The Hamlet

The knitters came home for their last session in 2016. Sunlight streamed into the house and found animated chatter, busy knitting needles and preparations for that most delectable ceremony of winter d...

Winter is when the mountains are to be savoured, the brisk cold wind to be sniffed , the bright clear sunshine to be soaked, and the clear blue sky to be admired. It is the season for brief meetings w...

This is a week of new experiences. Today is the third day, and I am rather delighted with having  chosen to try out something different. I am living in a cosy, warm cottage set amidst towering junipe...

The monsoon clouds refused to go away, the clear-blue winter skies and that bright sun ...nope, they refused to come out too. The mountains remained shrouded in their misty veils and every morning was...

Last evening, my friend called up to discuss her project. In our home, for good reception on the mobile, I have to rush out to the balcony, look at a specific dead tree ( while ignoring the other thre...

Horse chestnut trees, Pangar in local dialect, are Nature's poster trees for the seasons. Stark, bare twigs for winter, Ruby red and mauve foliage for spring, Dense green and brown polka dots for mon...

The summer solstice, the touristy summer month of June, the dry heat of summer... they are all part of the past now, as grey clouds and green creepers cover the sky and ground respectively. Rain cl...

With clouds blanketing the valley below, with spectacular lightning and thunder shows, with rain and hail....Nature seems to have arranged for a fitting farewell to Summer this year. The green unde...

Why not the seaside? Why not a small town on the banks of the humid Cauvery? Why not a penthouse in Bangalore with excellent Wi Fi facilities and no actual requirement to descend to the pavement to bu...

Grey skies, rain filled clouds, moist forest slopes....the mountains are looking green and gorgeous in this summer month...today, actually. Not too long ago, there was smoke, angry fires, loud media ...