People ask me, from where do I find subjects to write on. Frankly, they come automatically. From a bird to an airplane flying above can trigger a thought for an article. It could be a scene or situation which touches me deep within also. Like it happened today. I was feeding the fish, when I noticed a ‘clump of leaves’ clutching a vine. I wanted to shake those leaves away. They could have got entangled with each other. Leaves were stuck very firmly. Which got me thinking. Were they stuck in a cobweb? The mystery had to be solved. On close inspection, it was an abandoned Hummingbird’s nest. We have seen many nests around our garden. This was a new place. Something must have gone wrong for them to abandon it half built. As I was wrecking my grey matter many thoughts unfolded. Hummingbirds frequent our home to have a sweet drink which is kept in the hummingbird feeder. They visit till dusk, sipping the drink with glee. Tactically, it was an exc...
It has been a long time since I have had “Khujli in my Hands”. No, no, not what you are thinking. People will ask me if it is in the left hand or the right one. If it is the left you will receive money and vice versa if it is on the right hand. Right! My itch is different and has got nothing to do with money. It has everything to do with gardening. Larger the number of flowers, the richer I feel. My happiness index depends on them. Let me not beat around the bush and come to the itch. It has nothing to do with any disease or what vela people generally scratch. So here goes…... It was in December that one of our adenium plants showed a seed pod. My excitement knew no bounds. Having researched about this plant called the “desert rose” extensively, one was convinced that this year there will be a new experiment. That is growing adeniums from seeds. A seedpod was the beginning of the process. From about a centimeter when I had detected the seedpod, it grew...