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Saturday, September 08, 2012

ABANDONED BUT LOOKING FOR SYMPATHY Mt.Abu


Last night while returning home I had to pass the home of “Veerbabji” it’s a small shrine situated on the bend between the army ground and Rotary Integrated School, I spied a creature beloved of the human race, taking shelter from the thunder, lightening and rain, he seemed lost and forlorn.
I reached into my pocket to get my phone, the poor mongrel seemed abandoned,  he looked like a well-bred mutt, left by its owner to fend in the wilderness on the muddy roads of Abu. I raised my phone to click the mutt, he looked at me, I tell you not a word was spoken between us but a mutual understanding passed between us. I did not encourage him, as I knew he would follow me and that would have been the end of him as my pack of mongrels back at home would have ripped him apart, so I turned away after snapping him, unresolved as to what action should I take to solve the fate of this poor faithful dog.
The shelter given to him by the God should tide him over for another day, if he moved out of its light he would be hunted by the leopard making his way through the misty hills looking for prey.


I passed him tonight once again, and I have wondered in vain if this poor mutt has had a bite to pump his fast failing veins. Before I lose my emotional cool and go back to feed him and bring on the poignant pain, I rather you see this dog in person through this strain in pictures I clicked while in the rain.



Anyone in Abu in needs of a lovely dog? Head for  this spot.



Where's my Master? I'm  sheltered but for how long? 

Thursday, September 06, 2012

An update on The Abode of the Gods Mt.Abu

The Abode of the Gods Mt.Abu.


Blame it on the “BLUE Moon”, Global warming, blah blah—Well the weather sure has taken a strange turn, drought-like conditions have suddenly turned into raging flood conditions in the least expected places in Rajasthan and part of Gujarat. Mount Abu was apprehensive for a short duration with the late arrival of the monsoons, but today, with its reservoir’s almost brimming or overflowing, the Abuites are comfortable that there is enough water to tide them over till the next year.
We still have more rain in the making! Looks like we do not have to resort to the “Indian rain dance to appease the rain gods anymore” as I mentioned earlier, there seems to be a radical change in the weather. The seasons seem to keep pace with the changing pace of human progress; the predictable rise and fall of the monsoons have sure changed over the years. Overnight lightning and thunderstorms followed by cloudbursts seem to be the norm.
I, for one, love and appreciate the steady rainfall that used to be Abu’s hallmark; today I’m apprehensive when I see this dramatic change in nature.
OH, By the way, I was to apprise you of the latest events in Abu, well some young men went bathing the day before late in the evening to one of our waterfalls on the way down and two of them did not make it back as they were swept away and their bodies only recovered the next day. Tonight I heard it through the grape wine that a lad from Delwara went for a dip in Mini Nakki Lake and drowned, will look out for the local paper tomorrow to confirm the news.

Some snaps I took a few days ago on the latest in Abu.

Blue Moon Taken in Abu 31 Aug 2012 


Not so Blue
Return of the sparrows 

Rammed into a date palm tree