Where Rain Lilies Bloom

I was fascinated by this beautiful pink flower I had seen first in a nondescript Himalayan hamlet in Uttarakhand. But, it was only recently that I learned it’s called Rain Lily. I instantly loved the name, because the name consists of both – rains and lilies, that makes me smile.

People & Places, Sagar Village

About 5 km from Gopeshwar in Uttarakhand, there’s a nondescript village – Sagar. Everyone told me there’s isn’t anything interesting to see or do in this village, however, and since the weather was good, I thought of hiking and exploring the place leisurely.

Tangled Hearts Plant, Tiny Plants Tuesday

Here’s my favourite plant and planter for this week’s garden stories. The plant is called Tangled Hearts and is also known by more common names such Pillow plant and Swedish Ivy.

Aurora Sky with Oil Pastels

Since a past couple of days the news and social media feeds are flooded with the stunning pictures of rare auroral red sky caused by solar storm, visible in many parts of the world. It was even visible from Ladakh in India.

Friday Travel Pic, Majuli Island

The river island of Majuli is best explored on bicycles, walking is the first best option, of course.

Majuli is the largest river island in the world and is located in the Brahmaputra River in Assam.