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Arrivals

In the movie Love Actually, as the end credits roll, there is a beautiful sequence of scenes at Heathrow’s Arrivals

Marine Drive Trees

The trees lining Marine Drive promenade are survivors. Some of them are Banyans, others the ubiquitous Badams and coconuts and still others I have yet to identify. The ones with the headily fragrant silky blooms – silk cotton?
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In the waiting room.

Sitting tucked away in a corner of a sunny, bright waiting room. I try to be unobtrusive because I don’t have a visitor’s pass. I have my embroidery in hand but my thoughts are elsewhere.
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Shade

March has arrived in Mumbai. A long low growl. A warning of days to come. Walking from Churchgate via Oval Maidan to Regal this morning was not pleasant. The trees helped though.
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Breath

I stare at the young man in the back of that tempo. Traffic is crawling. Every time it lurches forward, I wait for a sack of potatoes to fall and hold my breath..

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