Asha G Kumar

It Must've Been Love, but...
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[Asha G Kumar @AshaGKumar1]

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I experienced ecstasy holding the first copy of my book. What was your experience?

[Amazing Nature @AmazingNature00]

Indian Peafowl.

The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is a large, colorful bird native to the Indian subcontinent, famous for the male's (peacock) iridescent blue and green plumage and long, ornate tail feathers used in courtship displays. It is the national bird of India, commonly found in forests, agricultural lands, and near human settlements, and is omnivorous, eating insects, seeds, and small reptiles. Females (peahens) are duller in color with shorter tails, and both sexes have a distinctive crest.

Key Characteristics:

Appearance: Males have a vibrant blue head and neck, a green body, and a long train of feathers with eye-spots; females are browner with a green neck and shorter tail.

Courtship: Males fan their elaborate train of upper tail coverts (not true tail feathers) in a spectacular display to attract females.

Habitat: Found in open lowland forests, scrub, and agricultural areas across South Asia, they are adaptable and can live near humans.

Diet: Omnivores that forage on the ground for insects, seeds, grains, berries, and small vertebrates like lizards and snakes.

National Symbol: It is the national bird of India, known as Mayura in Sanskrit, and holds significant cultural importance.

Behavior and Life:

Vocalization: Known for their loud, screaming calls, especially during the rainy season.

Lifespan: Can live up to 20 years in the wild, though this varies due to threats like habitat loss and predation.

Classification: Belongs to the pheasant family (Phasianidae).

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[S.P. O’Farrell @SPOFarrell3]

@TrillLINDSAY @NSharpAuthor @JackWillems1986 You’re lovely, @TrillLINDSAY 📚

I’m writing the fourth installment of my #SimoneLaFrayMysteries 🕵🏻‍♀️❤️

An author I admire? That’s easy… @joanne_paulson is a legend!!

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[Hesse Philosophy @HermannHessed]

“If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot think well, others will do their thinking for them.”

―George Orwell

[Ramesh Pandey @rameshpandeyifs]

We hardly remember forests when we breathe, drink water, take medicine or write on a paper.

We hardly appreciate that forests are directly linked to our health and well being and saving them is noting but saving ourselves.

Today is International Day of Forests.

[S.P. O’Farrell @SPOFarrell3]

@AikinNorb @LaylaHawke2 @ta_welton @booksbyJeanneR @JasPhoenix_Rise @tristan_dineen @KalFulsom @RaelleLogan1 @A_DiAngelo @Albay3037 @RebekkahFord @HJamesWrites @vincentvanzand1 @jgmacleodauthor @lisamariehaden @juliebeagley @Merriman1792 @ITSPOSSIBLE_Rod @EveKoguce @YouAreTheExpert @impoliticpolit @Kellyrei007 @TudorTweep @GeorgeYuhasz @deanpb_author @joanne_paulson @curleyhammcozy So appreciated, @AikinNorb 🕵🏻‍♀️❤️

“Your newest obsession is here.” @TCBRbookreview

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[J. David Bethel @wordlikes]

@thom_galvin Five Stars Amazon: A look from behind the curtain, by someone who has been there.

"A fascinating story written by someone who has lived and worked in Washington, DC. David understands the inner workings of government, which sadly very few people in our country do. I would encourage you to read, Squinting at Shadows as not only is it entertaining, but is also informative."
James R. Lightfoot, Member of Congress (Retired)

The novel is based on a true crime. The daughter of long-serving Senator Charles Percy of Illinois, and one-time presidential candidate, was murdered in the family home in 1966 during Percy’s initial run for the Senate. The details of the crime, which remains unsolved, are faithfully represented, and the author's 35 years in politics provide an informed and realistic foundation for the reader.

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[Poetic Outlaws @OutlawsPoetic]

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”

—Charles Dickens

[James Anthony 💎 @JamesMartirq7p]

“There is no friend as loyal as a book." ~Ernest Hemingway

[Ramesh Pandey @rameshpandeyifs]

A tiger in a Terai jungle..!

It’s a different frame altogether. Terai has its own charm of thick Sal forests and tall wet grasslands.

Via: Akhtar M Khan

[Sophia Proneikos @Pergament_F]

"I'm old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised."
Wislawa Szymborska

[Sophia Proneikos @Pergament_F]

"He who does not read, at 70 years will have lived only one life, his own! He who reads, will have lived 5000 years: He was there when Cain killed Abel, when Renzo married Lucia, when Leopardi admired infinity... Because "Reading is backward immortality."
Umberto Eco

[Asha G Kumar @AshaGKumar1]

@SPOFarrell3 weaves mesmerising adventure in his Simone Lafray spy novels.

[S.P. O’Farrell @SPOFarrell3]

“… fast, fun Paris adventure with strong heroine.” @KirkusReviews

“Perfectly plotted and triumphant!” @TCBRbookreview

“… globetrotting, chess-themed nail-biter.” @TCBRbookreview

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[Asha G Kumar @AshaGKumar1]

Orwell, forever a relevant, cautionary voice

[Athenaeum Book Club @athenaeumbc]

In 1928, George Orwell went to Paris because he wanted to see what it was like to be poor. He rented a cheap room, ran out of money faster than expected, and ended up washing dishes in hotel kitchens for twelve to fourteen hours a day.

The work was brutal in a boring way. Hot steam, greasy plates, shouting chefs, no breaks. You stood until your legs stopped working. When the shift ended, there was just enough time to eat badly and sleep before doing it again.

When he got sick, no one helped much. You missed a shift, you lost the job.

Later, in England, he lived among tramps and slept in shelters because he had nowhere else to go. He kept notes the whole time…

He turned the experience into Down and Out in Paris and London. The book shows what happens when life becomes logistical and dignity turns into something you can’t afford.

That period stayed with him. Long after he became famous, his writing never forgot how fragile comfort is, or how fast a person can slide from being someone to being invisible.

[S.P. O’Farrell @SPOFarrell3]

“Readers will delight in the meticulously detailed cast of characters as secrets and clues unravel.” @PublishersWkly

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #SimoneLaFrayMysteries
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[Asha G Kumar @AshaGKumar1]

@Wisdom_HQ Of course, a video/vhs tape

[Asha G Kumar @AshaGKumar1]

A mind that rejuvenates in the garden and learns in the library.

[Prof. Carl Sagan @ProfCarlSagan]

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."

Cicero

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

Male Teal flypast. 😍
Taken recently at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊🦆

[Asha G Kumar @AshaGKumar1]

Happy New Year! Best wishes to Simone and her latest adventure 🙂

[S.P. O’Farrell @SPOFarrell3]

#HappyNewYear2026 🕵🏻‍♀️🥂

[Asha G Kumar @AshaGKumar1]

@HumansOfJudaism @LollyEyesMF Terribly saddened by this. Such wonderful lives snuffed out by awful, senseless folks. Despite this, your dad is such a hero and an inspiration. Take care.

[Asha G Kumar @AshaGKumar1]

@SPOFarrell3 Yes, indeed it is a gritty one.

[Asha G Kumar @AshaGKumar1]

@SPOFarrell3 This gripping work by a new author 🙂