All Things Wild and Beautiful on a Coffee Farm
Living with elephants, peacocks, and giant squirrels
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6 min readFeb 26, 2024
Daybreak on a coffee estate (farm) in India
The scent of woodsmoke teases me into wakefulness. Peacocks miaow; roosters crow. I check my phone. It is 4:45 a.m. Day has broken on my uncle’s coffee estate in southern India.