Day 14 of the March SOLSC! #SOL21

We live in a small town, it is on top of a hill. When I came here in 1982 there was the teaching hospital and its campus on one side of the road and the engineering college and its campus on the other side. One end of the hill was called Endpoint and there was…

Day 13 of the March SOLSC! #SOL2021

My sewing machine is upstairs and from the window I see the yellow Gulmohur tree and beyond that coconut and mango trees. There are plenty of coconut trees around us, it is a pleasure to watch the swaying fronds. I see hawks gracefully gliding by and resting on the coconut trees. While I am stitching,…

Day 2 of the March SOLSC # SOL 21

One of our kitchen windows faces east. The gas stove is on the ledge below the window. There are ten coconut trees in our compound.  They were planted in the seventies by the previous owner. We came here in 2005. We are eating the fruits of their labour. One coconut tree is just outside  the…

Everyday Moments– (#SOL-2020)

16-02-2020 Yesterday evening we went to the temple of Goddess Mahishamardini not far from our home. We have been going there for a long time. It is a small temple and a serene place. The temple is being renovated but last year not much work was possible. My husband’s brother had been with us since…

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 337 OPEN and Solace

To open our hearts And absorb Nature’s beauty Solace to our soul.

In their own world

Little Things “Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land. Thus the little minutes, Humble though they be, Make the mighty ages Of eternity.” By Julia Carney We take a walk almost every evening. Fortunately, we live in a place where there is no pollution and there…

A squirrel runs up and down the tree

This morning I was speaking with my doddamma (my father’s elder brother’s wife) . I have very good memories of being with her during my school holidays. She is 86 now and is indoors most of the time. She was sitting by the dining table, drinking tea. From there she can see the branches of…

The Sense of Hearing

Some time ago I read this beautiful book, by Stephen Kuusisto. He is blind, and writes about “learning to savour the world by ear.” This brings to mind the moments that enrapture me every morning. My day starts early in the morning at five o’clock. It is still dark then and I like it that…

Fragrance of flowers (Slice of Life)

The Champaka (Magnolia Champaca) tree in our neighbour’s garden is blooming once again. In our language, Kannada, we call the flower, sampige. Here, yellow flowers are more common than the off-white ones. They are beautiful and very fragrant. Some people find the smell a little too much to bear. But I like them. When I…

The Daily Post Photo Challenge : Harmony

Harmony : “the quality of forming a pleasing and consistent whole.” I look forward to seeing harmony — a photo that is, or makes you feel harmonious — through your eyes. Not very far from our place there are temples in small villages, very often by the side of a river. It is a pleasure to…