tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71428420124007142322024-02-03T20:48:47.769+05:30Terra farmerTrying to get a firmer grip on 'green' in India's north east!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comBlogger341125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-46928996445918089182009-12-17T14:48:00.004+05:302009-12-17T15:12:39.875+05:30I have A New address!<p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong>Terra farmer has moved to a new home:) The new</strong></p><p><strong>address is <a href="http://kanak7.wordpress.com/">http://kanak7.wordpress.com</a>/<br /></strong></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p>Would love to have all my blogger friends visit my new page!<strong><br /></strong></p><p><br /></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-62132175877806892992009-12-16T13:41:00.011+05:302009-12-16T16:24:16.112+05:30A Treasure Trove Of Wings II<p>What's a blogger to do if <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><b>Blogger </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">is bent on not letting her format her</span></span></p><p>posts? Should I write on the<b> Comments </b>section or post the text</p><p>separately? I chose the latter even if it makes me feel somewhat </p><p>foolish it's better post than wait for weeks (maybe) for the technical</p><p>snag to vanish!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>With thirty tomato plants firmly in the ground (in my backyard) and</p><p>some eggplants in several pots, there's hardly anything that I need to </p><p>do in my ribbony strip of land. So I headed over to my sister's house</p><p>yesterday to photograph birds. She lives in a neighbourhood that's been </p><p>inhabited for a longer period than mine. One look at the trees and you </p><p>know how ancient that place is!</p><p><br /></p><p>It helped that a house in the vicinity was uninhabited, derelict, and the </p><p>once flourishing garden was going to seed. But as I stood there with my </p><p>camera with the lizards, and myriad butterflies all flitting on the blooms </p><p>of the most invasive weeds of our region, the thought of leaving certain </p><p>areas wild in one's garden made much sense to me. Although the birds </p><p>weren't many yesterday,there were wings galore. I even saw a bee-like </p><p>insect with vivid colours, one that I had never seen before.</p><p>As for the lizards (I'm posting only one photo), many of them seemed </p><p>to be happy basking in the reluctant warmth of a wintry sun. And the </p><p>lizard with Attitude almost seemed to say..."Come on! This is where the</p><p> eagles dare and I need to go back before they fly over and hang out on </p><p>that tall tree there!" And a fine specimen it was! Others paled into</p><p>insignificance beside her:)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a list of what I photographed. There are many more photos but </p><p>I'm keeping those for two reasons. The first is that I've posted the images</p><p>quite a few times so I don't want to bore you with the same species, the </p><p>Pansy varieties, for example. The second is for the lean season:) If that</p><p>comes at all!!! So here we go............</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Parrot pecking at a guava in my sister's garden</p><p>2. Eagle on a tall tree in the neighbour's yard</p><p>3. The same eagle</p><p>4. A sparrow-like bird commonly seen in gardens</p><p>5.Lizard with Attitude</p><p>6. Common Gull butterfly</p><p>7.Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk dragonfly</p><p>8.One of the Satyrs</p><p>9.Plain Tiger butterfly</p><p>10. Another satyr</p><p>11. Common Castor butterfly</p><p>12. An unidentified bee-like bug</p><p>13. The same</p><p>14. Common pierrot butterfly</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you liked seeing some of the wildlife of this neighbourhood. Please</p><p>check out the last post for the images.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-55685860535567144242009-12-16T11:31:00.021+05:302009-12-16T16:19:30.847+05:30A Treasure Trove Of Wings- I<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWCpAR6_5fYr0fr_obNSaQnEdPXKjTif_AH0yzXiiCw-1zINYhN57m6GSBoK7BK71kACG3IFugPfy7ZjD0Z35RbG88waBfO_MHsR9V5vEYYXkSiyrhXuVg8B23mZq07mdhgBsAil81k1P/s1600-h/IMG_0065.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWCpAR6_5fYr0fr_obNSaQnEdPXKjTif_AH0yzXiiCw-1zINYhN57m6GSBoK7BK71kACG3IFugPfy7ZjD0Z35RbG88waBfO_MHsR9V5vEYYXkSiyrhXuVg8B23mZq07mdhgBsAil81k1P/s400/IMG_0065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415719143831257586" /></a></p><p><br /></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPA-STc189Uo6DphocVJ63HpSOiD-MYQUyo_QMijFK9nQ9MGWXfoOdS21y6umetJ3Y51YCi1wdKzZc7woosQib9CEQKKiuA6sTphKfZmMrruY9G99Wf6KrdSZ_Wkf4zK0UlJoAntKp4grA/s1600-h/IMG_0058.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScmXdwSMQZKhNGpXKT_3c1dmc4uuWjJ50K_ZWIa6IRhTy4Vf1kh1D5hJ9wsqvz_ww0I-S1KHAX-AkwHHBOF8Oj3j-97OT3hR0jraLimhJZEc21HcwHF5H8ax3cSlyTjY2xgTRch5NBwQo/s400/DSC07385.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415450800375692642" /></a><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkxmHTXc6fKlOsa2jXnxK1UEEuJq13Ydrbg9i78ROsIXQfV_K4nfP8j8tMBXebOHaUHcodcUVYW0sJtK1bo_eTL-UBqSrbQHHL1GlwMkFkwcO6s41Qd-RFBeeswqQMmO0xURP8hHDOpPc/s1600-h/DSC07387.JPG"><br /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A must-do on the Darjeeling visitor's list is to watch the sunrise over </p><p>the magnificent mountains. The best view is from <a href="http://www.darjeelingnews.net/tiger_hill.html">Tiger Hill</a> which is </p><p>at a height of 8,515 ft. My niece took these series of photos of the sun </p><p>rising over Mt. Kanchenjunga, the third highest peak in the world.</p><p><br /></p><p>The local name of the mountain means "Five treasures in the snow"<br /></p><p>referring to its five summits all above 8,000 mtrs. The last photo</p><p>shows Pumili at the Flower Exhibition Centre at Gangtok in the</p><p>mountainous state of Sikkim. The photo just above was taken at the </p><p>same location. 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDw3wYWWLZ7OubDTr29OShP0bx4XCiJ-5DObhgQ3NgB_1oSWAvf8uUQy5OHn46VoRJk1EJFcQOAbIgNpbLlmDiqkgdzno4QzH-W6eFs8ssBmOWdgsDU78CGpRioXioUeDwQ3JQrmR6eih-/s400/DSC07445.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415449666460115842" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-62740635762565661362009-12-14T23:31:00.008+05:302009-12-14T23:42:42.942+05:30High Tea!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji97S9nP62zbJiRel9GfL20BKfNewBHkzkZsHJYACVK0-IafWKbGGs02whcvb3YCaqIZK7QpeQP0NFkbs1LWuWucT7ZpooEmH19w-5WBeBm1uGK6bGeZWrj1AkfN11lXc9hTOvn2GTx-ss/s1600-h/DSC07372.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji97S9nP62zbJiRel9GfL20BKfNewBHkzkZsHJYACVK0-IafWKbGGs02whcvb3YCaqIZK7QpeQP0NFkbs1LWuWucT7ZpooEmH19w-5WBeBm1uGK6bGeZWrj1AkfN11lXc9hTOvn2GTx-ss/s400/DSC07372.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415155107426731842" /></a><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Although tea is grown in many areas of India, Assam and Darjeeling are the </p><p>most well-known the world over. The flavour of Darjeeling tea is unique and</p><p>is called the Champagne of Teas! My niece, Pumili, was there recently and</p><p>this is a photo that she took of a tea garden in Darjeeling. </p><p><br /></p><p>Tea is grown at an altitude ranging from 600 to 2000 mtrs. The cool and</p><p>moist climate, the soil, the rainfall, and the terrain, all combine to give</p><p>Darjeeling tea its special taste. More about the different kinds of</p><p>flavour can be found <a href="http://www.englishteastore.com/darjeelingtea.html">here</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-44846047587337319032009-12-11T06:49:00.026+05:302009-12-11T07:52:57.176+05:30Blooming Friday/Flowers From The Hornbill Festival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0EOSvRjBPgfCyRN9ipsSaysEs5wfBImZY1lJawk-TovJFZwWzgrIZ0Jq5avun_8y8dpqa83XEAD9Uj8EjRToUQlSO-kLjPo7TsZDi1msXik6EZrSgskIx3kEpZIhDLYaEbfYjwXOg-W1/s1600-h/IMG_0065.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0EOSvRjBPgfCyRN9ipsSaysEs5wfBImZY1lJawk-TovJFZwWzgrIZ0Jq5avun_8y8dpqa83XEAD9Uj8EjRToUQlSO-kLjPo7TsZDi1msXik6EZrSgskIx3kEpZIhDLYaEbfYjwXOg-W1/s400/IMG_0065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413787457838015042" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My last post had nothing to do with blooms, or gardening</div><div>for that matter, but I was coming to that. It was just that</div><div>I had to wait till <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Blooming Friday </span>to post these pictures:)</div><div>Every year there's an amazing display of flowers at the </div><div><b>Hornbill Festival </b>and I told my husband to take</div><div>as manypictures!! These are the images he got for me.</div><div>I love them all!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There's something wrong with the formatting now but</div><div>I hope you click on the pictures. To see what's blooming </div><div>around the world, please visit <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Katarina's </span><a href="http://rosorochris.blogspot.com/">Roses and Stuff</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know the names of the orchids but I hope you</div><div>enjoy viewing the anthuriums, the roses, liliums, and</div><div>the bougainvillea. 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9U6b9aF0Pmmm-E1tvHqA7BIDNZDso8QwpPSL5QFxcLckZckvCTftR84Zu0-4EeHjwF3bqFgAOxhwGMZQe1jFHw0nYlquZO3_7YQi4W7fvWYybDUhMzG5Q8R1BEjxhvd7IpmrAtoP9UeX/s400/IMG_0032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413183553803636978" /></a>The week-long Hornbill festival in the neighbouring state of <a href="http://www.hornbillfestival.com/">Nagaland</a> concluded on the 7th of December. Named after the Great Indian Hornbill, the most famous bird of the state, the festival showcases the best that the state and its people has to offer. Craft, sculpture, foodstalls, floral exhibits and the rich cultural heritage of the different tribes are beautifully displayed.<div><br /></div><div>The photo on the left (for some reason Blogger isn't allowing me to continue with my usual format) shows the replica of the birds.</div><div>Belonging to the family<b> Bucerotidae</b>, hornbills are found in</div><div>tropical and su-tropical regions of the world. They have long,</div><div>curved bills which are generally brightly coloured. The name </div><div>refers to the shape of the bill. <b>Buceros</b> being "cow horn" in </div><div>Greek. They nest in natural cavities in trees and sometimes</div><div>on cliffs.</div><div><br /></div><div>The hornbills are noted for their nesting habit. The male seals </div><div>the female into the cavity and feeds her through a bill-sized</div><div>opening for as long as the female incubates the eggs. That could</div><div>be anything from a period of six weeks to three months.</div><div><br /></div><div>(<i>Facts taken from Wiki</i>)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYOZAQybVdLBD9uCickZFJcTmj6X9qv3EadOtsjk8POFW5Gt_ANWOQyEhHS-ggrFQHFMmwuCP0WGN0ZbshRnLq_HI5VLOPzv9a4NpRqAcRtQu8RV-_bhVuh9E0xPrBNO-shGNc3ECcFic/s1600-h/IMG_0006.