What’s good to know is that I’m half a world away and I can still make my little Maya giggle and laugh and wave and get kisses. What a joy.

A rose-winged parakeet (also called ring-necked parakeet) like the one above (this is a Wiki picture) landed on our window grill. As I write this, there are 5 females and 2 males on the grill now. Females differ in that they don’t have the ringed neck. I’d take a picture, but if I approach the window, they’ll all fly away.

This is the lunch Anita made for me yesterday. Rice, dal, green beans with peanuts and chapati.

Indian roadwork. Watch your step.

Indian construction site – watch your children …

This Ganesha (approx 5′ tall) is a typical site – a shrine outside a fabric shop.

Local stray. They’re all over the place, and many times they wake me up with their barking.

Today I slept in and skipped Prashant’s 7am class. Practice at 9, medical class at 4 (with Geetaji) and observe Raya’s 6pm class.