Fossils for sale

A small sampling of the fossils on sale, near the Gadisar lake, Jaisalmer. The seller, an old man with a lot of wares (including these fossils) on display was not particularly amenable to my photographing them. So, I had to literally take a shot and scoot. These were the lowest in the value chain, the …

A Pariah Kite comes visiting

Look who came visiting us today. We found this Kite (Pariah Kite, as WildlifeSOS identified it in a tweet) sitting on our balcony today morning! It was too foggy for a February morning. Visibility was nearly zero in many places in Gurgaon, but our place was better off, though it was not sunny. Since I …

Hailstorm in Gurgaon and Delhi today: some pictures

As the temperatures plunged this winter, many Delhiites were seen openly praying fro snow. Well, they got their prayers answered after a fashion in the early hours of today, when a largish hailstorm struck the area. It was about to strike three in the morning, when I was woken up by loud clattering noises. It …