DAILY PHOTO: From Hill to Farm

Taken in March of 2014 at Nandi Hills

DAILY PHOTO: Vindhyagiri at a Distance

Taken in September of 2022 in Shravanabelagola

DAILY PHOTO: Kodaikanal from the Overlook

Taken in 2018 in Kodaikanal

Patchwork Lands [Free Verse]

patchwork 
in shades of green, 
beige, 
and rust-red clay

geometries formed
of odd angles

spreading ahead
to the edge of
sight 
& 
imagination

so many fields
in so many states -
yet, all in one
time
&
place

there, I felt
a tad bit infinite,
being stretched
from a stable center
in all directions
as time sprawled
first to last
in no particular order

DAILY PHOTO: Dhavalappan Giri

Taken near Chandravalli Cave on September 10, 2021

POEM: Landscape, Ancient & Alien

It was an alien landscape,
in red-brown Martian hues,
but built of boulders older than
the skies have known the blues —
or so the locals always said.
But no man knew those views.
They date to days primordial —
before artist or muse.

DAILY PHOTO: Line of Bikes in the Manipuri Countryside





Taken in May of 2017 in Manipur.

DAILY PHOTO: Hills Near Ramanagara

Taken on July 3, 2020 near Ramanagara.

DAILY PHOTO: Shathashrunga Landscapes

Taken in November of 2019

DAILY PHOTO: Tucson Mountains

Taken in the 90’s near Tucson