The Wandering Cloud I See

Before I begin, I  would  like to apologize for an excruciating long delay in posting any new post. As a kid, I was always fascinated by animals, plants etc. I would often be found observing butterflies or lost in the natural wonders of birds. My parents had a very tough time trying to keep me away from snakes. For me I wanted a life where I could be with animals and plants all day long. Back then I was unaware that there was a career with animals. Being in wilderness was all I wanted. Gradually it dawned on me that I can be a wildlife researcher and conservationist and that way I can be in wilderness all my life! My field site in peninsular India                                   Black-shouldered kite Here I am a PhD Candidate, studying birds in shrub forests, trying to see how birds see a forest and what they prefer in the forest. I get to walk in forest all day long! Cl...

My Mother I read pre-history and see earth that was there, I see images of the beauty, I see life. Mighty roar to chirping birds inflight laughter, love and eternal glow of smile I see present, I see the shadow of the past, dark clouds of human ignorance the darkness of the rigid belief forests being cut, animals being killed greed and hunger pain and suffering to reside scared am I scared am I for the future of earth and life... In her I do reside, Earth- My Mother-My life.                                                                                 ...