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYOZAQybVdLBD9uCickZFJcTmj6X9qv3EadOtsjk8POFW5Gt_ANWOQyEhHS-ggrFQHFMmwuCP0WGN0ZbshRnLq_HI5VLOPzv9a4NpRqAcRtQu8RV-_bhVuh9E0xPrBNO-shGNc3ECcFic/s400/IMG_0006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413183212714308658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvudxXWP6U4gwYiRwyCXSTrNJt59L3438PZzdX5s7XAYUJMUMBWs-yuXtlRw7DGmzmmrmLNYRrfV3OsYicpwhBx7vGquZy-j6_SpID6P0yJ7MHO9ggdLWCDtol-m2shGY2xGXQsGpFlzp2/s1600-h/IMG_0007.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvudxXWP6U4gwYiRwyCXSTrNJt59L3438PZzdX5s7XAYUJMUMBWs-yuXtlRw7DGmzmmrmLNYRrfV3OsYicpwhBx7vGquZy-j6_SpID6P0yJ7MHO9ggdLWCDtol-m2shGY2xGXQsGpFlzp2/s400/IMG_0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413182933986515090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwLVzBvQNGNfL07dvnASbnBBupNvXDMDaobqD4NTQfjR22PQVh611EoFSBhCA-CIiNO_c9kHSOgmbtUQT9PQvmz0AIRhXt7O_HvHxiwuyV9a8OhU9BSFPuXxmnYKxtlF8NjDXWENN-kMt/s1600-h/IMG_0018.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwLVzBvQNGNfL07dvnASbnBBupNvXDMDaobqD4NTQfjR22PQVh611EoFSBhCA-CIiNO_c9kHSOgmbtUQT9PQvmz0AIRhXt7O_HvHxiwuyV9a8OhU9BSFPuXxmnYKxtlF8NjDXWENN-kMt/s400/IMG_0018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413180706297484210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2sNKUrbwDAphEx82A7GHzWc_z-qlrpvJr8UdgKnZc2gpxN9qlgvWajbuVXSUXGrSqntnDyJcW0GF0d1Zl5CIrQ-GDZc09tnyDqo6ruoxVk_A7QFUBpIjFViR5tmEoYZc-tgjFySb7oTt/s1600-h/IMG_0024.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2sNKUrbwDAphEx82A7GHzWc_z-qlrpvJr8UdgKnZc2gpxN9qlgvWajbuVXSUXGrSqntnDyJcW0GF0d1Zl5CIrQ-GDZc09tnyDqo6ruoxVk_A7QFUBpIjFViR5tmEoYZc-tgjFySb7oTt/s400/IMG_0024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413180349015399730" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGO39XVp-JgW95094arVvVLq6LAsnXcBd9CdibC-p8d7ON1aLoFmieiAQKOqg9HchY290v8uPqO9PsFUVFMu7cWXYRjQ_eeW14gT5ni17DeaPTuO-9itgSEt9MD4Oo4fEeq4OSgfxF2oe/s1600-h/IMG_0029.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGO39XVp-JgW95094arVvVLq6LAsnXcBd9CdibC-p8d7ON1aLoFmieiAQKOqg9HchY290v8uPqO9PsFUVFMu7cWXYRjQ_eeW14gT5ni17DeaPTuO-9itgSEt9MD4Oo4fEeq4OSgfxF2oe/s400/IMG_0029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413179936062301362" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My husband was there during the last two days of the festival. These </div><div>are the images he came back with. Several tribes, there are as many </div><div>as sixteen, put on a grand show. He's still raving about it. I can under-</div><div>stand why and I'll surely be there next year:)</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGO39XVp-JgW95094arVvVLq6LAsnXcBd9CdibC-p8d7ON1aLoFmieiAQKOqg9HchY290v8uPqO9PsFUVFMu7cWXYRjQ_eeW14gT5ni17DeaPTuO-9itgSEt9MD4Oo4fEeq4OSgfxF2oe/s1600-h/IMG_0029.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1Yt5YCyj2O0gUFex04nhKl1kqaG8mqJPshTM-tuhEzT5l4eTC4q2QG7ZVxt9aR5Y81xWbEqjSZcwqXnm2tc98QD2V4gS_8YB6gY3Mf3BLSpvRgGDYI-4CeVksvQv0LWrA2UOW_v3IBcP/s1600-h/IMG_0072.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1Yt5YCyj2O0gUFex04nhKl1kqaG8mqJPshTM-tuhEzT5l4eTC4q2QG7ZVxt9aR5Y81xWbEqjSZcwqXnm2tc98QD2V4gS_8YB6gY3Mf3BLSpvRgGDYI-4CeVksvQv0LWrA2UOW_v3IBcP/s400/IMG_0072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413179316938143218" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1Yt5YCyj2O0gUFex04nhKl1kqaG8mqJPshTM-tuhEzT5l4eTC4q2QG7ZVxt9aR5Y81xWbEqjSZcwqXnm2tc98QD2V4gS_8YB6gY3Mf3BLSpvRgGDYI-4CeVksvQv0LWrA2UOW_v3IBcP/s1600-h/IMG_0072.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9ReJelqwZQYr65kCZ8usMYzjO5XDuQqFAgNtTByON5pDfiKRu2EuHdlgfDiWihzf9flelHDldITBsLtMYgKgVDClW1oBjcnpaHK-CrgBhpT-RkvPZEDH9lV_gnfjfxWI8zG9DMXXNqGo/s1600-h/IMG_0088.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9ReJelqwZQYr65kCZ8usMYzjO5XDuQqFAgNtTByON5pDfiKRu2EuHdlgfDiWihzf9flelHDldITBsLtMYgKgVDClW1oBjcnpaHK-CrgBhpT-RkvPZEDH9lV_gnfjfxWI8zG9DMXXNqGo/s400/IMG_0088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413178794942550498" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>With the the image of the bird in the background, traditional</div><div>dancers prepare to take the stage. The festival is growing in</div><div>name and very soon it could well be the best known from our </div><div>region. I hope you've enjoyed viewing these images.</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-82547817231052693192009-12-08T23:26:00.011+05:302009-12-09T00:44:50.897+05:30A Random Winter Post<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8I74gYFDr1sn1Dm5g7fmnlzjwAEb8KPFvrXthdMDkku-TuGRjuxII2ZIsBR8y3deFlgK6HxkpmBNrXYw9bqxGLqnFno78NivcmvhRyhGFMUSyVIfS1Wv4u66a3TaId-15ML3itOlesOA/s1600-h/DSC07756.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8I74gYFDr1sn1Dm5g7fmnlzjwAEb8KPFvrXthdMDkku-TuGRjuxII2ZIsBR8y3deFlgK6HxkpmBNrXYw9bqxGLqnFno78NivcmvhRyhGFMUSyVIfS1Wv4u66a3TaId-15ML3itOlesOA/s400/DSC07756.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412934760620276354" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8I74gYFDr1sn1Dm5g7fmnlzjwAEb8KPFvrXthdMDkku-TuGRjuxII2ZIsBR8y3deFlgK6HxkpmBNrXYw9bqxGLqnFno78NivcmvhRyhGFMUSyVIfS1Wv4u66a3TaId-15ML3itOlesOA/s1600-h/DSC07756.JPG"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">There's a lot of promise in this leaf as the hues show. And so much a </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">part of this season. Whether on the ground or in pots, they're not to </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">be missed! My potted poinsettia is just beginning not to be' green only'!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcR1Fl9q62Azh9uguMomkKYLKu3Yz9hjZdvwVO7veAoRsyeExDANVoQ5f4INZh25UewO-5elyPZ7Lvnvbl6n3kwVSfMzxLrEe-xHvJ3VMg_XRErN7twib3OIRVtmlSy4nQIMoLFwvO1Qu6/s1600-h/DSC07741.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcR1Fl9q62Azh9uguMomkKYLKu3Yz9hjZdvwVO7veAoRsyeExDANVoQ5f4INZh25UewO-5elyPZ7Lvnvbl6n3kwVSfMzxLrEe-xHvJ3VMg_XRErN7twib3OIRVtmlSy4nQIMoLFwvO1Qu6/s400/DSC07741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412934505328529218" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcR1Fl9q62Azh9uguMomkKYLKu3Yz9hjZdvwVO7veAoRsyeExDANVoQ5f4INZh25UewO-5elyPZ7Lvnvbl6n3kwVSfMzxLrEe-xHvJ3VMg_XRErN7twib3OIRVtmlSy4nQIMoLFwvO1Qu6/s1600-h/DSC07741.JPG"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">And all the nurseries wear this look now. New and tender plants all</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">in plastic bags neatly lined up.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNFSTtNMLVm27yXmi0H-ByeVAzBCUx9JwIRjowh9S7iPKGmvg1EGgNmdW_MtgRVcpObrTFhyphenhyphen3FF-zcojN_tocMjZvd9Wc4P5qhlpBECBS5Xyw1x9N-S2XaOyg93gm0x8ysqrWiy70eXZ8/s1600-h/DSC07749.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNFSTtNMLVm27yXmi0H-ByeVAzBCUx9JwIRjowh9S7iPKGmvg1EGgNmdW_MtgRVcpObrTFhyphenhyphen3FF-zcojN_tocMjZvd9Wc4P5qhlpBECBS5Xyw1x9N-S2XaOyg93gm0x8ysqrWiy70eXZ8/s400/DSC07749.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412934252762166162" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNFSTtNMLVm27yXmi0H-ByeVAzBCUx9JwIRjowh9S7iPKGmvg1EGgNmdW_MtgRVcpObrTFhyphenhyphen3FF-zcojN_tocMjZvd9Wc4P5qhlpBECBS5Xyw1x9N-S2XaOyg93gm0x8ysqrWiy70eXZ8/s1600-h/DSC07749.JPG"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">In my sister's garden the poinsettia is standing tall in a blaze of red!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rW6-NAQwMCrq77_5m_1XONhT-fIaxAAch53ntc6cBTd1AHcIM8s3dS2nKFL17qGhaB1HzCsRbirshwbIB2zRbFzX1x__brOR7KaQ8GwLj08k94CRmjfa3QZwiYTrMzEPYlhdD1tgjBJN/s1600-h/DSC07767.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rW6-NAQwMCrq77_5m_1XONhT-fIaxAAch53ntc6cBTd1AHcIM8s3dS2nKFL17qGhaB1HzCsRbirshwbIB2zRbFzX1x__brOR7KaQ8GwLj08k94CRmjfa3QZwiYTrMzEPYlhdD1tgjBJN/s400/DSC07767.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412933894923185890" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rW6-NAQwMCrq77_5m_1XONhT-fIaxAAch53ntc6cBTd1AHcIM8s3dS2nKFL17qGhaB1HzCsRbirshwbIB2zRbFzX1x__brOR7KaQ8GwLj08k94CRmjfa3QZwiYTrMzEPYlhdD1tgjBJN/s1600-h/DSC07767.JPG"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">Most mornings our city is covered in winter haze. I took this</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">photograph on my way to a market on the outskirts this morning. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">For the freshest produce straight from the local farmers, it's worth</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">going all the way!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6SvufB0eGj4SU59US2n6F9egbkI1rNQnRTnWjkIcWlNX8XUSDJL3IA-EbFA2mRLOIeSSERGRmTDzac3IxjBdB3fkQYW7jG5tJlXjoy4L7z6lOYh5WaNWZei1CXGYXg1cgHdTs42dJIfn/s1600-h/DSC00263.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6SvufB0eGj4SU59US2n6F9egbkI1rNQnRTnWjkIcWlNX8XUSDJL3IA-EbFA2mRLOIeSSERGRmTDzac3IxjBdB3fkQYW7jG5tJlXjoy4L7z6lOYh5WaNWZei1CXGYXg1cgHdTs42dJIfn/s400/DSC00263.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412933452287280642" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">And winter also reminds me of other areas of our region where</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">we head over during our sons' school break. The expanse of the </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">Brahmaputra captured in the northernmost part of Assam by </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">my husband during one such vacation.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6SvufB0eGj4SU59US2n6F9egbkI1rNQnRTnWjkIcWlNX8XUSDJL3IA-EbFA2mRLOIeSSERGRmTDzac3IxjBdB3fkQYW7jG5tJlXjoy4L7z6lOYh5WaNWZei1CXGYXg1cgHdTs42dJIfn/s1600-h/DSC00263.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEJIwSz-KiwMLodNcV9UBKIJYMRbgtRsOrlHW6HKbzStTR2dXxifjKuLP_W41pFK9RltLmJYhpIqIxFBN9reihmPVHKnvD_YpDseiFQLa1xr7YI3HahbjUdAH5U6wzEsgvRCVnmkrpYEw/s1600-h/DSC00287.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEJIwSz-KiwMLodNcV9UBKIJYMRbgtRsOrlHW6HKbzStTR2dXxifjKuLP_W41pFK9RltLmJYhpIqIxFBN9reihmPVHKnvD_YpDseiFQLa1xr7YI3HahbjUdAH5U6wzEsgvRCVnmkrpYEw/s400/DSC00287.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412929183349619794" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEJIwSz-KiwMLodNcV9UBKIJYMRbgtRsOrlHW6HKbzStTR2dXxifjKuLP_W41pFK9RltLmJYhpIqIxFBN9reihmPVHKnvD_YpDseiFQLa1xr7YI3HahbjUdAH5U6wzEsgvRCVnmkrpYEw/s1600-h/DSC00287.JPG"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">Mountains and rivers....a perfect combination for a great winter</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">break. Another shot from the archives. This and the one below </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">were taken on another vacation to the neighbouring state of </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">Arunachal Pradesh. The view of the snow-clad Himalayan ranges </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">is one of the highlights of the trip.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid65qcgnh6UVrQoooVRoycUKr4U6zlPV__dPHQH8mFcrH2Wbhyr_JrMDhBvkqtZOOYoPSXmCHG_FnwEicAHmKzD21z6M1loYh7dy5E4g23db7i7PNr9x_Ds2inP0grNbQH03P8Da78Ips3/s1600-h/DSC00283.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid65qcgnh6UVrQoooVRoycUKr4U6zlPV__dPHQH8mFcrH2Wbhyr_JrMDhBvkqtZOOYoPSXmCHG_FnwEicAHmKzD21z6M1loYh7dy5E4g23db7i7PNr9x_Ds2inP0grNbQH03P8Da78Ips3/s400/DSC00283.