It’s the time of the year when there’s a parade of ‘woolies’, porcelain coffee mugs , indulgence in fattening savories and loads of ‘reads’. Yes, winter time in the desert can be heart warming with Christmas spreading good will and nature in its bounty showering upon us the blissful season. We rejoice to be out in Nature’s lap, camping and trekking in the ‘wadis’ and ‘wurayahs’ nurturing our primitive instincts. We feed in burnt meat and sleep to the sound of howling wind while the pattering rain take us back to the land of our birth long forgotten and deserted. We are the dunes that allow the wind to chart our destiny. Like the falcon, we soar glorious in our prime and like the camel we resist , steadfast and determined.In the vastness of sand we explore and grow. Yes, we are finely tuned to our new habitat , our home of the present.