Field Notes from Iceland
I put my camera down. The scene was too amusing to remain detached and focused on mundane things like composition...
Field Notes from Iceland
The refreshing coolness of the air was what I first registered as I opened the door and stepped out onto...
Field Notes from Iceland
My daughter looked up at me across the dining table, over the remnants of her dinner. Her eyebrows arched up,...
Field Notes from Iceland
I was in a bit of a funk. A vague sense of restlessness had crept up in me. For a...
Field Notes from Iceland
It doesn’t happen suddenly. It also doesn’t happen at the same time. You first notice it in the waters. One...
Field Notes from Iceland
Creativity is work ethic. This sentiment was the main theme in one of David duChemin’s blog posts and one that...
Field Notes from Iceland
Bharatpur is bewitched. At least, in winter. Here, you don’t tumble out of a cupboard into a Narniaesque world. Instead,...
Field Notes from Iceland
I saw one of those standard Insta reels the other day where the photographer walks across to a complete stranger...
Field Notes from Iceland
I would have loved to have spent a few quiet days after the trek. Any trek gives you time to...
Field Notes from Iceland
It all started rather innocuously. As it usually does. A good friend, S, suggested we do a trek. Something light...
Field Notes from Iceland
“ Oh so where is your next trip ? “ “Goa in August.” “ Oh but it would be raining.”...
Field Notes from Iceland
On July 26th, 2023, the Forest Act was passed in the Indian Parliament. Predictably, with no discussion. Predictably, ignoring most...
Field Notes from Iceland
Its difficult when you get overwhelmed. Your mind gets crowded up, you are unable to think straight, you are looking...
Field Notes from Iceland
"Life is short, break the rules." ~ Mark Twain I was mildly confused. I was standing at the Mandovi beach,...
Field Notes from Iceland
We speed on the highway. A weary landscape lies around us. It lies vast and unattended, hot and searching for...
Field Notes from Iceland
If, from my work table, I move slightly to my left and stretch my arm to a rather neatly arranged...
Field Notes from Iceland
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul - John Muir My footsteps gave...
Field Notes from Iceland
“ So, do you live here or are you visiting ? “ “ I have come for a visit.” “...
Field Notes from Iceland
Totally out of the blue, breaking the stillness that surrounded us, a party of peahens took off from near the...
Field Notes from Iceland
Kung Fu Panda, the movie, was a runaway success. As a series, the movie grossed over $1.8 Billion and is...
Field Notes from Iceland
“ You know, this is the first time that soon after a trip, you have not yet shared any wildlife...
Field Notes from Iceland
4273. The agitated, noisy flutter of a dozen wings taking off in alarm broke the stillness of the cold, foggy...
Field Notes from Iceland
It was quiet. Even the usual forest sounds seemed muted, as if a little wary. We peered into the forest....
Field Notes from Iceland
4:30 am : The alarm goes off and we reluctantly struggle out of the warmth of our thick blankets. 5.:15...
Field Notes from Iceland
The message on my phone, blandly said,” To date we have distributed : Non perishable bi weekly and monthly rations...
Field Notes from Iceland
“ Shhhh….!!!” “ Was that an alarm call ? “ All of us froze as our jeep crunched softly to...
Field Notes from Iceland
The term Kumbh comes from a mythical pot of nectar, but it is also the Hindi name for Aquarius, the...
Field Notes from Iceland
“ I am planning to go photographing birds in Goa” “ Goa ? “ “ Yes.” “ For BIRD photography...
Field Notes from Iceland
The driver took a sharp left turn, off the tarred road and onto a narrow mud track. I closed my...
Field Notes from Iceland
Once you have lived with mountains Under the whispering pines And deodars, near stars, And a brighter moon, With woodsmoke...
Field Notes from Iceland
We had finished a fascinating few hours at the ‘living fort’ at Jaisalmer, roaming around the place, gazing in admiration...
Field Notes from Iceland
I paused for a break. Ahead of me … steps. Lots of steps. Downhill fortunately. Going downhill can be hell...
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