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Looking Back: Part 2

Sunflowers turn away (With apologies for a rather startling use of the “n-word”) Picture taken in Karnataka, South India Filed under: yellow Tagged: Henry Hall, Karnataka, Sunflowers, The sun has got...

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Looking Back: Part 3

Heading home.. Picture taken in Karnataka. Filed under: home, returning, sunset Tagged: J.S. Bach: Sheep may safely graze, Karnataka, sheep and goats, Susanne Rydén

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The Observer Observed

Anu with Joseph, our tour driver Picture taken in Hampi, Karnataka Filed under: observing Tagged: Hampi, Observing, Philip Glass - Facades (cello octet)

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Arcs And Angles

Imperfect symmetries  ________________ Picture taken in Hospet, Karnataka Filed under: balance Tagged: Hospet, Philip Glass: Facades - Part 5, Symmetries, Wheels

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Nightlight

________________ ________________ Picture taken in Fort Cochin Filed under: light, night Tagged: Fort Cochin, Nightlight, Sicut Cervus

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Afternoon Angles

Light pierces the blinds. Picture taken on my roof terrace Filed under: afternoon, roof, sunshine Tagged: Blinds, Lazing on a sunny afternoon, Philip Glass: Facades - Part 5, Sunlight

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Labours Of Love

As our flock increased from a single female to a couple of laying hens and young rooster, the four-year-old dilemma of what to do with our side-yard solved itself: Click to view slideshow. Anu is...

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Coping With Complications

Picture taken on the bridge from Fort Cochin ________________________ Filed under: boat, challenges Tagged: Bach - Goldberg Variations: Aria, Complications, Fort Cochin, Glenn Gould, Mishap

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The Search For Wisdom

I am off once more on my travels. The search may take some time. Cartoon copied from The New Yorker, without permission Filed under: Uncategorized

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Good Friday

Picture taken in Southern Star Abbey, Kopua Monastery, New Zealand   Filed under: monastery Tagged: Good Friday

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The Liturgy Of The Hours: Vigils

A full moon lights the way to vigils. Requiem Introit Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. A hymn becomes you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall a vow be repaid in...

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The Liturgy Of The Hours: Lauds

Morning Prayer Picture taken during Lauds in Southern Star Abbey, Kopua Monastery, New Zealand Related articles The Liturgy Of The Hours: Vigils Filed under: monastery, morning Tagged: Benedictus,...

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The Liturgy Of The Hours: Terce

Terce: the third hour Picture taken at Southern Star Abbey, Kopua Monastery, New Zealand Related articles The Liturgy Of The Hours: Vigils The Liturgy Of The Hours: Lauds Filed under: monastery,...

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The Liturgy Of The Hours: Sext

Sext: the sixth hour Picture shows the Abbey church and guesthouse, Kopua Monastery. New Zealand Related articles The Liturgy Of The Hours: Vigils The Liturgy Of The Hours: Lauds The Liturgy Of The...

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The Liturgy Of The Hours: None

None: the ninth hour: a rainbow begins to break through the storm clouds. Picture taken at Southern Star Abbey, Kopua Monastery. New Zealand Related posts: The Liturgy of the Hours: Vigils The Liturgy...

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The Liturgy Of The Hours: Vespers

Vespers: evening prayer. The dying of the light… Picture taken at dusk in Kopua Monastery, New Zealand Related posts The Liturgy of the Hours: Vigils The Liturgy of the Hours: Lauds The Liturgy of the...

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The Liturgy Of The Hours: Compline

“We entrust ourselves to the night as if it were a great ocean from which we can fish up all sorts of wonderful things..” From The Music of Silence by David Steindl-Rast Compline completes the Liturgy...

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Beginnings… And Endings

A new day dawns. And my stay ends… Picture taken from Southern Star Abbey, Kopua Monastery, New Zealand Filed under: beginnings, dawn, endings Tagged: Dawn, Edvard Greig: Morning from Peer Gynt Suite,...

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The Shade Of Breakfast

Today Shaji and Dalila are away at a family celebration. Our breakfast was a café affair. Picture taken in the Sri Krishna Café, Fort Cochin Related posts Café Light Three Characters In Search Of An...

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Looking Forward

To celebrate my return, and all that we share, a day-trip to Thattekad is arranged: our annual “works outing” __________________________ Picture taken beside the boating-lake in Thattekad, Kerala....

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