As we turn our clocks back today for Daylight saving time in most parts of the United States, I got to thinking about another kind of seasonal natural rhythm. That of plants keeping their ‘promise to bloom’ after long cold winter months, and the migratory birds keeping their ‘promise to return’ every spring in the […]
Seasonal Rhythms – ‘Promise to Bloom’ and ‘Promise to Return’ Read More »
It’s the last day of April and finally beginning to feel a little bit like spring in the Wasatch mountains and valleys after one of the snowiest winters in decades. As we welcome spring, feel the warmth of the sun’s rays, breathe in the fresh spring air, and hear the cacophony of birds starting to
Salute to an exceptionally long and snowy winter ! Read More »
“The Pale Blue Dot”, image of the Earth, smaller than 0.12 pixels taken by Voyager 1 spacecraft, as it was leaving our solar system in 1990, a legacy to all humankind, from the brilliant foresight of astrophysicist Carl Sagan, was the first thing that came to my mind this morning on this “Earth Day”.Carl Sagan’s
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“Its a breath of fresh air”, an idiom we often use to describe an invigorating experience was exactly what those of us living in the Wasatch front of Utah felt today, as we celebrate Earth Day 2022. It was as if Mother Earth was gracing us with kindness, washing away the dust and smog with
Happy Earth Day ! ‘Breath of Fresh Air’ ! Read More »
Persevere, is the word which resonates as we move into another year after a tumultuous couple of years with covid19 pandemic upending our lives. As we’ve endured the effects of the covid19 pandemic collectively for the last two years, its hard to fathom we are not yet fully out of the woods. We embarked into
Happy New Year, 2022 Echoes – Persevere ! Read More »
Embarking into a new year and a new decade, treading forward into 2021, ‘Hope’ is the word that stands out !! After an unprecedented year in 2020 with the covid19 pandemic crippling the entire planet, families and friends isolated from each other, loss of lives, and pandemic induced economic and social distress, loss of normal
Embarking Into New Year, 2021, with Renewed Hope ! Read More »
I’ve been sketching and painting all my life. I love the process. Whether it is mixing paints to get the desired colors and fluidity, or tuning the pressure of the pencil to get the form and details on my sketches, the process feels meditative. In this post, I would like to share my experience with
Painting, with a mind of its own ! Read More »
Partial lock-down due to covid-19 and the resulting semi-isolation from our friends, family, co-workers, disrupting life as we knew it before this pandemic, is certainly taking a toll on all of us. The friendly banters, warm hugs, smiles and the very proximity of other human beings has now become a thing of the past due
Visitors bring joy during Covid-19 lockdown -Return of backyard migratory birds !! Read More »
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” — Albert Einstein Physics and arts, have often been perceived as two disparate diverging disciplines.. Stereotypical notions of physicists do not portray them as having artistic leanings. However, historical and contemporary examples of physicists who
Synchronization of Physics and Arts !! Read More »