tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post4025432895054909886..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: P is for Plantations...and...Photographs...Nilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-77747638588614722822018-04-19T01:16:37.148+05:302018-04-19T01:16:37.148+05:30As you say, funny how people can be classified int...As you say, funny how people can be classified into photo clickers and the clicked and totally non-photo types.<br /><br />It's also quite strange that my father never got a camera - he is/was a great fan of all kinds of pictures - still photos, paintings, films...Regularly took us all off to the galleries everywhere, and to films of all description. My love for images and poetry is inheritedNilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-5450357764145810742018-04-19T01:11:53.355+05:302018-04-19T01:11:53.355+05:30It's like the dodo - thoughtlessly squandered ...It's like the dodo - thoughtlessly squandered resources and species...<br />Am truly thankful for that serene childhood!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-23504713028380942612018-04-19T01:09:24.629+05:302018-04-19T01:09:24.629+05:30Land acquisition, or any other acquisition, wasn&#...Land acquisition, or any other acquisition, wasn't really done in the 15/16th centuries with an eye on conservation, or respect for the cultures - a totally different world view then and now. <br /><br />The cashew fruit actually is a fleshy fruit, and the nut is attached below it. Quite a surprise if one doesn't know that beforehand, I certainly didn't when i first saw it :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-87452199175154866052018-04-19T00:25:49.512+05:302018-04-19T00:25:49.512+05:30It's strange how some families pretty much shu...It's strange how some families pretty much shun photography, while other families heartily embrace it. My mother's family was always taking pictures, more than one could ever count. I have dozens of photos of her, starting at the age of two or three and "following" her all the way to adulthood and beyond. On my father's side, however... I have <i>one</i> photo of him as a The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-19099978196139809562018-04-18T21:22:01.136+05:302018-04-18T21:22:01.136+05:30Such heart-breaking history lessons, on so many le...Such heart-breaking history lessons, on so many levels. The information about the lost food crops and the potential benefit they would have had has my mind reeling. And certainly wanting to make sure we increase our efforts at heritage seed saving. <br /><br />On a happier note, what precious photos of a gentler time of serenity. <br /><br />Deborah Weberhttps://deborah-weber.com/wonder-manifesto-p-is-for/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-38976207457168954412018-04-18T16:27:13.652+05:302018-04-18T16:27:13.652+05:30Very interesting - and unfortunate - how the Europ...Very interesting - and unfortunate - how the Europeans didn't appreciate all the varieties of grains and other crops grown by the Indigenous people. What a loss for people then and now. Enjoyed reading about the picnics on the cashew plantation. Have never seen a cashew tree before. That would be neat!<br /><br />Ann<br />https://harvestmoonbyhand.blogspot.com/2018/04/Harvest Moon by Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026575111937500816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-61584010078531644762018-04-18T15:59:55.088+05:302018-04-18T15:59:55.088+05:30Terribly grainy pics, but oh such a great fix of n...Terribly grainy pics, but oh such a great fix of nostalgia! :-) Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-26397276874166679582018-04-18T13:50:43.906+05:302018-04-18T13:50:43.906+05:30Interesting, painful history. But also, lovely old...Interesting, painful history. But also, lovely old photos! :)<br /><br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.hu/" rel="nofollow">The Multicolored Diary: Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales</a>A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-50577971219285186482018-04-18T12:24:03.194+05:302018-04-18T12:24:03.194+05:30I think everywhere we are more conscious now about...I think everywhere we are more conscious now about conservation of agricultural resources, and others. Which is fab. Most humans did not take a long term view 500 years ago, most did not have any education so naturally...power struggles and tribal warfare were ways of life. We've come a long way since then, though sometimes it feels like plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose...Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-13625713328523725782018-04-18T11:59:18.065+05:302018-04-18T11:59:18.065+05:30Most definitely not. And thank you so much for yo...Most definitely not. And thank you so much for your kindess about my WEP post.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-41069375272935779552018-04-18T11:58:41.259+05:302018-04-18T11:58:41.259+05:30The main thing that's changed since then in ex...The main thing that's changed since then in expat living is the communication system - can talk to anyone anywhere at the push of a button, unimaginable in the 70's :) Glad you enjoyed travelling back down memory lane.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-24106143668721618322018-04-18T11:54:30.328+05:302018-04-18T11:54:30.328+05:30Rhythm is innate to every human really, starts wit...Rhythm is innate to every human really, starts with hearing the mother's heartbeat in the womb from the moment a fetus can hear. I too am deeply thankful for the less urbanised, simpler and peaceful times. Though children of the present time would think it a huge hardship. It wasn't.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-86938918128144760612018-04-18T11:50:13.873+05:302018-04-18T11:50:13.873+05:30Different without a doubt, and probably a whole lo...Different without a doubt, and probably a whole lot more varied in terms of food crops. Thanks for visiting.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-68830426173115916782018-04-18T04:52:36.064+05:302018-04-18T04:52:36.064+05:30Percussion is brilliant - loved it ... and yes I w...Percussion is brilliant - loved it ... and yes I wonder if the European colonisers hadn't messed around with the land the world would be a different place. We are now trying to conserve the seeds ... both in Norway and in the UK ... <br /><br />Loved the thought of that earlier life - simple in its pleasures and easy in its way ... <br /><br />You've set out clearly what was going on in Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-79703490558277252082018-04-18T04:24:05.478+05:302018-04-18T04:24:05.478+05:30Hari OM
aaaeeee Babatunde! Had not seen the Ps bef...Hari OM<br />aaaeeee Babatunde! Had not seen the Ps before, something 'Nollywood' but am enjoying. Oh those memories of expat living in the 1970s... you made me smile so much today Nilanjana! Loved the history too - some I knew, some not. And CtBC is sublime... YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-37612468314057305872018-04-18T03:11:51.341+05:302018-04-18T03:11:51.341+05:30Percussion is something which gets to even the lea...Percussion is something which gets to even the least musical among us (me), isn't it? I think it is almost impossible to listen to without reacting to the beat.<br />I too grew up in a simpler, more peaceful time. For which I am grateful.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-89491393851252888192018-04-18T02:46:17.764+05:302018-04-18T02:46:17.764+05:30Very interesting. So, if they had well enough alon...Very interesting. So, if they had well enough alone, the world might have been a much different place...John Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545030511941957804noreply@blogger.com