A little bit of context before you begin reading this book review. I have recently enrolled for an MA in Philosophy at the University of Mumbai. Philosophy is something I have been getting interested in, over the past few years, as those of you who have been reading my blogs and Instagram posts would know. During the pandemic, I thought long and hard about what I wanted to do next, and this is what I eventually came up with. It has been a challenge, getting back into academics as a student at this age, especially in a subject I have no academic background in. However, it has also been very exciting, especially thanks to my wonderful classmates (who, surprisingly, are of all age-groups, including some quite near my own) and my teachers, who have been very supportive and understanding. How well I will do is something that remains to be seen, but so far, I am enjoying this new journey and look forward to where it leads. Now that you know the background , you probably get an idea of how
Its pouring out there as I write these words, the windows tightly shut to prevent my computer getting wet! No words today, just pictures...... taken a couple of days back.. Yes, now that the rains have begun, I have started carrying my camera along as we wait for Samhith's bus, managing somehow to click pictures of creepy crawlies, juggling with my mobile and camera in one hand and an umbrella in the other, not to mention trying to stop Samhith from running off into the rain!
Here's our first visitor - a beetle scuttling off in the water......
And these aren't visitors - these are permanent residents - centipedes - but they look a bit more attractive in the rains (If u can call them attractive, that is..)
And if you were wondering how many of these were around, here's a glimpse... that's just one small patch of the wall!!!
And here are a few mushrooms... they grow and disappear miraculously soon!
That's all for now, but the monsoon has just begun... and more creatures are sure to appear soon!
Here's our first visitor - a beetle scuttling off in the water......
And these aren't visitors - these are permanent residents - centipedes - but they look a bit more attractive in the rains (If u can call them attractive, that is..)
And if you were wondering how many of these were around, here's a glimpse... that's just one small patch of the wall!!!
And here are a few mushrooms... they grow and disappear miraculously soon!
That's all for now, but the monsoon has just begun... and more creatures are sure to appear soon!
yikes !!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry but centipedes and other crawly creatures are not something I love to see...
But yes, the monsoon has been great till now. I loving every bit of it...
sitting at my french window, having a hot cup of chai with pakodas and a good book to read... Aaahhh heaven !! :)
Anu
ReplyDeletevery nice post...mentioning these creatures which are also part of our life...
Anu,
ReplyDeleteOn rains I agree with shyamgovind here.
Thanks for sharing these creepy creatures. I generally freak out seeing them. :-)
I used to live in a room bordering the Malad Creek some years back. And there was a treasure trove of creepy crawly life on my window sill every day. Pretty scary.
ReplyDeleteeek! Anu!seriously gross pics!
ReplyDeleteJuggling with too many things (mobie, umbrella and samhith) and u stil manage to capture these ? I end up dropping my mobile most times even without a camera around :)
ReplyDeletebut centipedes and other crawly ones are not my fav too !
Anu at the moment I won't mind them if I got some rain along with it.
ReplyDeleteThis post reminds me of the bite once I got from a centipede.it was really painful
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful insight into the monsoon season!
ReplyDeleteWe are still waiting for the rains. The pictures are great.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! It's nice to see the rain since it's so hot and dry here now. My chickens would like some bugs but not beetles or centipedes.
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