haryana

Icarus

Is it not a beauty? Why does it not impress children? Perhaps if it sported an LCD screen...

The "moth" that failed to impress Kavin

A cozy spot for the good boys

As if out of a horror movie

Feeding time.

This picture is framed by the trees on all sides. The focus of the picture is the frame, not the birds. Dunno if you can notice.

The bois are out for a stroll

Peacock

Peahen

गौरैया

Be the first to identify all the sparrows in this picture, and get a free pass to 2021.

पतझड़

Bee. Out of focus, so it appears fuzzier than it really is.

Buggy

जितना मुश्किल तितलियों की तस्वीरें लेना है, उससे भी मुश्किल घर आ कर उन्हें पहचानना है

Unidentified butterfly

Parakeet

Concrete stacks rising out of smoke
A setting sun
A bird headed home
And a pond settling down for the night

Which insect is this? It was mauling the flower for a very long time.

When you go to attend a workshop and bump into old friends

This was last year. Where should we take the caravan next? Any suggestions for overnight van camping near Gurgaon. Perhaps near a lake where we can safely try out our boat.

@msginnygill के cafe का नाश्ता। सदा delectable.

Back in the #plains, we stopped over at a dhaba. They gave us a bottle of #packaged #water without us asking for it. I only saw the bottle on our table after I saw it in the bill. They were doing this with all customers.

What do you see in the pic? A stack of cold water? Or a pile of #waste #plastic. Once your perspective changes, it never goes back.

24 hours before Karnal, we had had breakfast in Narkanda. The rates for everything more than doubled in this distance. How 😲?

Met with our first #accident yesterday. A minor one. A pick up truck was badly parked at a turn on the road down from Chail. While I was trying to negotiate past it, an impatient bus going uphill dinged our car. I asked it to wait while I back out of the situation, but it kept going, rubbing the door handle.

The kids want you to know that this is our 200th post 📯

देखो, देखो वोह आ गए

The mountains are here

#vanlife #HimachalPradesh #HimachalTourism #roadtrip #mountains

M2: How do you know the names of restaurants on the highway?

Me: Because it's मूरथल की दाल।

M2: What is the point of building a home van if we eat in a restaurant?

M1: Dad isn't carrying a propane tank inside the #Innova because it isn't safe.

Me: Yeah I went to Badshahpur and the 2 kg tanks were all home made not factory made. Not happening inside, or even outside on the carrier.

M2: RVs in the US are better. They have a full kitchen.

Tough customer, M2.

Instagram needs a pic with anything I say. So, candy land.

Also, table turnover times at Sukhdev are amazing.

#BindooBaba has been keeping us company over the #KMPExpressway. +1 would recommend.

PS: We are now accepting endorsement requests from independent artists and struggling startups without marketing budgets 😂

#indiemusic

We got a royal send off from my colleagues. Or was that good riddance for them 😁

M1 poses for the public. Our departure got delayed because we were arranging things in the car, and my body was hurting from two days of work. Instead of 3am, it is a noon departure now. Let's see where we reach.

#camping #caravan #vanlife #HimachalPradesh

Took us some effort to clamp the thing down. We had to remove some rubber flooring. The pictures aren't pretty coz my phone was out of juice and the flash stopped working. By 8:30 we had slotted all our gear under the bed and were rolling home.

Meanwhile the @wood that goes on top of the #steel is being processed on a #CNC #saw, #laminator and #taping machine.

#vanlife #caravan #caravaninteriors

Oh wait. I almost forgot our #hammock made of #parachute cloth. We've made many a fond memories of doing nothing in it. The kids are always fighting for the privilege of hanging out in it. It let's us zip ourselves inside and keep the bugs out.

#camping #campinggear #backpacking #backpackinggear #vanlife #caravan

Last but not the least, is this light weight, excellent quality #backpacking #tent we have. Let's hope we get to do some #hiking #trekking.

#vanlife

This is our four person #instant #tent. The kids want to take it along in case they don't like sleeping in the #van every night.

#Coleman #vanlife #camping #campinggear

This is an inflatable boat with paddles etc. Should we carry this with us? Will there be any water bodies between Kalka and Kaza where we can safely use it? Safety first, after all.

#boat #vanlife #caravan #inflatableboat #Kaza #HimachalPradesh #Chitkul #Sangla #Nako #Tabo #Narkanda

A late start to the day today. Was dropping of the kids and battling with peak our Gurgaon traffic.

We have started fitting the first cut structure into the back of the van. Further afield you see our metal shop's mechanical engineer, who we have commandeered to help us do this on priority.

#metalwork #vanlife #build #make #welding #steel

I was supposed to be at the fabricator's by now. But I have to drop people on the way. Four kids are gonna have to sit on the floor of the Innova, because no seats 😂

Anyway. Here is a pic of our collapsible camping chair and table with umbrella. Never been used before.

#campinggear #vanlife #campchair

Last minute shopping to pick up some gear. Sandals 👟 . Walking stick. Camp light 💡. Bum pack. Caps 🧢 and bandanas. A couple of shirts for the kids to spray paint 🙄

The #fabrication of the base had begun.

#metalwork #welding #sheetmetal #caravaninteriors #vanlife #tinyhouse #tinyhomes #tinyhouseinterior

This is what our route looks like. #Gurgaon to #Nako in #HimachalPradesh, and likely on to #Tabo and #Kaza. Looks like the #KMPExpressway will let us bypass all of #Delhi.
#experientialtravel #vanlife #mosttreacherousroadintheworld

This metalwork will support the bed and contain the storage in our caravan.

#3dmodelling #sheetmetal #metalwork #interiordesign #caravaninteriors

Our caravan build has begun. We have ripped out the seats from a Toyota Innova and are going to be installing some storage and a bed here.

#caravan #vanlife #tinyhouse #trailer #rving #gorving #motorhome #camper #camping

and so it begins

@venugopalshalini teaching me photography.

झलक

यह दीवारें वाकई कुछ के‍हती है

एक बंगला बने न्यारा

बहुत कुछ है देखने और सराहने को यहाँ। मग़र हमारा वक़्त हो चला ख़तम।

मछली जल की रानी है

कूटer

मेरा जूता है...

उड़ान

क्या तुम्हारी परछाईं भी गाढ़ी हो चली है?

प्यार का बोझ

This frame seeks a muse

चाबी

रंगत

A familiar face

दरख़्त

थाल से थाल मिला

नया पुराना

Say hello to the lovelies from our garden

Tattva

कर्म

Random work picture. Posted here to reiterate that I do have to earn my keep.

My niece's drawer cabinet. Zoom in for lovely labels such as "cool stuff to give people" and "things I won".

I've discovered Prisma

Today has been cancelled. You are welcome.

Working in the face of such beauty is a crime against nature.

Morning beauty. Right outside my home.