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412929167699186722" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid65qcgnh6UVrQoooVRoycUKr4U6zlPV__dPHQH8mFcrH2Wbhyr_JrMDhBvkqtZOOYoPSXmCHG_FnwEicAHmKzD21z6M1loYh7dy5E4g23db7i7PNr9x_Ds2inP0grNbQH03P8Da78Ips3/s1600-h/DSC00283.JPG"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">The place where we love to be....almost every winter we head</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">towards the Nameri sanctuary on the banks of the river </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><b>Jia-Bharali. </b>These are the camps we stay in. The place is</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">a birder's paradise. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">There's so much to look forward to in this season. The roadside </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">flower vendors are out in full force:) I bought some marigolds,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">tuberose and gerbera plants today. I've planted tomatoes and</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">coriander. The cherry tomatoes have re-seeded and the </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">nasturtiums have followed suit. Didn't I tell you that this is</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">our best season?!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKDXeeNI2H_Fmtev8z6pW8INkFfLmdzwt7SGFN2RkRdabYxFWLbheoEcldY37o3tR2OBngrEOls-4_Cf3BdAiHOMyews2zuJB1Tp09rTN5Hfzww2_f7jwh7iukBSi8fWxqHcVpPffJUhZ/s1600-h/Dcp_0087.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKDXeeNI2H_Fmtev8z6pW8INkFfLmdzwt7SGFN2RkRdabYxFWLbheoEcldY37o3tR2OBngrEOls-4_Cf3BdAiHOMyews2zuJB1Tp09rTN5Hfzww2_f7jwh7iukBSi8fWxqHcVpPffJUhZ/s400/Dcp_0087.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412927090052975746" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-86693377517808313312009-12-04T07:53:00.012+05:302009-12-04T08:33:05.703+05:30Blooming Friday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL07JyL8tMNft-G3maIUzEQkcSmc8FeTs8V7klfc9v1O0vTNnDJ7MhYyTXVb_1VBCzPcasdOsYpeojbIg61l2LpYdb9NKXYna7Eyz5cY8EfFQepwHkrMg2QghXjHtGAZRjKT0G1_FZXfzz/s1600-h/DSC07711.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL07JyL8tMNft-G3maIUzEQkcSmc8FeTs8V7klfc9v1O0vTNnDJ7MhYyTXVb_1VBCzPcasdOsYpeojbIg61l2LpYdb9NKXYna7Eyz5cY8EfFQepwHkrMg2QghXjHtGAZRjKT0G1_FZXfzz/s400/DSC07711.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411204334499405522" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">It's Blooming Friday again. Now that we've come to the end of the year,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">the days seem to be flying faster.... To see other blooms around the world,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">please head over to Katarina's @ <a href="http://rosorochris.blogspot.com/">Roses and Stuff</a>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">My first blooms are of the Jatropha Integerrima. The shrub is about 2 ft. tall</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">now. I'd bought it last year.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL07JyL8tMNft-G3maIUzEQkcSmc8FeTs8V7klfc9v1O0vTNnDJ7MhYyTXVb_1VBCzPcasdOsYpeojbIg61l2LpYdb9NKXYna7Eyz5cY8EfFQepwHkrMg2QghXjHtGAZRjKT0G1_FZXfzz/s1600-h/DSC07711.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZNaEn3wolGwOCRkTiBWstgwZd1H8WHe0XBQapKYzQekmjXfPDfOK2DGPssBWGgwMSXqLPDkdn8Jry7bOtAqTzlg4AARbPgXvH8yScgFRrcJyjJuz5ArdSDjic_GjRdVwRa3xnQ4Nto5_/s1600-h/DSC07707.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZNaEn3wolGwOCRkTiBWstgwZd1H8WHe0XBQapKYzQekmjXfPDfOK2DGPssBWGgwMSXqLPDkdn8Jry7bOtAqTzlg4AARbPgXvH8yScgFRrcJyjJuz5ArdSDjic_GjRdVwRa3xnQ4Nto5_/s400/DSC07707.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411204140545587458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A kind of wild salvia I'd picked up from the wayside in August is blooming</div><div>its heart out....</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZNaEn3wolGwOCRkTiBWstgwZd1H8WHe0XBQapKYzQekmjXfPDfOK2DGPssBWGgwMSXqLPDkdn8Jry7bOtAqTzlg4AARbPgXvH8yScgFRrcJyjJuz5ArdSDjic_GjRdVwRa3xnQ4Nto5_/s1600-h/DSC07707.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_CKWtVcsoUg8okx7PrHK7z-OUXSDFnKySn12QFNjTUTKw2vCdKeKMmseVyZAbkzlAt95PJh1UPkjxRZuHPreQL3eJCMxJA71Coc0SAHiDqFjKfk1v2zM6-rjy7R9mVQfwLCQSFp1tWD6/s1600-h/DSC07700.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_CKWtVcsoUg8okx7PrHK7z-OUXSDFnKySn12QFNjTUTKw2vCdKeKMmseVyZAbkzlAt95PJh1UPkjxRZuHPreQL3eJCMxJA71Coc0SAHiDqFjKfk1v2zM6-rjy7R9mVQfwLCQSFp1tWD6/s400/DSC07700.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411203770183767986" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_CKWtVcsoUg8okx7PrHK7z-OUXSDFnKySn12QFNjTUTKw2vCdKeKMmseVyZAbkzlAt95PJh1UPkjxRZuHPreQL3eJCMxJA71Coc0SAHiDqFjKfk1v2zM6-rjy7R9mVQfwLCQSFp1tWD6/s1600-h/DSC07700.JPG"></a>My red Bleeding Heart vine is blooming after a break that she fully deserved! </div><div>Look who's peeking at me from that cluster of pink!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Lkm9uO58fsl_Moa5zDDFLWraU4_TaOMEqMRBV9PLu6KhpTmMBbJ_NJu3GKmxN8pUHejhSGKhgC9CcnFYjObIwo548QBkxsG-TKA2LVmFlRLSaDiGfrwM53Posgkpd2kjbDVGNASkTiSJ/s1600-h/DSC07701.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Lkm9uO58fsl_Moa5zDDFLWraU4_TaOMEqMRBV9PLu6KhpTmMBbJ_NJu3GKmxN8pUHejhSGKhgC9CcnFYjObIwo548QBkxsG-TKA2LVmFlRLSaDiGfrwM53Posgkpd2kjbDVGNASkTiSJ/s400/DSC07701.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411203531610749138" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Lkm9uO58fsl_Moa5zDDFLWraU4_TaOMEqMRBV9PLu6KhpTmMBbJ_NJu3GKmxN8pUHejhSGKhgC9CcnFYjObIwo548QBkxsG-TKA2LVmFlRLSaDiGfrwM53Posgkpd2kjbDVGNASkTiSJ/s1600-h/DSC07701.JPG"></a>Ah! Got her(?) to pose for me!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DmkRB4ZqoJI3oFKgwWg9PoOvMC6nwP-R4W-rj6ccVYJ3VqlpufT4BfkLx3wZSyBuXbIr9MzWV3DwNHxZO2uUx1WrPgbFhOzAVTUPIHMNt4rRU3IWon6JO3MzfXhm66rIRqyQmrW7KNMI/s1600-h/DSC03386.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DmkRB4ZqoJI3oFKgwWg9PoOvMC6nwP-R4W-rj6ccVYJ3VqlpufT4BfkLx3wZSyBuXbIr9MzWV3DwNHxZO2uUx1WrPgbFhOzAVTUPIHMNt4rRU3IWon6JO3MzfXhm66rIRqyQmrW7KNMI/s400/DSC03386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411202937613103762" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DmkRB4ZqoJI3oFKgwWg9PoOvMC6nwP-R4W-rj6ccVYJ3VqlpufT4BfkLx3wZSyBuXbIr9MzWV3DwNHxZO2uUx1WrPgbFhOzAVTUPIHMNt4rRU3IWon6JO3MzfXhm66rIRqyQmrW7KNMI/s1600-h/DSC03386.JPG"></a>And from the nursery that I visited yesterday I got these pictures.</div><div>The white Powder Puff/<i>calliandra haematocephaella alba.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRmEAf_hnpm6gs72REa1ILb5YWaI05qABs_ApUMbuFobd_3fxNWmftVYyxomd4tqVrDXkBHm22Wtt7h299pNDV6jdV9_PEhpGZHQb0GlIEaSL-e0TmiRRSohrodFtbfM_jaw5BIWynd7F/s1600-h/DSC07733.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRmEAf_hnpm6gs72REa1ILb5YWaI05qABs_ApUMbuFobd_3fxNWmftVYyxomd4tqVrDXkBHm22Wtt7h299pNDV6jdV9_PEhpGZHQb0GlIEaSL-e0TmiRRSohrodFtbfM_jaw5BIWynd7F/s400/DSC07733.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411202253369936498" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRmEAf_hnpm6gs72REa1ILb5YWaI05qABs_ApUMbuFobd_3fxNWmftVYyxomd4tqVrDXkBHm22Wtt7h299pNDV6jdV9_PEhpGZHQb0GlIEaSL-e0TmiRRSohrodFtbfM_jaw5BIWynd7F/s1600-h/DSC07733.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISgMrxsp2Og5t9TzqPEx3hzdU4Zthc8FpPgR8cFY9g3JkzJXD4Urkqs5WPG5oZO0I3qPJif51kqfzD_KegdOuIlQvi0gUqGk0pqy6hW4oPj1PBlPcus6cS-NU5h6eoUlOaSMarLivefmT/s1600-h/DSC07735.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISgMrxsp2Og5t9TzqPEx3hzdU4Zthc8FpPgR8cFY9g3JkzJXD4Urkqs5WPG5oZO0I3qPJif51kqfzD_KegdOuIlQvi0gUqGk0pqy6hW4oPj1PBlPcus6cS-NU5h6eoUlOaSMarLivefmT/s400/DSC07735.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411202243086449026" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Looking at this I couldn't help thinking about the symbolism about the year</div><div>coming to an end....</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISgMrxsp2Og5t9TzqPEx3hzdU4Zthc8FpPgR8cFY9g3JkzJXD4Urkqs5WPG5oZO0I3qPJif51kqfzD_KegdOuIlQvi0gUqGk0pqy6hW4oPj1PBlPcus6cS-NU5h6eoUlOaSMarLivefmT/s1600-h/DSC07735.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglc9xmCveF1IoDZvpfSfOthnSNDV-A7cwJktFNrONL5s6tiV2l9Y5jDY043U2P2RwIvmps3_QiBSyV-LycY_kDeuVbyVSFXbFiD6IzbG3KGOyOxwIHXr-_3BqC2c3Ot_x14eo4SZnrrDX7/s1600-h/DSC07698.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglc9xmCveF1IoDZvpfSfOthnSNDV-A7cwJktFNrONL5s6tiV2l9Y5jDY043U2P2RwIvmps3_QiBSyV-LycY_kDeuVbyVSFXbFiD6IzbG3KGOyOxwIHXr-_3BqC2c3Ot_x14eo4SZnrrDX7/s400/DSC07698.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411201701953239618" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Many of you have commented on the Peacock Pansy butterfly on </div><div>my sidebar.I'm happy to post these photos...they're most active </div><div>here, along with the manybrown ones flitting about.</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you've enjoyed going through the photos...Thank you for</div><div>stopping by and I wish you all a lovely December weekend!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglc9xmCveF1IoDZvpfSfOthnSNDV-A7cwJktFNrONL5s6tiV2l9Y5jDY043U2P2RwIvmps3_QiBSyV-LycY_kDeuVbyVSFXbFiD6IzbG3KGOyOxwIHXr-_3BqC2c3Ot_x14eo4SZnrrDX7/s1600-h/DSC07698.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUrtK6P4wzh9ru8hEVEn5pOjptdfHFFIeJvjmlptZjpcHjK3gyQTpUqcBLXaEVd6ryIMAQExzxRIFLO1HXBMzatCcbCh2rOvHxd1rh7yNQDFXZX6AxQcJLRFIjGy2KVk0HgBc09X4RM76/s1600-h/DSC07699.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUrtK6P4wzh9ru8hEVEn5pOjptdfHFFIeJvjmlptZjpcHjK3gyQTpUqcBLXaEVd6ryIMAQExzxRIFLO1HXBMzatCcbCh2rOvHxd1rh7yNQDFXZX6AxQcJLRFIjGy2KVk0HgBc09X4RM76/s400/DSC07699.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411201692670004354" /></a><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-75943548384972127302009-12-01T22:33:00.002+05:302009-12-01T22:37:21.448+05:30Butterflies on Nilachal Hill<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsDaREUvQfSihwobH8EvYCtKKrYSZjIpHhzFuCbh_edZz6fzrbKUIix7NITucHWXtP8aBGGmMw6RKfOHc8Y2_wSJ-2gSqp_jHVyohWxvEf-ZYt8eZC2HW_MLf9idRBJN9AarKjgIAS5um/s1600/Beginning+to+end.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsDaREUvQfSihwobH8EvYCtKKrYSZjIpHhzFuCbh_edZz6fzrbKUIix7NITucHWXtP8aBGGmMw6RKfOHc8Y2_wSJ-2gSqp_jHVyohWxvEf-ZYt8eZC2HW_MLf9idRBJN9AarKjgIAS5um/s400/Beginning+to+end.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;">Seemed like a good idea to start off December with a butterfly post! For my last post I'd spent some time on Nilachal Hill in order to get a good view of the city and the river. I never thought I'd get to see so many butterflies, a dragonfly and a large grasshopper. On the lantana and other plants were these (clockwise) 1. Lemon Pansy, 2. Red lacewing 3. Common Sailor 4. Blue sapphire<br /><br /><br />There a fewer dragonflies now but the butterflies show no signs of slowing down. Thank heavens they'll be keeping me on my toes! I sure need all that exercise;)) </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003300;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color:#003300;">Happy December!</span><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-91381172311539324672009-11-30T15:11:00.023+05:302009-11-30T16:50:51.677+05:30Where In The World Am I?Janie of <a href="http://anobsessivecompulsiveplantcollector.blogspot.com/">An Obsessive Compulsive Plant Collector</a> had done a post<br />in early November about where we garden bloggers were planted. I<br />had been meaning to do this for a while but too many posts came in <br />between and November brought me more than my share of the usual <br />computer aches and pains:) And instead of prose I've turned to<br />From a poem titled "Guwahati" by our region's most prolific<br />writer, <a href="www.iraimedhi.com">Indrani Raimedhi</a>, who has kindly granted me permission<br />to reproduce her poem here. