July is usually not a happy month for Mumbaikars. Rains, traffic, potholes, waterlogging, and wet clothes all over the house make our lives difficult. Therefore, the best way is to escape Mumbai during the monsoon and explore the rest of Maharashtra. I have mentioned this before and I repeat again. Maharashtra is a real beauty … Continue reading Gratitude List- July
"A tree's wood is also its memoir"---- Hope Jahren, American GeoBiologist. This beautiful tree was shot by the husband (from two different angles), during our recent 'spine-chilling' trip to Bhimashankar. It is a miracle that we are still alive to share photos after that trip. Nevertheless, the positive story is that the husband has equally … Continue reading The Cloud, the Hill, and the Tree #ThursdayTreeLove
Linking this with #wordlesswednesday hosted by Esha and Natasha
I wake up in the wee hours of the day, go to the kitchen and start preparing breakfast for the son. Then I wake him up. I utter a few words in isolation, but not full sentences. No conversations as such, just nag him to get ready for school,. The son is groggy and in … Continue reading The Days of No-Conversations #MondayMusings
Have you ever been on a road trip where your car broke down in the middle of a jungle (that had leopards)? Imagine being stuck in a broke down car with two kids, no mobile network, no other vehicle or house in sight, not another human soul around and rain and fog clogging your visibility. … Continue reading When Our Car Broke Down at Bhimashankar #wanderfulwednesday
"Tomorrow's harvest depends upon today's ploughing and sowing"--- Chinmayananda Saraswati We came across this farmer ploughing his field on our way to Bhimashankar. My son being a city born had never seen anything like this before. He was amused and surprised to learn that so much effort and hard work goes behind growing the grains … Continue reading Plough #WordlessWednesday
I loved old-fashioned letters written with a pen on paper, I loved the texture of the paper, the postage stamp, the envelope with the address of a street or lane from an unknown city, the handwriting of the sender, the fragrance, the stamps of post offices, everything. But, Alas!! Nobody writes such a letter these … Continue reading The Lost Joy of Letter Writing #MondayMusings
"It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened". ...Philip Sidney On our recent trip to Vasai Fort, I clicked this especially keeping in mind Parul's Thursday Tree Love. This blog hop has taught me to love Trees, and I was … Continue reading The Palm Tree- #thursdaytreelove
"A flower blossoms for its own joy"....Oscar Wilde Every morning, I go for a walk to a small garden, adjacent to my home a strange calmness engulfs me I look at the flowers, blooming in various shapes and hues, and stare at the various shades of green, watch the early birds getting the worms … Continue reading Morning Glory- #WordlessWednesday
Trina Looks Back 