Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
“I am drawn to the story of Polynesia because it reveals so much about the issues and misconceptions that both inspire and haunt us to this day: the sheer courage that true exploration implies, the brilliance of human adaptation, the dark impact of conquest and colonialism. It reminds us, too, of the need always to be skeptical about the tenacious grip of academic orthodoxy. Knowledge is rarely completely divorced from power, and interpretation is too often an expression of convenience.”
~ Wade Davis in The Wayfinders.
Monday, August 1st, 2011
“People came into a world like this, rich, natural, but not without danger. The prospects for real trouble here are low, but the prospects for feeling alive are guaranteed. Many people are shadowed most dangerously by beasts of their own imaginations. Being here is real. That’s why this silence, coiled and charged, speaks volumes. Too often, we let fake things stalk us. Accept no substitutes for real experience, real friends, true love, and real bears. Either you set the bar high and keep striving or you create a danger greater than any Griz sneaking up on you: letting real life sneak away”
~ Carl Safina in The View from Lazy Point
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
there was an advertisement of car tires, which said “you cant change the way the road is, but you can change the way you drive”
across the globe there is another advertisement about being a helping hand which says “one in n kids can not afford organized sports, help some kid play”
mass seem to feed on what its being fed. few might question the course; but mass still seems to drive it. perhaps won’t even realise it.
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
“… though in random variation there are orderly patterns, patterns are not always meaningful. And as important as it is to recognize the meaning when it is there, it is equally important not to extract meaning when it is not there. Avoiding the illusion of meaning in random patterns is a difficult task.”
~ Leonard Mlodinow in The Drunkard’s Walk
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
some continue to walk and for some a sudden bump will wake them up. as electric as it can be. sweet seems to drag one away. and so is pseudo intellect!!
Sunday, January 30th, 2011
Sida acuta from siddapura
Malvaceae
Sunday, January 16th, 2011
Turahalli Climbing Festival Jan 30 2011 Sunday
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Argemone mexicana (Mexican poppy) from manchanabele
Papaveraceae
