl. I spotted another Yellow Tabebuia last week and this is the same tree from March 2023. I love the fact that this one too like the last one was captured on the go. The tree seems to be a … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 183
“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”– Abraham Lincoln Over the weekend, I stepped out with VT to go watch a few matches of the Bengaluru Open. The Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association is beautifully located at the center of the city and almost in between the Cubbon … More #ThursdayTreeLove – 182
happiness and food 