31 October 2021 this year halloween takes the shape of a jack-o-lantern on my windowsill city lights glimmer in the distance – usually they look bright but tonight they are dimmer than the pumpkin cat’s eyes happy Halloween! -kati
travel
Humayun’s Tomb
Walking through the gardens of Humayun’s Tomb, a sense of calm falls over the landscape. Somehow the awareness that just beyond the gates lies the regular hustle and bustle of Delhi life amplifies the scenic atmosphere within the walls of the complex. The trees and hedges combine to create an orderliness and a wildness that […]
Moments from Thursday, July 15th
Staring up at the sky on the beach and realizing how it wraps all around my field of vision The light shining through the clouds in an almost perfect circle, like a spot of beaming gold in the grey The way the water looked like glass because the sun was not bright enough to shine […]
Midsummer’s Eve
The water was warm in the sea on Midsummer’s Eve. Storm clouds loomed not so far in the distance. The wind and waves were stronger than usual, especially compared to the stillness of days before. The road to the shore was long and winding, one lane with cars stopping to let each other pass. The […]
No time like the present
For a long time I’ve put off writing on my blog because I thought that no-one could possibly be interested in reading something I wrote. I couldn’t get rid of that feeling of “who am I to write?”. But yesterday, after watching way too many TED talks under the guise of productivity, I realized that […]
Mystery of the Coral Castle and the Man who Built It
There are many strange and inexplicable phenomena in this world, but one of the mysteries I have come in contact with is the legend of the Coral Castle, a U.S. national historic site located in Homestead, Florida. It’s a structure with various areas or “rooms” built almost entirely from coral retrieved from Miami, where the […]