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgXpcJr85qRyV4MuLXswX0StXBqRPAhDxCZoS85sgszATMzS2V0v1v7zmxbpoCOHX_NxhUznvzevi6nblygUs2Q2n_znrpzRxGe2H5x_uRrmBMmLFQXyY49abajLa3AI8ThstKde9N1ze/s1600/IMG_0015.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgXpcJr85qRyV4MuLXswX0StXBqRPAhDxCZoS85sgszATMzS2V0v1v7zmxbpoCOHX_NxhUznvzevi6nblygUs2Q2n_znrpzRxGe2H5x_uRrmBMmLFQXyY49abajLa3AI8ThstKde9N1ze/s400/IMG_0015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409835368953906210" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Guwahati, that's where I live. In the north-eastern region of India, <br />in the state of Assam. I've called this city home since 1993. It's the<br />largest city in our region and one of the fastest growing cities in<br />India. Its etymological root is derived from two Assamese words--<br />"Guwa" and "Haat". The first stands for areca nut/areca catechu and the<br />second means 'market'. These photos show the fruit on the tree and<br />the harvest. The ripe ones turn a rich shade of yellowish orange. <br />You can find out more about the nut <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areca_nut">here</a>.<br /><br /><br />Home to more than a million people, Guwahati stands on the banks<br />of the mighty river, the Brahmaputra. The city is dotted with hills.<br />Summer's maximum temperature can be as hot as 38* and our short-lived<br />much-loved winter temps vary between 10* and 25-27*<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzb-M0_u0aj0NJsOE4pobLV_z3LP3qanBsWbmoNBrMZETvxqjPEXgpm9PrOumQ89pFt17TLjt3Y0HwuzKN7svt8Z1H6j0tFPfS3NilzGRVkNuq7bQA0FXVFQgwZoxcgF3hMbmMrQPX0cor/s1600/DSC03562.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzb-M0_u0aj0NJsOE4pobLV_z3LP3qanBsWbmoNBrMZETvxqjPEXgpm9PrOumQ89pFt17TLjt3Y0HwuzKN7svt8Z1H6j0tFPfS3NilzGRVkNuq7bQA0FXVFQgwZoxcgF3hMbmMrQPX0cor/s400/DSC03562.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409835185638692306" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPnxZdFd3v9O85kGHn9iAYSv3bjvjoJ7dyeC7e-tq-k6uzMTgYjzpexJ5TXR_sGE2AZQgzvGrMGLEy4eZcc7jnuKCoVV7tBwHzkk24cC8qxcNd3MoLQUjR7sgJ_TzhHbSmIHZVIg379pf/s1600/DSC02353.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPnxZdFd3v9O85kGHn9iAYSv3bjvjoJ7dyeC7e-tq-k6uzMTgYjzpexJ5TXR_sGE2AZQgzvGrMGLEy4eZcc7jnuKCoVV7tBwHzkk24cC8qxcNd3MoLQUjR7sgJ_TzhHbSmIHZVIg379pf/s400/DSC02353.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409834064750578258" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Guwahati<br /><br />Ancient city with a young heart<br />Hills huddle around you<br />Like old women at a birth<br />Or a funeral<br />A sullen river<br />Receives your offerings silently<br />Of flowers,ash,coins</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Guwahati<br /><br />You contain multitudes<br />Slums break out like rash<br />Your arteries are choked with cars<br />You die a little<br />As fumes permeate your lungs<br />As floods surge into your homes<br />And taps run dry<br />You die a little<br />When they tear down your<br />Dreaming, time-worn houses<br />Dig up your verdant fields</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyiqtguwVFzOzpyzR-Hw-TpHd61RakqHCVHwShNrJGG5ObQSuQ-vV5z4dOqNIvV4unPVWcJWQDRtqUa_sSy4rEqIU31xj_oguneli6tPkawhrRaBqXbRQ3zYl-q9nt8sAaT3PEEHJ86HD/s1600/IMG_0052.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyiqtguwVFzOzpyzR-Hw-TpHd61RakqHCVHwShNrJGG5ObQSuQ-vV5z4dOqNIvV4unPVWcJWQDRtqUa_sSy4rEqIU31xj_oguneli6tPkawhrRaBqXbRQ3zYl-q9nt8sAaT3PEEHJ86HD/s400/IMG_0052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409833001444809330" /></a><br />The Brahmaputra<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Guwahati<br /><br />You unleash a melody<br />The clamour of bells at Kamakhya<br />Trains mournful whistles<br />Tumult of traffic<br />Cries of children at play<br />Muezzins call for prayers<br />The madman's muttered obscenities<br />Ringing of telephones<br />Scream of pilot cars<br />catcalls of eaveteasers</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14RylK3fsl9pFbDEMOj4c71zaWEsaUh6T_NCxVDMUQVVYGocIcW4hTU0qcqm6B7xqGn0Fn41Eh-vxPhYOxHaiuuOgE3rFQKIOJUDE16BhSTu9TP6VPeKIlNbXpRZmn2K1I4m3YUgkaCOF/s1600/IMG_0035.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14RylK3fsl9pFbDEMOj4c71zaWEsaUh6T_NCxVDMUQVVYGocIcW4hTU0qcqm6B7xqGn0Fn41Eh-vxPhYOxHaiuuOgE3rFQKIOJUDE16BhSTu9TP6VPeKIlNbXpRZmn2K1I4m3YUgkaCOF/s400/IMG_0035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409832646089206194" /></a><br />The Kamakhya Temple on Nilachal Hill<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Guwahati<br /><br />Lovers link arms <br />Under your Krishnachura<br />As red as the blood<br />Of the scooterist who<br />Died in your street</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC2ifmhe8CpJgykVgJPugdkJTUpSjwVEqSiNxf47aqhNiudQLCA43NvEtF7Jq9gnAuHJMbdFAbQHfHeGHb9Jk1kviWbilfBuE7juiAtYA3JzBkBEiPfmpnYjwLtI_3HqDbmLNCq-UZdic/s1600/DSC02797.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC2ifmhe8CpJgykVgJPugdkJTUpSjwVEqSiNxf47aqhNiudQLCA43NvEtF7Jq9gnAuHJMbdFAbQHfHeGHb9Jk1kviWbilfBuE7juiAtYA3JzBkBEiPfmpnYjwLtI_3HqDbmLNCq-UZdic/s400/DSC02797.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409832358910905778" /></a><br />The Flame Tree in bloom. Locally called the Krishnachura<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Guwahati<br /><br />Your people have no time<br />To read the graffiti on your walls<br />Or live out a cosmic experience<br />At your planetarium<br />Few care to walk<br />The corridors of your history<br />Or even know why<br />A frozen God contemplates the river<br />At Sukleswar</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">At the temple of the nine planets<br />On Chitrachal hill<br />The earthen lamps flicker</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">To dispel the darkness</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sNMn8pLrbQB6LNbz2v48uBV0Lnm1SVPrW5e988NZQoNqz4CGGJNIzRO4MK-vTRT82rmM_Wbqj2hQ6OXbhKQJ58JhWoqXFdaJIuamlgMyBzavHNa1f7wvvWGnnHyaCGmyBg7WE5EebyUc/s1600/DSC05758.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sNMn8pLrbQB6LNbz2v48uBV0Lnm1SVPrW5e988NZQoNqz4CGGJNIzRO4MK-vTRT82rmM_Wbqj2hQ6OXbhKQJ58JhWoqXFdaJIuamlgMyBzavHNa1f7wvvWGnnHyaCGmyBg7WE5EebyUc/s400/DSC05758.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409831244600895666" /></a><br />One of the city streets in the evening<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Guwahati<br /><br />Every day your old self<br />Dies a little<br />The glossy tourist brochures<br />Have for you<br />A brand new sobriquet<br />Gateway to the north-east<br />How can you be<br />Only a threshold<br />To be crossed?<br />They have forgotten the pulsebeat<br />Of your history</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Perhaps only the statues<br />In your parks <br />Remember your past<br />The wrinkles under your paint<br />The hills huddle around you<br />The river sullenly washes your side<br />Live on Guwahati<br />Dreaming under the sky.<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9CHiWT9opyVrAmht3nIV0If6bhSegahI2Rkg3z0ZWKYZmywJjVfXEi_hgfgJSg9Z95AqOxTrphcm5z45LtgbWxnKFWrID1gl4X6KDuLceL6rU-lMSC9aI1rvhpC25pIaj6_9X97O3JD_/s1600/IMG_0061.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9CHiWT9opyVrAmht3nIV0If6bhSegahI2Rkg3z0ZWKYZmywJjVfXEi_hgfgJSg9Z95AqOxTrphcm5z45LtgbWxnKFWrID1gl4X6KDuLceL6rU-lMSC9aI1rvhpC25pIaj6_9X97O3JD_/s400/IMG_0061.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409830137400609250" /></a><br />View of the city photographed from Nilachal HillAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-78082693012007951672009-11-27T17:15:00.012+05:302009-11-27T18:14:22.234+05:30Blooming Friday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxSquKLIsCJaZtih6D0R8h8DJBLXx9yQZD0egJTBL2teKiWzJaYEpFHQk0NsCoGhUZ9TyfCb_YS0FuqABvEGUuCT27Cj9NTFObzmFwpiITq0Btki2m-aXyILncujJ6gqGNkPTr9UyykaB/s1600/DSC06299.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxSquKLIsCJaZtih6D0R8h8DJBLXx9yQZD0egJTBL2teKiWzJaYEpFHQk0NsCoGhUZ9TyfCb_YS0FuqABvEGUuCT27Cj9NTFObzmFwpiITq0Btki2m-aXyILncujJ6gqGNkPTr9UyykaB/s400/DSC06299.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408758373916472146" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Welcome to the last Blooming Friday of November. I have blooms in <br />three colours today. To see what's blooming around the world, please<br />visit <span style="font-weight:bold;">Katarina</span> at <a href="http://rosorochris.blogspot.com/">Roses and Stuff</a>.<br /><br /><br />I found this Marmalade Fly on the bloom of the Golden thyrallis. This<br />is also known as the Gold Shower and Rain of Gold. The small flowers <br />bloom in clusters and are of a bright and cheerful yellow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfNTYn0_990TLqY8prUsdsvXANrwy_UHbODM6cI36t7jVD_KfbsOt1p4CBAcWpV8UWZwG4olF8vCUI5vkt0gaP_ZPXqknqQx9JBBrTJkrf0RgnqbWUxGC4NeiJXqknSUqKmTZfC2bYhtJ/s1600/IMG_0020.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfNTYn0_990TLqY8prUsdsvXANrwy_UHbODM6cI36t7jVD_KfbsOt1p4CBAcWpV8UWZwG4olF8vCUI5vkt0gaP_ZPXqknqQx9JBBrTJkrf0RgnqbWUxGC4NeiJXqknSUqKmTZfC2bYhtJ/s400/IMG_0020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408752318323454002" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This yellow bougainvillea growing next to the wall blooms in the cooler<br />months. It's at its best now.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCdGr9xdVhsGvwul9_eZ_5oDXOrXgYzCwkM0h_36AhN-ajXMxW4aHMveYhHijIqW1F6n63IbCFfXS6VDFdqUG3fk2QII5A9BwffeEFyWL6EAf0-VTLwJYjwn1jfqBL-kgGq55-8Gs-qR_/s1600/IMG_0019.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCdGr9xdVhsGvwul9_eZ_5oDXOrXgYzCwkM0h_36AhN-ajXMxW4aHMveYhHijIqW1F6n63IbCFfXS6VDFdqUG3fk2QII5A9BwffeEFyWL6EAf0-VTLwJYjwn1jfqBL-kgGq55-8Gs-qR_/s400/IMG_0019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408752307107258562" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOy_fmcMYjwkwfmXeb8OsA7dNolvL3bdkoc8BUBi2AOhxhonBpqBtJmUk1pnjpIbB6NHKecZ64Br3ZK-CRop_8rRh_ZjKojP0vodG8p8bxx3UdlpvHAKrEaZrxxTOrxoDQRyC75s0zvyX/s1600/IMG_0029.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOy_fmcMYjwkwfmXeb8OsA7dNolvL3bdkoc8BUBi2AOhxhonBpqBtJmUk1pnjpIbB6NHKecZ64Br3ZK-CRop_8rRh_ZjKojP0vodG8p8bxx3UdlpvHAKrEaZrxxTOrxoDQRyC75s0zvyX/s400/IMG_0029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408752306469091090" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Coconut blooms. It's such a blessed feeling to see blooms of either<br />fruit or vegetable.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNxYfYL6_FrupcWsExNbtMrbqckwMKBf5ybZM5_u6bREJl9knKZWMnS0Y05685cO2KNhU4I-v84rhtBxjaDhwJpnh3kDovV2xKja-YmajRphIx_WQjdHh8aDEQGLLDhGJsyAz3-qMgOss/s1600/IMG_0015.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNxYfYL6_FrupcWsExNbtMrbqckwMKBf5ybZM5_u6bREJl9knKZWMnS0Y05685cO2KNhU4I-v84rhtBxjaDhwJpnh3kDovV2xKja-YmajRphIx_WQjdHh8aDEQGLLDhGJsyAz3-qMgOss/s400/IMG_0015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408750629846845314" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A touch of red here! I found this Bulbul bird perched on my neighbour's<br />Star-fruit tree.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Tn-GpjSWuvt3EIhFuzEzKoLcYYD_d4LM97XaWAhKKhjY0nxmTa9Pu4Qwlv4fxsdbGjfVK3Oq2QyHXZF_DyWAPPt7OHnln3B8YNXnGA3IBY5-2Q2SpqnYGAabWgn651FIFiwMouI4GaT3/s1600/IMG_0027.