A man yesterday asked me why I care about the ocean…
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Lionfish...
And I actually struggled briefly. I can list all the ecosystem services the ocean provides: carbon sink, climate regulation, regional weather control, vital food chains. I can talk about all the direct human needs that are satisfied by the ocean: the billions that live off fish for protein, the hundreds of millions whose jobs depend on the seas.
Those are all reasons why I care. But my passion is really driven by the wildness of the blue below, and how exhilarating and yet also peaceful it is to visit that world.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, divemaster training, fish, india, lionfish, ocean, peace, photography, scuba diving, wildlife
Solitude
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Channel
I wouldn’t mind being a lighthouse keeper.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, divemaster training, havelock, india, lighthouse, ocean, peace
I want to live there…
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Tiny mountain farm house
The forested hills and mountains above Dharamshala.
Tags: dharamshala, himalaya, india, mountains, peace, photography
Deserted beach town
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under ecuador
Noise pollution: one rooster
Welcome to Ayampe. A quiet — too-quiet — town on the south coast of Ecuador. Two nights of peace. The loudest source of sound: the ocean itself. And the above rooster. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: ayampe, ecuador, peace, photography, tourism
Scottish salmon heaven
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under united kingdom
Drool now
Rolled oats on baked, highland salmon with dill cream sauce over vegetables. Eaten on a balcony over-looking Loch Lomond. The waiter told me I looked to relaxed for my own good. I don’t know how I could have been otherwise.
Tags: dill, food, glasgow, heaven, loch lomond, peace, photography, rolled oats, salmon, scotland
By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under united kingdom
Where the sun shines bright...
Took a nice short trip from Glasgow and had a pleasant afternoon on the banks of Loch Lomond. I really need to stop going to beautiful places by myself. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: biking, glasgow, loch lomond, peace, scotland, village
Quiet English coast
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When I'm a lighthouse operator, will you come visit?
Not a spectacular photo, but a peaceful scene. Great to look out the train from London to Glasgow and see the countryside and the coastline.
Tags: coast, glasgow, landscape, lighthouse, london, ocean, peace, photography, scotland
Quiet sunrise, empty mosque
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Sweeping out the dust
At sunrise, as the tourists shuffle into the Taj Mahal complex, the mosque to the west is nearly quiet. Except for a few wanderers and the caretaker. Photos below. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: agra, india, mosque, peace, photography, religion, taj mahal
Solitary prayer
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Worship in your own way
At about 7 a.m., we were in the crowds of people streaming into the Taj Mahal for the glory of sunrise. Most tourists make straight for the Taj itself, to admire the monument as the marble changes in the warming light.
After a quick stroll around the gardens, I made for my favorite spot in the Taj complex, the western mosque. There I sat for the better part of an hour to meditate and pray. Other than a few pilgrims (like the one above), some dying bees and a man cleaning the mosque floor, I was alone.
Peace.
Tags: agra, india, meditation, mosque, peace, photography, prayer, taj mahal
A sage, hip lampost
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Drop beats, not bombs
Found while geocaching near Hauz Khas, New Delhi.
