Wildlife sanctuary

It’s Thursday and I just got done with a 2 1/2 hour practice! A lot of the students who signed up for August have already left, so the practice room was very quiet, which made for a very peaceful practice. Time just slipped away from me…

Our flight back home is just around the corner and we’re planning our last hoorays. Nana has invited Sharon and me to his house for dinner tonight. His wife is cooking for us. Tomorrow night we’re going out to a favorite local Indian restaurant with some yoga friends, and Saturday Kathleen and I are going to a South Indian restaurant that’s supposed to be very nice.

On a recent outing, Nana stopped at a beautiful nearby wildlife sanctuary in the middle of a Model Colony neighborhood. Model Colony is the name of the suburb in Pune where we’re staying. When we pulled up in the rickshaw there were some boys in the street playing what looked to me to be Kick the Can. I recognized it immediately, reminiscing about my childhood, playing in the neighborhood with all my friends. None of them spoke English, but through my trusty rickshaw driver/interpreter, I learned the name of the game – “Dabada,” which means … drum roll … “can!” I quickly made friends and, after the can was kicked, these boys posed for a picture.

After I took their picture, I motioned my arm and said hurriedly “Now GO & hide!!” Then the boy who was “it” came running back with the can, which was really a plastic bottle half filled with sand, and I delayed him by taking his picture.

It really is the small things in life that make me happy 🙂

Here’s a short video I took at the park. It’s special to me because, well, you’ll see at the end. Please be patient. The video may take some time to load.

The nature reserve was closed, so we weren’t able to walk through the park, but we were happy to see that it exists. Looking from outside the fence, we were able to enjoy the serenity.

& LOOK!! A frog! (again… it’s the little things…) Sorry, it’s a little blurry. This little camera isn’t so good at zooming in on small objects.

Another day, I went to Dimpex, the batik place where they make their own products. I ordered a specially-made batik Ganesha t-shirt that I received today that I absolutely LOVE. I’m wearing it now & don’t ever want to take it off. I also ordered a t-shirt with my website logo on the back and a person doing a headstand with a backbend on each side. It turned out so nice that I’ve decided to order a bunch to sell at my studio. Here’s a picture of the ladies in back of the store creating t-shirts. That’s a big vat of dye in the middle.

And these are the owners – such nice people! I love them.