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Tn-GpjSWuvt3EIhFuzEzKoLcYYD_d4LM97XaWAhKKhjY0nxmTa9Pu4Qwlv4fxsdbGjfVK3Oq2QyHXZF_DyWAPPt7OHnln3B8YNXnGA3IBY5-2Q2SpqnYGAabWgn651FIFiwMouI4GaT3/s400/IMG_0027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408750626456242482" /></a><br /><br /><br />A red hibiscus blooms after a gap. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJSLzK5bGer9YBG0nmWn4drJii8rOoLvha5XI0Ex92VqiXD0bV1hrnP-jHy_1ilxqOnx8L2NCaOzdvK__RvonetzLnozSV4fB4llqJzMR3u9oxENY_KBvAVI83NPF-j3Vf3ozbx7T-2RK/s1600/IMG_0026.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJSLzK5bGer9YBG0nmWn4drJii8rOoLvha5XI0Ex92VqiXD0bV1hrnP-jHy_1ilxqOnx8L2NCaOzdvK__RvonetzLnozSV4fB4llqJzMR3u9oxENY_KBvAVI83NPF-j3Vf3ozbx7T-2RK/s400/IMG_0026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408750616855830018" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Buds on my potted salvia. I've planted some on the ground.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_A6XhMtkteGFa4VOF68svgIxJ2SxTsG-9Do1eq1c_X3UrLtUjMe_rLB7BHp2xsH8aNc-_KOXilj_HXMzzXljY6ka20ZfieVcE-vA0S5YeqGVUoCtclTA2h5_zneOtBHe5SSjxzmV7z7t9/s1600/IMG_0023.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_A6XhMtkteGFa4VOF68svgIxJ2SxTsG-9Do1eq1c_X3UrLtUjMe_rLB7BHp2xsH8aNc-_KOXilj_HXMzzXljY6ka20ZfieVcE-vA0S5YeqGVUoCtclTA2h5_zneOtBHe5SSjxzmV7z7t9/s400/IMG_0023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408749287808957202" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />And guava blooms! There were only four blooms on the tree. Summer is<br />the season for guavas but one does get a one or two fruits in early <br />spring. I guess they don't want to wait that long;)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7xnjYeXu9gfaWhHR3lRYfjCqvVjn0kV5gaYDLQlCOlXZT5qvJ13B3NZ8xawC5JVb_8LndpM_jcHrPzr2YaksLiPcvRHO6MQCDvcxnAyxEBvM7X_n4XPYlYQ9LFRwwv9AIiEpM5HMqrbI/s1600/IMG_0021.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7xnjYeXu9gfaWhHR3lRYfjCqvVjn0kV5gaYDLQlCOlXZT5qvJ13B3NZ8xawC5JVb_8LndpM_jcHrPzr2YaksLiPcvRHO6MQCDvcxnAyxEBvM7X_n4XPYlYQ9LFRwwv9AIiEpM5HMqrbI/s400/IMG_0021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408749281764609586" /></a><br /><br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Blooming Friday</span>, started by Katarina turned <br />a year old last Friday. It's been such a pleasure posting flowers from<br />my garden as well as from other locations. Seeing other participants' <br />posts have been a wonderful learning experience as well. Thank you,<br />Katarina!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-58555657641222001352009-11-26T12:21:00.022+05:302009-11-26T15:48:36.714+05:30These Blues Don't Get Me Down!<span style="font-weight:bold;">Kiki</span> of the refreshingly beautiful blog <a href="http://awakewithcharmandspirit.blogspot.com/">Awake With Charm And Spirit </a><br />recently wrote a post titled <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Color Essence Of Blues</span> and invited <br />bloggers to share their blues:) Since blue happens to be a colour <br />I like, I'm sharing many of the blue blooms I've grown or photographed<br />elsewhere. And butterflies, without which my post wouldn't be complete!!<br /><br /><br /><br />The colour blue has more of positive than negative connotations. No<br />wonder it's much-loved. The symbolism of freedom and optimism comes<br />foremost to mind when I think of this shade.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_L9s5uZlw0U6GBJZ9_RKwW4t24BlksP_DRe3_vFFkT04rj1BQfmi04RJS8Oz0wwB-NdB9RBdntNlK60W33NcR2hhFhjTX_BwLfj6DQSMmBsXIAcWaKjJeR3hro4KMWgwoBWLTf1p9Xqg/s1600/DSC06478.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_L9s5uZlw0U6GBJZ9_RKwW4t24BlksP_DRe3_vFFkT04rj1BQfmi04RJS8Oz0wwB-NdB9RBdntNlK60W33NcR2hhFhjTX_BwLfj6DQSMmBsXIAcWaKjJeR3hro4KMWgwoBWLTf1p9Xqg/s400/DSC06478.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408328027537696082" /></a><br /><br /><br />The bluest blooms I have are those of the Butterfly Pea. It's<br />the double-petalled variety and grows in a vine. Recently, Autumn Belle <br />of <a href="http://mynicegarden.blogspot.com/">My Nice Garden</a> did a wonderful post on this plant.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingSj3zw30AVvoRcMqnpM9OLrSVsZqQvwbivbNOJrcwW-dli-37n51HmD7qVRKX5u-NVY6pJxuJMy5mQnkwGQAM_vPaYxO-Irnq5HWOS4xGhT9x6k4F9WIPOZUpWTHhmVUiEmmUD2AU2zd/s1600/DSC02189.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingSj3zw30AVvoRcMqnpM9OLrSVsZqQvwbivbNOJrcwW-dli-37n51HmD7qVRKX5u-NVY6pJxuJMy5mQnkwGQAM_vPaYxO-Irnq5HWOS4xGhT9x6k4F9WIPOZUpWTHhmVUiEmmUD2AU2zd/s400/DSC02189.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408324859502152514" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The Blue Dawn flower/<span style="font-style:italic;">Ipomoea indica</span> is also known as the Ocean Blue <br />Morning Glory. It's more of a bluish-purplish shade and the blooms <br />turn paler when they close for the day. Although I have this plant <br />in my garden, this photo was taken on the roadside in my home town.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkeMhPmdm9l5k3kjOHshb49KChW0lPy7uVxezWyGsBr2AUl-g-oVK2PjroSJo85q646aCqRBcX2MEQ-Ov2HpNWil0K5We-TcLW0HCv5Rzqd1JddQB1EkxAhWF0GxprRtEiTR8n3SvdjfA/s1600/DSC03927.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkeMhPmdm9l5k3kjOHshb49KChW0lPy7uVxezWyGsBr2AUl-g-oVK2PjroSJo85q646aCqRBcX2MEQ-Ov2HpNWil0K5We-TcLW0HCv5Rzqd1JddQB1EkxAhWF0GxprRtEiTR8n3SvdjfA/s400/DSC03927.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408323754744685234" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A butterfly whose name I do not know. I found the blue stripes<br />pretty!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVN0KhEbb8jScVY87oaDtAUd-syhuK4lUif9WI45AqwSntguok_WLJdb2H-0KVnlHS28Z6tFxrYRH6OKd6C3e5RtpUFuEdU5gzo6fMGccqndzapWZGM7Q5XoHqgjeX9qWe_WoI_C8lWYUB/s1600/DSC03029.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVN0KhEbb8jScVY87oaDtAUd-syhuK4lUif9WI45AqwSntguok_WLJdb2H-0KVnlHS28Z6tFxrYRH6OKd6C3e5RtpUFuEdU5gzo6fMGccqndzapWZGM7Q5XoHqgjeX9qWe_WoI_C8lWYUB/s400/DSC03029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408321808919729954" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Hydrangea which bloomed in early summer. I hope it puts on a show again.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiBgPVcUtMRdhBhpCXPsT2_PAPxux0B8QFy02TuWLmKpXFDpi5Ex06CJK0IL-UswQeKtK20iKpWO5dC0vyWS_Ufd6i68lFICoZxXamuF_cW58AuGd4gUmQO7vochaZlQdO3884Y4vo9VE/s1600/DSC03245.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiBgPVcUtMRdhBhpCXPsT2_PAPxux0B8QFy02TuWLmKpXFDpi5Ex06CJK0IL-UswQeKtK20iKpWO5dC0vyWS_Ufd6i68lFICoZxXamuF_cW58AuGd4gUmQO7vochaZlQdO3884Y4vo9VE/s400/DSC03245.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408320532479588258" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Blue Daze is also known as the Brazilian Dwarf Morning Glory and<br />Hawaiian Blue Eyes. I photographed this in the gardens of the local<br />zoo. The leaves pretty much resemble the petunia's. The botanical<br />name is <span style="font-style:italic;">Evolvulus glomeratus</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Cw3rywqvouf3aIeB6e7WjO-oGR8fx55wnvto2uzikXWSsEINTMKFiM4h_G-YVpw2oPiHkFirf6LNOta5GS-PHEbpcGMBgmzVD79raTeHQ96fjiprVHMc2OWsv0Xe-hrczpxRfRvvZJJf/s1600/DSC01298.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Cw3rywqvouf3aIeB6e7WjO-oGR8fx55wnvto2uzikXWSsEINTMKFiM4h_G-YVpw2oPiHkFirf6LNOta5GS-PHEbpcGMBgmzVD79raTeHQ96fjiprVHMc2OWsv0Xe-hrczpxRfRvvZJJf/s400/DSC01298.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408319580718933762" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Walking Iris. Blooms in early summer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikSo8OWvlsRBjaBnc_4hUn61HSqlcWtX8QZ15X0_OIM5CrQNRVTovaU4xyutpGLciTV7vXuup_fsLTBK2umjFOdpTH6UGxcsCHoGwfwe0J2hCl11U2-zngxgDkvNpcfDRHBitW5uOM_p-/s1600/DSC06042.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikSo8OWvlsRBjaBnc_4hUn61HSqlcWtX8QZ15X0_OIM5CrQNRVTovaU4xyutpGLciTV7vXuup_fsLTBK2umjFOdpTH6UGxcsCHoGwfwe0J2hCl11U2-zngxgDkvNpcfDRHBitW5uOM_p-/s400/DSC06042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408318416861631714" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Blue blooms from weeds on the wayside.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7wcBhii9Jb88UBz6VoJe6mxCpdGK4sfXSrPK-o0Mxp6rt_BRGbjv0yCteCUU1sblpLFehSXGM0qozumOc_iC2YiI0iPTn6pFIr64FsHnKGKeA4wQMWKTgDkhR_ZPPEGewQjogYL34LF0/s1600/DSC06049.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7wcBhii9Jb88UBz6VoJe6mxCpdGK4sfXSrPK-o0Mxp6rt_BRGbjv0yCteCUU1sblpLFehSXGM0qozumOc_iC2YiI0iPTn6pFIr64FsHnKGKeA4wQMWKTgDkhR_ZPPEGewQjogYL34LF0/s400/DSC06049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408317654397173874" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />One of the common small butterflies...not really sure whether it's <br />the Grass Blue or Hedge Blue.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjts6_lw-iau8M0P2QhEfSO4cyVSq62QRw9pG4mcHjmlAuW3I1Qsz4T2mrtdctk4GwSq1piFm0OrO5eIVHvKt82zgEPws4EHGcZWYfJn2PFlBhDUcXD23t7H2hm807htyhYUvf-FD_chedu/s1600/DSC02112.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjts6_lw-iau8M0P2QhEfSO4cyVSq62QRw9pG4mcHjmlAuW3I1Qsz4T2mrtdctk4GwSq1piFm0OrO5eIVHvKt82zgEPws4EHGcZWYfJn2PFlBhDUcXD23t7H2hm807htyhYUvf-FD_chedu/s400/DSC02112.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408307238965870850" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />And the mysterious enigmatic blue of the skies at daybreak is a<br />magical sight.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog3hqgcCbii2TbPEkGwTlgYeiIjI61S5i0V766rJAPjMupiWDaI26L7EpZF8puZYmA7zAkaoihm44-7_zp47W0vY_QezqRIi-zcJdoDVvLtxow1aMYOJtUVmUmt7QRZP4XPqXo74OxGGF/s1600/DSC03180.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog3hqgcCbii2TbPEkGwTlgYeiIjI61S5i0V766rJAPjMupiWDaI26L7EpZF8puZYmA7zAkaoihm44-7_zp47W0vY_QezqRIi-zcJdoDVvLtxow1aMYOJtUVmUmt7QRZP4XPqXo74OxGGF/s400/DSC03180.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408302496533599746" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Patches of blue infinity reflected on my water-lily container. Somehow <br />the tiny snail navigated its way on the tender leaf...<br /><br /><br />To check other participants' "Blue" posts, please visit <span style="font-weight:bold;">Kiki's</span> charming blog.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-30545171013421213912009-11-26T00:01:00.019+05:302009-11-26T01:28:27.696+05:30Season Of Joy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjC8VvH4tuPZewhwjblTlyNyEYMS3HcBhae-46USR5uP2eiVNCiqmA6ARLX6OWH2vt0AJbchiLhaDNn6YrJMz89FwElExlWieHKCjIEE1Vki8FRgz0sdqeebeFdpzV2DBrGWGjhwwrYri/s1600/DSC07482.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjC8VvH4tuPZewhwjblTlyNyEYMS3HcBhae-46USR5uP2eiVNCiqmA6ARLX6OWH2vt0AJbchiLhaDNn6YrJMz89FwElExlWieHKCjIEE1Vki8FRgz0sdqeebeFdpzV2DBrGWGjhwwrYri/s400/DSC07482.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408118275076122370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />In my heart and in my soul "Ah...Winter..." is the song that's played<br />over and over again. Our maximum and minimum temps, as of today, are <br />29* and 13*C. Bliss!!<br /><br /><br /><br />I caught one of my garden lizards basking in the morning sun and<br />as I took several shots it only moved a wee bit. Now who wants to<br />move away from the warmth of a November sun? Especially when the<br />night has been cold by tropical standards?!