Skip to content

Perpetual Motion of Thought

… in an eternal quest for the unknown.

  • About me
  • Research
    • Research News
    • Sugary tales
    • Sustainability
    • Science Journals & References
  • Teaching
    • Chemistry
      • Chemistry Quiz
      • Balancing Chemical Equations
      • Chemistry Class notes – 2012 -2013
      • Chemistry Class Notes 2013-14
      • Chemistry Resources
    • Mathematics
      • Algebra Quiz
      • Mathematics Resources
    • Technology Enhanced Learning
      • Excel
      • Resources in Microsoft Excel
      • Screencasting
      • Visualisation
  • Travel
    • National Trust
    • Buildings, Parks and Beaches
    • Youth Hostels
    • Vignettes
      • Vignettes from Brazil
      • Vignettes from Sheffield
      • Vignettes from Sweden
  • Creativity
    • Drawings
      • Drawings on paper
      • Drawings on iPad
    • Poems
    • Short stories
  • Collated
    • History
    • Health
    • Management
    • Music
    • Nature
    • Sports

Tag: Trees

Poetry, Vignettes from Brazil

The dengue again

File_001

The rain is long gone.
The dengue larvae too has matured.
Ready for its maiden journey,
To suck the blood from one and all,
And kindly deliver us a virus in return. Continue reading “The dengue again”

Unknown's avatarvijayraghavendranApril 8, 2016April 8, 2016Leave a comment
Poetry, Vignettes from Brazil

Roots & Branches

Observing the branching… Continue reading Roots & Branches

Unknown's avatarvijayraghavendranMarch 26, 2016March 26, 2016Leave a comment
Poetry, Vignettes from Brazil

Dois homens velhos

IMG_3205
Father and son

Marianetti Castanelli,
a man in his 70s, mustachioed,
sporting a big paunch,
and wearing shorts and
a shirt – with the top three buttons open,
big faced, with a gait as that of a dancing Buddha, Continue reading “Dois homens velhos”

Unknown's avatarvijayraghavendranMarch 5, 2016Leave a comment
Odds and sods

Ramblings of an evening mind

I see this tree outside my flat with magnificent yellow flowers. The flowers fertilise. The pods arrive. They hang precariously and at times, the wind knocks it down. The tree with its many hundred pods is unable to bear the heaviness. Is the tree like a mother ? The pods get swept away every morning by an old man with a long broom and a … Continue reading Ramblings of an evening mind

Unknown's avatarvijayraghavendranSeptember 1, 2015October 27, 2015Leave a comment
Odds and sods

On Collecting…

Stamps: My interest in collecting stamps began when I was six or seven. After moving houses with my parents, I was unable to locate the album I had as a child. However after coming to the UK 8 years ago, I renewed my hobby. I have stamps from 55 different countries and I noticed that that I do not have any from the middle-east. The stamps … Continue reading On Collecting…

Unknown's avatarvijayraghavendranDecember 22, 2013Leave a comment
Poetry

Trees are sanctuaries

My friend Ben made a presentation of Hermann Hesse’s text on Trees.   (click on the picture to listen to the audio) For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. And even more I revere them when they stand alone. They are like lonely persons. Not like hermits who … Continue reading Trees are sanctuaries

Unknown's avatarvijayraghavendranApril 24, 2013April 25, 20131 Comment

Archives

May 2026
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
« Apr    

Categories

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 144 other subscribers

My drawings

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Capturing thoughts in 140 characters!

My Tweets

Recent Posts: A melange of colours on a quiet evening

l’oiseau et le poisson

l’oiseau et le poisson
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Perpetual Motion of Thought
    • Join 144 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Perpetual Motion of Thought
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...