NOEL ELLIS' GOOGLE BLOG

  LEGENDS OR INSTITUTIONS   LT COL NOEL ELLIS 02/XII/2023   Certain people can be called ‘Legends’ but certain people are “Institutions”. I had the honour to serve with one. People may brush such folks aside. But some people who hold your hand without caring for their own comfort and family, fall into this category. No, he was not the CEO, not the HR head or the MD either. He had served one of the top most business family of India personally. A person who was quick at uptake and produced things which touched the heart of so many people. The feedback one received about him who toiled overtime, without losing his cool, without missing out the minutest of detail, creating wonders in the limited resources in such a remote area, was commendable. He served the company with dedication and devotion, sincerity and commitment, honesty and reliability speaks volumes. Above all, he held my head high and never let me down. A person from a village background, an illit...

 Another flowery morning with  🧡DIL KHUSH ❤flowers

  ENCOUNTERS WITH RATS   LT COL NOEL ELLIS 01/XII/2023   If we have to leave our home for a couple of days it has its consequences. The day we returned, our utensils in the kitchen started rattling in the middle of the night. That is how ghost stories take root. It is so irritating when one has to get up past midnight to investigate. It was a rat for sure. One medium sized rat was frolicking around. It must have found the place free from humans, so it decided to sniff around in search of food. These vermin got into every drawer and soiled every cup and saucer it trespassed on. Tell tale signs were its droppings. Operation ‘Rat Hunt’ was launched to eliminate this rodent. Bugger was smart. It would wait for us to go to sleep and then get on its daily hunt. Moment we would switch on the kitchen light, the battlefield would go absolutely silent. For three continuous nights, we were on the hunt. We had a ‘Khadakki’. A mousetrap, in which moment it takes the bait, the spring g...

  Start of December 🧡 DIL KHUSH ❤ flowers in ELLIS' Garden

  This Bird makes my DIL KHUSH 💙

  MEETING THE CRANES   LT COL NOEL ELLIS 25/XI/2023   On the onset of winter the arrival of ‘Demoiselles Cranes’ all the way from Mongolia begins. They travel more than 4000 + kms for about 150 odd days to breed and feed till they return with their brood in March. They start in late August and land here by mid November. The other day, I spotted them from our roof top flying in formation of an inverted V. Their loud calls caught my attention. One could just catch a fleeting glimpse of the flock. ‘Khurjaa’ as these cranes are locally called are now regular visitors here. The village is ‘Guda Bishnoi’ which is about 10 kms from where we stay. They use it as their annual wintering grounds. Many cranes get injured, many die due to fatigue & hunger. Many fall prey to predation by the Eagles during their long and arduous journey. It is not easy to fly at altitudes ranging from 16000 feet to 26000 feet. They fly over the icy Himalayas to reach here. At the ...

 ❤️ DIL KHUSH ❤️ date with Cranes at GUDA