<br /><br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyCa4956zg0jGhJClwiGSDtgLGjr1epC8mN3lhvr9WY-6MLBazKTG3bSOvTMfH5EPg5Ob6ltO5qeN9pmXo66PBwRyWbtYslT6JJcTKYiU9xTP8XDVVZj0CStg_g1vfUn5Noq6WphFK8Cf/s1600/DSC07481.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyCa4956zg0jGhJClwiGSDtgLGjr1epC8mN3lhvr9WY-6MLBazKTG3bSOvTMfH5EPg5Ob6ltO5qeN9pmXo66PBwRyWbtYslT6JJcTKYiU9xTP8XDVVZj0CStg_g1vfUn5Noq6WphFK8Cf/s400/DSC07481.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408117817347017938" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2f8VJeTZGOog1oXubmwTMNvSUWRA1pKiqiGlNi5wZJ6Uv3QJ0FscUOFUZkmWoh5HibEoM0BlOI3aYzfSPDGgh9wCSwKbyj8dPed5nNJMCJodU6dUkKQIdzGNWdkH44okQOqerZF6HEFN/s1600/DSC07486.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2f8VJeTZGOog1oXubmwTMNvSUWRA1pKiqiGlNi5wZJ6Uv3QJ0FscUOFUZkmWoh5HibEoM0BlOI3aYzfSPDGgh9wCSwKbyj8dPed5nNJMCJodU6dUkKQIdzGNWdkH44okQOqerZF6HEFN/s400/DSC07486.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408117417821372066" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGVKuokxPSVxGf4O7sbqhdYLvN2lcjiFFYfi0mCR6_QFpe_T6FI2ZbkZOVyCwixMTzR7Z5o6I_WinpYKTJBArtZS0OtdyOMnNzs-ZETFkOlhJNncWt_FX-N4QCtVZQ5l5Zo54Qd4w3ENM/s1600/DSC07489.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGVKuokxPSVxGf4O7sbqhdYLvN2lcjiFFYfi0mCR6_QFpe_T6FI2ZbkZOVyCwixMTzR7Z5o6I_WinpYKTJBArtZS0OtdyOMnNzs-ZETFkOlhJNncWt_FX-N4QCtVZQ5l5Zo54Qd4w3ENM/s400/DSC07489.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408116936182239970" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RuxHgPUqV77zI_8mes8q3-TdOCcbLeh-FJR0BZlB99GB02pBU2sndh5m7hgxXLwDHcQwWU6VUXl07fhes0tmyqNxSKRrFBkLfh8CvOXh0F9LagAnJlnrHH3vFxsy3I06AQ0fYMFLEkLU/s1600/DSC06460.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RuxHgPUqV77zI_8mes8q3-TdOCcbLeh-FJR0BZlB99GB02pBU2sndh5m7hgxXLwDHcQwWU6VUXl07fhes0tmyqNxSKRrFBkLfh8CvOXh0F9LagAnJlnrHH3vFxsy3I06AQ0fYMFLEkLU/s400/DSC06460.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408116295050587634" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The outermost skin of gladiolus corms...The colours were so pretty<br />I couldn't resist taking this photograph. I'd taken them out to <br />plant them on a tray of sandy soil. Now the first leaves have sprouted.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVWTOZMykx-_6fQuRPlhQP9zQUTkCmtcenlpMsPOoEabO-V_lj6BQz_ke1-1XZC420dVXBtq7Askyi13CWNdOZmcAccdvafcqjCRt7atMBnYIPQ5w33febcqGfQ8e0XaKrkj4pDFXUzVu/s1600/DSC06459.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVWTOZMykx-_6fQuRPlhQP9zQUTkCmtcenlpMsPOoEabO-V_lj6BQz_ke1-1XZC420dVXBtq7Askyi13CWNdOZmcAccdvafcqjCRt7atMBnYIPQ5w33febcqGfQ8e0XaKrkj4pDFXUzVu/s400/DSC06459.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408115825673823170" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofkwteYZwfM4WvE0cS0AwP_DiDCV0rR4emeGVA8-ZWWjNCTWMMp4sMI3FAeoY3uADLb9hXSkmagoyAaNF1q7sQN3ENAF66nEuN6xlI4f0jIJ18OIh8C83xr71RLcC0VNV5v8oaQK_D7L5/s1600/DSC07332.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofkwteYZwfM4WvE0cS0AwP_DiDCV0rR4emeGVA8-ZWWjNCTWMMp4sMI3FAeoY3uADLb9hXSkmagoyAaNF1q7sQN3ENAF66nEuN6xlI4f0jIJ18OIh8C83xr71RLcC0VNV5v8oaQK_D7L5/s400/DSC07332.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408115308038573218" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhidn81NYtxf4DLgioo5w7kSUMEFJDhY5WlkI6s2a1ANuISsAkPoQjiIJ3jSc6Csity-2O6WHat4amwi3lyCD8REp7rtJUrX8pT9SugcpnzRDjv5nJO2ZsWFzD2zPdRznz6Y9vPNwFkjl/s1600/DSC00216.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhidn81NYtxf4DLgioo5w7kSUMEFJDhY5WlkI6s2a1ANuISsAkPoQjiIJ3jSc6Csity-2O6WHat4amwi3lyCD8REp7rtJUrX8pT9SugcpnzRDjv5nJO2ZsWFzD2zPdRznz6Y9vPNwFkjl/s400/DSC00216.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408113204191328882" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Winter is also the time one can look forward to horticultural shows.<br />These photos are from February. The shows go on till March. The fruit<br />and vegetable displays are worth a visit. And to see so many varieties<br />in one place is an opportunity that one can't miss. On other occasions,<br />one has to go nursery-hopping to see that many different kinds of plants.<br />Apart from all the seasonal flowers, there are dry decorations on sale <br />too. And an amazing display of orchids. I hope I'll be able to share<br />many more photos later.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfG9PzJGpxlb6wTv5J5bdzsUTvx8jOxB_Vy95McbprvnJwjZchCsPRdAqFtAvhwqxW-YWprYtG6Ih7AqjvngeTFDZ2gWDuv6dsGLsUBJ-XtK0Y92Qte93DNDfF-OdlffJvGv3Kgemvmrbb/s1600/DSC00260.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfG9PzJGpxlb6wTv5J5bdzsUTvx8jOxB_Vy95McbprvnJwjZchCsPRdAqFtAvhwqxW-YWprYtG6Ih7AqjvngeTFDZ2gWDuv6dsGLsUBJ-XtK0Y92Qte93DNDfF-OdlffJvGv3Kgemvmrbb/s400/DSC00260.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408113196887819602" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECIYkmpWKYSr-_quIcLVl9GtaC3-_6PakhJqg3dSkijVhu45jSG2tMWVoKBJE3VG_kf6SEA-J2107xbYOkMrdl6f5trjvwE7XtxymNGo5FjK0sA1Ld2KUQcTzhq0_u3tgccuNbrY4oVd-/s1600/DSC00272.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECIYkmpWKYSr-_quIcLVl9GtaC3-_6PakhJqg3dSkijVhu45jSG2tMWVoKBJE3VG_kf6SEA-J2107xbYOkMrdl6f5trjvwE7XtxymNGo5FjK0sA1Ld2KUQcTzhq0_u3tgccuNbrY4oVd-/s400/DSC00272.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408112078434283858" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9doPKOPOtI8M8dqYYfORtQCcrTvbeYfRNiNxsFg4Sh_G5RxfBe0InceDu52IxrHprN60btZ_FD0b-pKxi5Vybd7MUyi0cij9aHnRD3c4YUNODbMFL3mzK4JpunOgww3aac54_VTsz0YT/s1600/DSC00256.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9doPKOPOtI8M8dqYYfORtQCcrTvbeYfRNiNxsFg4Sh_G5RxfBe0InceDu52IxrHprN60btZ_FD0b-pKxi5Vybd7MUyi0cij9aHnRD3c4YUNODbMFL3mzK4JpunOgww3aac54_VTsz0YT/s400/DSC00256.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408112071536362738" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Everyone seems to be celebrating the welcome change in the weather.<br />Picnics, trips to eco-camps and wildlife sanctuaries--it's the best<br />time for these activities. As December approaches, many will spend<br />time around a bonfire. And sitting around a fire surrounded by family<br />or friends, I feel how important it is to keep relationships alive.<br />Just like stoking that fire without which it'd simply die.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-15185625719030807052009-11-20T19:50:00.011+05:302009-11-20T20:37:18.583+05:30Blooming Friday/Sky blue Cluster Vine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpJvLVQhNBzDXiRxHBfZmRmGHEqEf_IkRdfA8ndZk5huHmVzDJy584lP3WJBxv6DQx5G7ybmmo5t6kDVwRHq0J-_GVOBgGrt65Ld3xtNh5yYOTVM2CEbvP_JVEQdyeUOBPAK0PCLzKfaj/s1600/DSC07346.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpJvLVQhNBzDXiRxHBfZmRmGHEqEf_IkRdfA8ndZk5huHmVzDJy584lP3WJBxv6DQx5G7ybmmo5t6kDVwRHq0J-_GVOBgGrt65Ld3xtNh5yYOTVM2CEbvP_JVEQdyeUOBPAK0PCLzKfaj/s400/DSC07346.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406193318051917106" /></a><br /><br /><br />Welcome to Blooming Friday! My erratic connection kept me out of<br />blogdom but now I hope I'll be able to make up for all that lost<br />time:)<br /><br />I took this picture of a tiny dragonfly some time back in a nursery.<br />The next best reason for visiting nurseries I must say, is to see so <br />many lovelies flitting and flying about. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKD3sJTiqsiV5VaX3wDPPSQqmU4L6M6ALkKpJn3cUjrfXA0jhgoEOAPEAbnHUHhTLuU1-PwR07FDx8C7I8mQ-zpJUoKHql2CdrIVKS2yDVO4hwDOZ1adOj_LoMkvYbXwIwp8E5Knuf7rtt/s1600/DSC07325.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKD3sJTiqsiV5VaX3wDPPSQqmU4L6M6ALkKpJn3cUjrfXA0jhgoEOAPEAbnHUHhTLuU1-PwR07FDx8C7I8mQ-zpJUoKHql2CdrIVKS2yDVO4hwDOZ1adOj_LoMkvYbXwIwp8E5Knuf7rtt/s400/DSC07325.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406193106214837858" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Cluster Vine bloometh....after a gap of several months. There's a <br />reason here. I had to prune it because the growth was so vigorous and<br />that I did just when it showed signs of fatigue blooming like nobody's<br />business throughout the cooler months till March/April. Wish I could say<br />the same for other vines too but the others happen to be moody!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cVbXxW6UuLNhqJPVIJJ9l_hNIeNBtBia9hBjZpHXDbfmxplBKnTKpbEAZjyVAGAql8q8Zv4ZDr6BokIL_Wf2ygyBMMnzkYwW7DPIeoUT8Ah3sxXSx5VtPrdumbZuHZFl5vcKJAJi105f/s1600/DSC07258.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cVbXxW6UuLNhqJPVIJJ9l_hNIeNBtBia9hBjZpHXDbfmxplBKnTKpbEAZjyVAGAql8q8Zv4ZDr6BokIL_Wf2ygyBMMnzkYwW7DPIeoUT8Ah3sxXSx5VtPrdumbZuHZFl5vcKJAJi105f/s400/DSC07258.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406192437151822146" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Skyblue Cluster Vine/<em>Jacquemontia pentantha</em> is a fast-growing climber.<br />A native of tropical America, it's from the Morning Glory family. It's<br />ideal for trellises. The flowers bloom in clusters at the end of long stalks.<br />The flowers are attractive to pollinators. The plant can be easily propagated<br />by cuttings and by seeds.<br /><br /><br />I couldn't resist posting these pictures from February and March this year.<br />There's always a fly or a butterfly on the many blue blooms. I hope you <br />enjoy going through these photos. To see what's blooming around the world,<br />the place to stop by is-- <a href="http://rosorochris.blogspot.com/">Katarina's</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjKGromFDoD4O9vpmgGWXIAMz5wX8oqt4G5OfPkfDUDr-hLmH23SRTofbAkPoN7hHDT5MgBE1153-3E7CiFAGKmXfTPajHyezk3fiYCLhC5YQjkHnMUAihrbWjQdXMR6GDS7qCJ482n7v/s1600/DSC00763.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjKGromFDoD4O9vpmgGWXIAMz5wX8oqt4G5OfPkfDUDr-hLmH23SRTofbAkPoN7hHDT5MgBE1153-3E7CiFAGKmXfTPajHyezk3fiYCLhC5YQjkHnMUAihrbWjQdXMR6GDS7qCJ482n7v/s400/DSC00763.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406192106967071618" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeHf31MsC1_4NLytCHGQkst0Nfu4wJs2d9Dtr37B5vYvXLoyBNxGYD3EVcXAmbx27C6MmtTA4V1EKHtKYB_-RDGJzJ46RyhenXVh7w0aw6N6hspCfmTHED1QEhLA4lNt1tvvMU1WqmHPU/s1600/DSC01654.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeHf31MsC1_4NLytCHGQkst0Nfu4wJs2d9Dtr37B5vYvXLoyBNxGYD3EVcXAmbx27C6MmtTA4V1EKHtKYB_-RDGJzJ46RyhenXVh7w0aw6N6hspCfmTHED1QEhLA4lNt1tvvMU1WqmHPU/s400/DSC01654.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406191656125892306" /></a><br /><br /><br />Thank you for stopping by... Have a great weekend everyone!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-12981690634984683172009-11-13T07:23:00.020+05:302009-11-13T08:34:30.758+05:30Blooming Friday!Welcome to Blooming Friday on this wonderfully pleasant day of<br />November. For today's post, the blooms are from three different<br />places. To see what's blooming around the world please head over<br />Katarina's beautiful blog---<a href="http://rosorochris.blogspot.com/">Roses and Stuff</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">From the gardens of Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPdscVBUX_6zT6WMo2LvG-fj257Jxqx6bHSwdO0ET0z3qWER5mHczaplFObOkrLI90eJndgMJ8-wyqomr_n74ZOxFqNxOSrWmPOsrzrkFbIqKyE1Sv-V-Qd2PCLSV05P4KB2PglqrvnnR/s1600-h/DSC07317.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPdscVBUX_6zT6WMo2LvG-fj257Jxqx6bHSwdO0ET0z3qWER5mHczaplFObOkrLI90eJndgMJ8-wyqomr_n74ZOxFqNxOSrWmPOsrzrkFbIqKyE1Sv-V-Qd2PCLSV05P4KB2PglqrvnnR/s400/DSC07317.