The Hail Storm

Querencia

Had a busy day? Your home is there to relax. Feeling hurt and humiliated? Your home is there to heal. A place where your loved ones are waiting for you to see your smile. A place which is eagerly waiting for your arrival to spend the holidays. The joy that is on their faces when they see you is priceless. In your querencia, you don’t feel the pain when your finger is seared or cut while cooking because it is relished and cherished. In your querencia you let go your stress because there is nothing to fret about. In your querencia, you are you because you don’t have to please. In your querencia you find peace.

Christmas Cheer at Nasr Boys School

This was my post during Christmas last year regarding the Christmas tree of Nasr Boys School. This year we could get it got covered in Deccan Chronicle thanks to Mr. Sanjay Samuel Paul of DC and Philip Joshua, a friend of us. . . https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/nasr-school-puts-up-50-foot-tall-christmas-tree-1924550

The covering of it in a travel website added to the charm of the celebration. . https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/nasr-schools-grand-50-foot-christmas-tree-in-hyderabad-becomes-a-new-landmark-attraction-for-tourists-and-visitors-across-india/

The Sly and the Shrewd

This is the tale of two dogs. A tale of how the meek outsmarted the bully. The back-yard bread seekers are always up and ready for the grub every morning. The pack is the first sight we see from our window, all looking up. The current ones are totally new. The oldies were civil to each other and never grabbed other one’s share. The present lot has an aggressive canine which snatches other’s share even from their mouths. It intimidates others to leave the place and not touch any of the slices. The eyepatch kind of mark makes him more domineering. Nevertheless, he was outwitted today by a tiny one. The two were waiting and I had only three slices of bread. Knowing very well that the bigger one will devour all three, I threw the first slice quite far away. While the bigger one ran to get it, the next slice was thrown near the smaller one. Noticing this, the brute ran back and pounced on it indicating that both slices belong to him.

While it was busy eating, the third slice was thrown behind him, again for the tiny one. The sly one turned to check but could not find it hence continued munching. It was amusing to watch the smaller one pretending ignorance about the third slice though the dog located it. The tiny dog stood still in its place just watching me. When the other one finished eating, it ran to eat the first slice that he booked already. At this instance, the shrewd dog moved slowly towards the third slice, grabbed it and ran away to a hide out to have the bread. Victory of brain over brawn!

Canine Confessions

We are the pack that guard our territories in our colony, each one in accordance with others. We have unique identities and are taken care of by the humans in our colony.

1. I am the self-proclaimed guardian of the green and tranquil Kerala Lane in our colony. I take care of my people with diligence. I am called by different names here. Every cab and auto that enter this lane are checked by me before my humans enter into it. If they enter the vehicle before my recce, I will block the way till they request me to move. I growl at strangers and new municipal workers who enter the lane. I will not tolerate bikers speeding in this lane and scare them with my bark. Thanks to me, my masters got many complaints from delivery boys and labourers who are here for some construction work. Call me over protective, but I don’t care and I will not stop because I love my masters a lot.

2. We are the silent duo who come every morning to Kerala Lane, have some food given by a kind human here, take a nap and leave. We never bark or disturb any one unlike the self-proclaimed guardian who is boisterous.

He is tolerant of us as we are here from many years and he came only a few months back.

3. I am the shoe-stealer ha ha ha… You can see me with a shoe every morning. I am proud to say that majority of the colony humans are now with one shoe. I cannot resist snatching when I see so many pairs of it lined up on racks. Notwithstanding this habit, I take care of my lane and the humans here.

4. I am a silent follower of whoever comes to the colony. This is because I am a curious canine and I love humans. This habit of mine makes some of them jump out of their skin but later they realize that I am loveable. I enjoy posing for cameras too.