POEM: Teahouse

to be poured steaming tea
from a dented kettle,
in a wooden building,
hanging at the mountain's edge,
at the end of a long day's journey,
has a special spirit-raising force 

DAILY PHOTO: Seeking Shade on a Sunny Mountain, Kashmir

Taken in Kashmir, near Sonamarg, in August of 2016.

DAILY PHOTO: Flowery Cairn

Taken on October 3, 2020 at Devaramane Hill.

DAILY PHOTO: Meghalaya Mountains

Taken in Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya in April of 2017.

DAILY PHOTO: Kolsai Lake Trail

Taken at Kolsai-1 in the summer of 2019.

DAILY PHOTO: Ridges, Himachal Pradesh

Taken in June of 2015 in the Great Himalayan National Park

DAILY PHOTO: Hills of Meghalaya

Taken in April of 2017 on the David Scott Trail

DAILY PHOTO: Into the Valley, Annapurna Sanctuary

Taken in the Annapurna Sanctuary in May of 2018

DAILY PHOTO: Kashmiri Tarns

Taken in August of 2016 on the Sonamarg – Naranag Trail.

DAILY PHOTO: Rocky Tops, GHNP

Taken in June of 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park