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403403534604410738" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />November sky reflected on the pool next to Dwarf Mussaenda/<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Mussaenda glabra</span>. The entire bush was covered with tiny yellow <br />blooms and creamy white sepals.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3QofsRfolqLz9JZMrJMVAFX8moZSgErZNv9fHqSxB5qfJz4g50Yg5cxLo_XwAusE_vDG2mTwzChKWezGt6r-l5foRAuhy0sg1Octv_vbmzMedlVefP-eXXCfBTSsk4oQVlOMKZ2I3OGs/s1600-h/DSC07300.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3QofsRfolqLz9JZMrJMVAFX8moZSgErZNv9fHqSxB5qfJz4g50Yg5cxLo_XwAusE_vDG2mTwzChKWezGt6r-l5foRAuhy0sg1Octv_vbmzMedlVefP-eXXCfBTSsk4oQVlOMKZ2I3OGs/s400/DSC07300.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403402929450247762" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The buds (below), and the blooms of the Powder Puff/<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Calliandra haematocephala</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghyC3FDkwrccqBA5NpOPSNAeWuBzIHCPMgMI7YMXMz7_o8YHa85ysNeRdbhPtVd5_bGV7nKbAXnm6Ilu06q9dZNQM3c_0_36p0piGe5iCy6P3O6NRndHuDE8Up_eI-6CXVdpZsWZS4C2J/s1600-h/DSC07299.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghyC3FDkwrccqBA5NpOPSNAeWuBzIHCPMgMI7YMXMz7_o8YHa85ysNeRdbhPtVd5_bGV7nKbAXnm6Ilu06q9dZNQM3c_0_36p0piGe5iCy6P3O6NRndHuDE8Up_eI-6CXVdpZsWZS4C2J/s400/DSC07299.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403402920422108866" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dg76unV2Gx74krGkDgCpNb1Ku9ex_dlPlPSScn4XoPZ4Q2bxCeej8mGYhOC4W89WhAoeOvHlhE6hhmYnfn8J9cu9z3DtHgkXg83NP2fm0uYHT7AQHPJU8ftbuGeX2bj16ePdn4jYamlq/s1600-h/DSC07290.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dg76unV2Gx74krGkDgCpNb1Ku9ex_dlPlPSScn4XoPZ4Q2bxCeej8mGYhOC4W89WhAoeOvHlhE6hhmYnfn8J9cu9z3DtHgkXg83NP2fm0uYHT7AQHPJU8ftbuGeX2bj16ePdn4jYamlq/s400/DSC07290.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403402734168893970" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A profusely blooming shrub is the Limestone Ruellia/<span style="font-style:italic;">Ruellia strepens</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9nqrOcDkHuaIuChfVZmfzqgr2o1GSFvIf77pGvQuLHLo7HveDCdaJnoGm2R6omvdx4k3iG9QfIH23ETZNJuvvUj2tocUxZ9ZYHHXmwE8XtT8TWXpgnRP7VnEAge6WWhcbpBM3pN-IOq9/s1600-h/DSC07291.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9nqrOcDkHuaIuChfVZmfzqgr2o1GSFvIf77pGvQuLHLo7HveDCdaJnoGm2R6omvdx4k3iG9QfIH23ETZNJuvvUj2tocUxZ9ZYHHXmwE8XtT8TWXpgnRP7VnEAge6WWhcbpBM3pN-IOq9/s400/DSC07291.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403402641890647842" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Didi's Blooms</span><br /><br /><br />Didi is the term we use for an older sister. My husband's sis-in-law<br />is a keen gardener and these blooms are from her garden. The winter-<br />flowering plants have been planted and in the next month or so there'll<br />be plenty of colour. But some blooms that seem to go on and on are....<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6XPjOWFkBayYFDqvXHljdg5MLAYKiI4vZPhd105UBcfMt6NcWcWbJYb_yEbxRUsgEizkLx856X1kXyrjXg4wR9-TjkyMqfw85Cqmda-RYs7ZTwOsngRZUfz9xYclwn1UOsjRTpnleoge/s1600-h/IMG_0030.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6XPjOWFkBayYFDqvXHljdg5MLAYKiI4vZPhd105UBcfMt6NcWcWbJYb_yEbxRUsgEizkLx856X1kXyrjXg4wR9-TjkyMqfw85Cqmda-RYs7ZTwOsngRZUfz9xYclwn1UOsjRTpnleoge/s400/IMG_0030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403402011838333906" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The pretty and fragrant blooms of the Rangoon Creeper/<span style="font-style:italic;">Quisqualis indica</span>.<br />From the ground it's trained to climb up to the terrace garden.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDxDYVMSfWcFhyjT8eTXFNR4hCq2MXu4FRJuKGF9xr3FzWqCNiLoCfgCzWqMJ3oC9yLFUwSDu9WOD-XMhnTdG4-Olaer7rMFxITzVGU7j7t_YJEyH-_guOM85E2djZAJ6RzgvAsvXqufL/s1600-h/IMG_0027.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDxDYVMSfWcFhyjT8eTXFNR4hCq2MXu4FRJuKGF9xr3FzWqCNiLoCfgCzWqMJ3oC9yLFUwSDu9WOD-XMhnTdG4-Olaer7rMFxITzVGU7j7t_YJEyH-_guOM85E2djZAJ6RzgvAsvXqufL/s400/IMG_0027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403402002776333538" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS0UFHqpeHB051ghx9zQ7402yoit2Iir0Wb1MVh1OyZjgxPFqe5ybP2msyOEkxcj6NtIAhWtTeHXJgtCkLd1Ad0tnb8uYxqxSj8YhlbMciaRB0gRP_1Md-9weVBCWbV0Lye6dGsoZiuM2c/s1600-h/IMG_0019.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS0UFHqpeHB051ghx9zQ7402yoit2Iir0Wb1MVh1OyZjgxPFqe5ybP2msyOEkxcj6NtIAhWtTeHXJgtCkLd1Ad0tnb8uYxqxSj8YhlbMciaRB0gRP_1Md-9weVBCWbV0Lye6dGsoZiuM2c/s400/IMG_0019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403402001679123826" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Dark pink Bougainvillea brightens up the terrace area.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBt_E2WA10hUcQXvsuQTlp-S27XRX2DDmSda8rRPUzUhn_Tjmb6FzOlaD1QxQm6rkrH4FcnLoLlwlVmfhWOtRpvEIrFPz5gw9Xm7wTGpp-1XwVA6cg1SpnOyhynnEmDWo8Z1PSSRBE-o9k/s1600-h/IMG_0022.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBt_E2WA10hUcQXvsuQTlp-S27XRX2DDmSda8rRPUzUhn_Tjmb6FzOlaD1QxQm6rkrH4FcnLoLlwlVmfhWOtRpvEIrFPz5gw9Xm7wTGpp-1XwVA6cg1SpnOyhynnEmDWo8Z1PSSRBE-o9k/s400/IMG_0022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403401992567180354" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The Creeping Foxglove/<span style="font-style:italic;">Asystasia gangetica</span> is another prolific bloomer.<br />I hope to show some more of Didi's blooms in my future posts.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">From my yard</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBS2ZHcetIyVRU8oOSeCZ6g1iFKp9ZI0j3SP_4iAB-z7wCosqRy6egY48iBZiYzE8Vleao-FaCadoSNTdhKeSxFXCTfwpx8xqKET31QU8JkoOrZy8tN_jGZLkNis0rOqAvyGkaggOByTz/s1600-h/DSC07363.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBS2ZHcetIyVRU8oOSeCZ6g1iFKp9ZI0j3SP_4iAB-z7wCosqRy6egY48iBZiYzE8Vleao-FaCadoSNTdhKeSxFXCTfwpx8xqKET31QU8JkoOrZy8tN_jGZLkNis0rOqAvyGkaggOByTz/s400/DSC07363.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403401334625800674" /></a><br /><br /><br />Lighting up my rather dull yard are the bright yellow blooms of the<br />Candle Bush/<span style="font-style:italic;">Senna alata</span>. I didn't plant it. It's a gift from the birds<br />or the wind. I'll have to transplant it later but the yard is full of<br />construction material now. <br /><br />It's a bush that gets about 6 feet tall. The leaves are used in the<br />treatment of ringworm so it's also known as the Ringworm Shrub. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOPp4g_k6EuCXvl2tj14rqYmZoFQEnenCv_RqwEwpEL15QnpuP4sN5k3J0Luoudl3wY9ngGj6gHtcyxZL10pS676IB186PmWLeSN27R71DlheoqhQiPEkpPVcAuuN4hn2zgX-Wor4GiZ-/s1600-h/DSC07362.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOPp4g_k6EuCXvl2tj14rqYmZoFQEnenCv_RqwEwpEL15QnpuP4sN5k3J0Luoudl3wY9ngGj6gHtcyxZL10pS676IB186PmWLeSN27R71DlheoqhQiPEkpPVcAuuN4hn2zgX-Wor4GiZ-/s400/DSC07362.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403401229411621682" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oO0PRQGolsBgnhyXDKPl0OJFhQBJ3Fiuppj_3UCh2msuN-NxGPFh4b1grpA1krTYXMADWqotqJkw9BaWT94x7TC-pzDaFPUBYy9I10DGq6RMxNr7w99S0_671ZVS2QX16wbsvZDKKp1_/s1600-h/DSC07334.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oO0PRQGolsBgnhyXDKPl0OJFhQBJ3Fiuppj_3UCh2msuN-NxGPFh4b1grpA1krTYXMADWqotqJkw9BaWT94x7TC-pzDaFPUBYy9I10DGq6RMxNr7w99S0_671ZVS2QX16wbsvZDKKp1_/s400/DSC07334.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403400941692909826" /></a><br /><br /><br />Yellow blooms of a variety of bean grown in the hilly areas of our<br />region. Don't you love that yellow?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-2100901263088551732009-11-11T00:03:00.016+05:302009-11-11T01:04:59.252+05:30Damselfly Days!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OojQonWr2xJWjscCDsEUEgvi4M0RxvPwq5qhGdPIuH3KtkqLSqRvPAK9acaCnqYRnKuKINdEauqLRe3RNSGuTo6DTcgXqq1p_L-Vz2kkrTzQ0Juu74HWYpTGS3WcNHOixZuuPwZepVky/s1600-h/DSC06358.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OojQonWr2xJWjscCDsEUEgvi4M0RxvPwq5qhGdPIuH3KtkqLSqRvPAK9acaCnqYRnKuKINdEauqLRe3RNSGuTo6DTcgXqq1p_L-Vz2kkrTzQ0Juu74HWYpTGS3WcNHOixZuuPwZepVky/s400/DSC06358.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402548598520393026" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) is an insect in the order Odanata.<br />Damselflies are similar to dragonflies but at rest the wings of the<br />damselflies are held along, parallel to the body at rest. The hindwing<br />is similar to the forewing while the hindwings of the dragonfly<br />broadens near the base. Damseflies are weaker fliers compared to<br />dragonflies. Their eyes are separate and look a little too big for<br />their slender bodies.<br /><br /><br />Over the past few months, I have taken many pictures of damselflies <br />in my garden. The most vibrant ones are the reds and the yellows. <br />The yellow ones in this post are rather pale-looking. Feeding time <br />is really the best time to get good shots. They're loathe to move<br />then, devouring the smaller insect down to the last morsel! I <br />hope you enjoy going through these pictures......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wgo5gS4iyW5t6ynfnZxS5bSdRa3I-VOfaAewJEd29JJxQUMyEAp_OHljHYN9sXIf36E6RyLL87V4V0BgzXIvg_pb4AWIbZOEum5w3vVFLg_FWRDA5URxw3RAlToH0VnOR2A4WZ-wchyP/s1600-h/DSC07100.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wgo5gS4iyW5t6ynfnZxS5bSdRa3I-VOfaAewJEd29JJxQUMyEAp_OHljHYN9sXIf36E6RyLL87V4V0BgzXIvg_pb4AWIbZOEum5w3vVFLg_FWRDA5URxw3RAlToH0VnOR2A4WZ-wchyP/s400/DSC07100.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402548243254828482" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yM2Uz8iFcIgsNbBrVN3FqB6eAERQSN61e9sSUhU-fcQed9S5Sf-CmFtwLnuqNQtuKM4YZssZME7dV_tuCa0E7BtBErkG-ntT6VAJlJANq8mvOTZSj-q6hOMSLLPQzG6OS7EG8igLDzyU/s1600-h/DSC07281.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid25wZAHu3-4UuJ0EaNuLDCV15m_9a2kUzlsaU0-Tef1i0N3QGn0RT_o0aaguSNZ6ZDdGiZVFnM3F0tQBHCIj_a6kCXWeeghZDFt9CBi_VHqj-5zDK2DxvQRIh5KR6Fx2JIG4E0ybsi3K8/s400/DSC07223.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402057777833144818" /></a><br /><br /><br />I don't know whether you get to see hummingbird moths during the<br />summer but here in my garden they come during the cooler months. <br />And what a joy it was to see one on my lantana a week ago. It was <br />never still, so photographing it was difficult. I simply kept<br />clicking.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAeP5N45heHwNhCZT7IyQzS61HofZp2GH6QliU8anGVYwMQvALNNpKtvlTJO1sUDIe9QhRGNOvXeSaRrSJYqKf9yGXnXm0pcOrPZ3kxDmFjkZ_niOW9ALQwKIStQWG8IgYsG2WNYHnRlm/s1600-h/DSC07224.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAeP5N45heHwNhCZT7IyQzS61HofZp2GH6QliU8anGVYwMQvALNNpKtvlTJO1sUDIe9QhRGNOvXeSaRrSJYqKf9yGXnXm0pcOrPZ3kxDmFjkZ_niOW9ALQwKIStQWG8IgYsG2WNYHnRlm/s400/DSC07224.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402057684135359554" /></a><br /><br /><br />Last year, there were three kinds, I mean, in three different colours.<br />The bright green was the prettiest. The other two were in drab green <br />and in brown, just like the one in the picture. How wonderful that <br />blogging helps you remember the minutest details, just because of<br />the fun you had posting the same!