Almost half a century after nine times Grammy award winner singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell released her beautiful song “Big Yellow Taxi” in late sixties, the song that went on to become an environmental anthem in the pop culture then, unfortunately, the … Continued
Probably it was a one-liner joke, meant to be just laughed at. When I read it though, laughter was not my first reaction. What he said is witty and amusing of course, but I think it comes from a philosophical … Continued
It was a particularly cold day in early February last year. Coronavirus was still just something that happened in China, but I was not in the best of spirits. I had my own gloominess before it got blended with the … Continued
Nature has a fine, meticulous and just right use of every tiny thing that belongs to her. Every stagnant moment of a bleak, chilly day, every tiny snowflake, every gentle ray of the first warm light of the year – … Continued
That these remarkable color-changing flowers exist, is one of the things that makes a visit to this planet worthwhile, just to have felt the touch of that almost perfectly round, delicate ball of quiet sumptuousness made with hundreds of tiny … Continued
Having spent a whole year as a long winter (staying indoors), now when the winter actually is here, I am accepting this so-called gloomy season more than ever before. An unexpected sighting has made me realize that winters are not … Continued
DECEMBER 2020. I typed above words in quite a few places while designing this month’s edition of my monthly free calendar wallpapers. It made me happy. Although in a subtle, cautious way, but I let it do that to me. … Continued
One look at the luminous autumnal trees colored in the most mesmerizing warm hues will bring instant joy to even the most low-spirited of hearts. However, in autumn, it is difficult to remain happy too, because the sublime beauty of … Continued
Bringing your vision at a mushroom’s level is a surreal way to retreat. As soon as you virtually enter that tiny space, the noise of life is blocked out and you hear its true, undeniable music, coming from some long-forgotten, … Continued