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk8TIoGgnH9-pSqFajCUHqSNtugLy848vjMLF37Yuh9rk3ukiXRjHob7ELvbh6WsxslHyAJqDvvGCP7_3eLxF6l1f0uv-wxvG9LMG3mBXG_OYiYpFtTJRyOpQjYKG7KD1diqz2Iz_xPmg/s1600-h/DSC07226.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk8TIoGgnH9-pSqFajCUHqSNtugLy848vjMLF37Yuh9rk3ukiXRjHob7ELvbh6WsxslHyAJqDvvGCP7_3eLxF6l1f0uv-wxvG9LMG3mBXG_OYiYpFtTJRyOpQjYKG7KD1diqz2Iz_xPmg/s400/DSC07226.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402057507748039186" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzU066i_2817namPaY3dL96skqwHRKLV7g3pvRFEfszDildjxyAQU6NJMGJNiv6c8vdLL7y0piALrLZfULnaJRYR5ncCkcq2go52oGoMyv08gi9ll887q_ueiIFvgDLwQW-dpp60ipXkIB/s1600-h/DSC07233.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzU066i_2817namPaY3dL96skqwHRKLV7g3pvRFEfszDildjxyAQU6NJMGJNiv6c8vdLL7y0piALrLZfULnaJRYR5ncCkcq2go52oGoMyv08gi9ll887q_ueiIFvgDLwQW-dpp60ipXkIB/s400/DSC07233.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402057244297195362" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Maybe I'd have got better photos... but this butterfly who lives near <br />the lantana kept flying straight to the moth as I snapped away. Wish I'd <br />taken a photo of the collisions but I was so bent on getting good shots <br />of the moth that I thought about it only after the moth had flown away!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-8447270424112484002009-11-07T18:30:00.013+05:302009-11-07T19:00:13.056+05:30Egret Moments<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-fdw6Trwpd2VXst2jAvPmiU571inZKzr9SNvw-E1a8QyT4zFFW_fNUe5mQz7dXpscQs2cUOSvCaX_ZNpEnU2Ebhxtd5SVIczbQN61xR2SUoXC08vGY7qBOapPrjZVivxlOvo-JyC5kIU/s1600-h/IMG_0006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-fdw6Trwpd2VXst2jAvPmiU571inZKzr9SNvw-E1a8QyT4zFFW_fNUe5mQz7dXpscQs2cUOSvCaX_ZNpEnU2Ebhxtd5SVIczbQN61xR2SUoXC08vGY7qBOapPrjZVivxlOvo-JyC5kIU/s400/IMG_0006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401346886506556338" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The other day I was watering my plants on the terrace when I was <br />greeted by this sight! It was early, a little after 7 AM and as you <br />can see from the picture, it was a grey and cloudy morning. What a<br />delightful surprise it was to see not one, but three egrets on the<br />top of my coconut tree! Now egrets are a common sight in open fields<br />but seeing them in my garden was wonderful indeed!<br /><br /><br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkuO4y7gDYNIeCpWBpbV9OOEM6Xr5kHO53L3fq5bHpumpS1yEH2TV9odvt_0yyjdtrqfvri-QXJPy8NF2sTvUov_w611vX4-KtmqIzdBgKZW_Sk2qYVvaCe-kmpg0OmJ-zqf3JNr3ajXS/s1600-h/IMG_0008.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkuO4y7gDYNIeCpWBpbV9OOEM6Xr5kHO53L3fq5bHpumpS1yEH2TV9odvt_0yyjdtrqfvri-QXJPy8NF2sTvUov_w611vX4-KtmqIzdBgKZW_Sk2qYVvaCe-kmpg0OmJ-zqf3JNr3ajXS/s400/IMG_0008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401346802354075362" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I didn't see them fly in so I assumed that they must've spent the night<br />on the tree. They all looked groggy-eyed and seemed in no particular <br />hurry to fly to their next destination.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBWNHMAM1LNczVXqqERSGsmCoJC5Q4iEJD7aKaOoPcKBdsMrXyUn0-bufDbjdtmJSYvKI14fycWGl6to1Mf-AmosA1VizJ5UCgNWUuaBixk1SHxj4ET21-fS4XenFHkb7NWp_uUBTV8zv/s1600-h/IMG_0010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBWNHMAM1LNczVXqqERSGsmCoJC5Q4iEJD7aKaOoPcKBdsMrXyUn0-bufDbjdtmJSYvKI14fycWGl6to1Mf-AmosA1VizJ5UCgNWUuaBixk1SHxj4ET21-fS4XenFHkb7NWp_uUBTV8zv/s400/IMG_0010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401346584268482722" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I did manage to get some shots and it was as if they were complying<br />to my telepathic requests. LOL! <span style="font-style:italic;">Preen</span>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlsGImfJKnp69uYsnLFYu-1YGLQpWkRR3gHcRbaRHi8C9HDM73K3edug1jlWOdZ_XC_kDw18WS3QRGig760MmayvnYsCFcyfQT0oA5JtHLom4GeTive4a6bkhfTrsGw8VwrE-3CD8y50l/s1600-h/IMG_0012.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlsGImfJKnp69uYsnLFYu-1YGLQpWkRR3gHcRbaRHi8C9HDM73K3edug1jlWOdZ_XC_kDw18WS3QRGig760MmayvnYsCFcyfQT0oA5JtHLom4GeTive4a6bkhfTrsGw8VwrE-3CD8y50l/s400/IMG_0012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401346491830752882" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Look straight ahead! Don't move!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTQigpndAbfcbokfOAHs4Mot4YwP8Ci-xpEI-l2HfHCBRPn5sTmb_Gx4yoyVvPdrPhqMHiqYkT4vWx6dP1f9aqmss_hNhdVnfNTZ_MRYOd6ED4EPDkLULBVSZF507_f7VtKKUyNx5sF0c/s1600-h/IMG_0013.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTQigpndAbfcbokfOAHs4Mot4YwP8Ci-xpEI-l2HfHCBRPn5sTmb_Gx4yoyVvPdrPhqMHiqYkT4vWx6dP1f9aqmss_hNhdVnfNTZ_MRYOd6ED4EPDkLULBVSZF507_f7VtKKUyNx5sF0c/s400/IMG_0013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401346419675590338" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Now look down!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptvvd0Htx4vUfbEQLqJba5kAWfg9DI1cQ1Yx9GdpCQ206yHTc6Gip10W6KakN_2OdsIl-wtAflHnSRsdDBCcpCBNzay3gF_F2Db9J3P8MkkVrsJw7FLAa-SYoXEP6XOBKnfRNDempUC5J/s1600-h/IMG_0014.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptvvd0Htx4vUfbEQLqJba5kAWfg9DI1cQ1Yx9GdpCQ206yHTc6Gip10W6KakN_2OdsIl-wtAflHnSRsdDBCcpCBNzay3gF_F2Db9J3P8MkkVrsJw7FLAa-SYoXEP6XOBKnfRNDempUC5J/s400/IMG_0014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401346350962444562" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Look up! Try not to roll your eyes and yawn...we don't get a<br />chance like this everyday!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7K0cra994hQPdQlTzF_fBtwxs6fvKjCpr8kwGkQQWcW7U7rCbDgT6-u4Lv0GsCR_kAsVx_Y2Z7rzOxwzXKKA0B6soaviljvq9eJyGGEZLlvamcsdf0h_T_OM475Ly7tdNwt7nqW0xt4c/s1600-h/IMG_0015.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7K0cra994hQPdQlTzF_fBtwxs6fvKjCpr8kwGkQQWcW7U7rCbDgT6-u4Lv0GsCR_kAsVx_Y2Z7rzOxwzXKKA0B6soaviljvq9eJyGGEZLlvamcsdf0h_T_OM475Ly7tdNwt7nqW0xt4c/s400/IMG_0015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401346206922428578" /></a><br /><br /><br />One of them sensed my presence, flapped its beautiful white wings<br />and took off. The others followed soon after.Too bad I couldn't <br />get them in flight...I only managed a blurry shot. Ah well, I might<br />get one soon because when all the wild colocasia die back in the <br />swampy areas, they come to forage there.Now that they've 'discovered' <br />my coconut tree, it's likely that they'll be here again. Love the <br />thought!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-30547427947149896952009-11-06T07:05:00.023+05:302009-11-06T08:22:47.958+05:30Blooming Friday/ Ah, November!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_JkE_5h_YDqmvgDUlTpWj9Ny-FE8l3sKxqTMn3GUw-_ZGNxRL_k644mMMnAQOnT30ZGdPePgXhuLyVpjbFTB-wMMG2rTadG_Fc7gNw_dymw7ejosAVSz4peymbAZdMEtT-i-dh7iQDEe/s1600-h/IMG_0046.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_JkE_5h_YDqmvgDUlTpWj9Ny-FE8l3sKxqTMn3GUw-_ZGNxRL_k644mMMnAQOnT30ZGdPePgXhuLyVpjbFTB-wMMG2rTadG_Fc7gNw_dymw7ejosAVSz4peymbAZdMEtT-i-dh7iQDEe/s400/IMG_0046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400799858320224642" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />For today's Blooming Friday I headed off to Greenwood Resorts on the <br />outskirts of the city. It's a place where the gardens are beautifully <br />maintained and it was a pleasure indeed to walk about with my camera<br />stopping for a cup of coffee at one of the restaurants and at their<br />bakery for cookies. The "Ah!' on my post title is for the relief and <br />joy that summer's heat has left us. It's wonderfully pleasant now. <br /><br />The last blooms of the flowering shrubs still cling tenaciously but <br />this really is a period of transition. Old giving way to new. The rows <br />and rows of plants in the nurseries have a tired look. But within a <br />month, the winter blooms will bring change. Colour in many hues. All <br />the sowing beds are full of tiny saplings...salvia, marigold, petunia, <br />calendula, dianthus, phlox, larkspur, sweet williams, linums...the list <br />is endless.<br /><br /><br />To see what's blooming around the world, head over to <a href="http://rosorochris.blogspot.com/">Katarina's</a>. <br />Thank you Katarina for hosting Blooming Friday. It's a day <br />I look forward to.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyd5zLfunsz9LxBQQW1X-RCzQL3M_QgwtM8_d6l_QH8jSropmMwvRZWcDospK4aX8BPVy6-yRPHByR07mKSO2BMQfwDhF582I0NU8ge-VdcdMCa7D1xzwiHq1A1hYGJBoZJ8g3F_Er6iVP/s1600-h/IMG_0028.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyd5zLfunsz9LxBQQW1X-RCzQL3M_QgwtM8_d6l_QH8jSropmMwvRZWcDospK4aX8BPVy6-yRPHByR07mKSO2BMQfwDhF582I0NU8ge-VdcdMCa7D1xzwiHq1A1hYGJBoZJ8g3F_Er6iVP/s400/IMG_0028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400799708689546658" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A pale variety of Mussaenda. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5YY80kfOJPEF9_r5m5eywc_12tIDo-tHlGOPcwviMwW639-HcYx9O7XUMK3A49tLSf_uLU6SSfIT9rtCRehXD1o0Wrrzaeh0KA9wECv0PPBhwoz4YfdBIMZ15W7ThtRnGK4dxNWrJoUe/s1600-h/IMG_0029.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5YY80kfOJPEF9_r5m5eywc_12tIDo-tHlGOPcwviMwW639-HcYx9O7XUMK3A49tLSf_uLU6SSfIT9rtCRehXD1o0Wrrzaeh0KA9wECv0PPBhwoz4YfdBIMZ15W7ThtRnGK4dxNWrJoUe/s400/IMG_0029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400799706259813602" /></a><br /><br /><br />Vibrant canna.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Ajk4nq8hyphenhyphena1701AFYgO90lOdosOzq4OO_xnkN3gZ8kKbJvZx-Z86ZWP3C_RIrlzCUaH9mlyIFsVCInaowcakwACxqD-lZot1m_pW1V9i6w51PSc_U76mHfBHIwXgF8fmWfb_I67V6SFT/s1600-h/IMG_0024.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Ajk4nq8hyphenhyphena1701AFYgO90lOdosOzq4OO_xnkN3gZ8kKbJvZx-Z86ZWP3C_RIrlzCUaH9mlyIFsVCInaowcakwACxqD-lZot1m_pW1V9i6w51PSc_U76mHfBHIwXgF8fmWfb_I67V6SFT/s400/IMG_0024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400799573239305298" /></a><br /><br /><br />A view of the Resort with agave blooming. And the next three pictures <br />show the close-up of the blooms.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyS8WHhPVhpbWweNky-oTkn5C6SH8eYN43vrMLz8wAnI2RW2NeUdsgU279nxFpqOhdgsXkjrUuo8gSh6891MvAVh-W2Tu5xHximb3F8thlnkF-uMKNlrz9EMWmsYHv9mK1r9b3i5jADJH/s1600-h/IMG_0031.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyS8WHhPVhpbWweNky-oTkn5C6SH8eYN43vrMLz8wAnI2RW2NeUdsgU279nxFpqOhdgsXkjrUuo8gSh6891MvAVh-W2Tu5xHximb3F8thlnkF-uMKNlrz9EMWmsYHv9mK1r9b3i5jADJH/s400/IMG_0031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400799414825149426" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1XnM11x-nczayqRrRFdsszHgtX8tnXU1rNBE-RQxAjmo4sftHVTHirNQO9o6n4t6RX0p9tHkVIOxrO4UTEuOv5DS_o79pnUuqXZy8lpLpA0eomI1kK39cFayAFYDj4QkFWfBz1Xlyqzo/s1600-h/IMG_0032.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1XnM11x-nczayqRrRFdsszHgtX8tnXU1rNBE-RQxAjmo4sftHVTHirNQO9o6n4t6RX0p9tHkVIOxrO4UTEuOv5DS_o79pnUuqXZy8lpLpA0eomI1kK39cFayAFYDj4QkFWfBz1Xlyqzo/s400/IMG_0032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400799410511204354" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNsd4pHxKvaFz9Yhe8rper21mluoHgERtjJ-4E0kLpwM51rlL2RuS2sfwFuUnBFK16eN1yyEeBWtpBoPKnx-snS8K7T0I1JpSvenHIvTiudg6LcygUPzfvxlnrr-zrQ5i5FHHqE6WjJ-Q/s1600-h/IMG_0033.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNsd4pHxKvaFz9Yhe8rper21mluoHgERtjJ-4E0kLpwM51rlL2RuS2sfwFuUnBFK16eN1yyEeBWtpBoPKnx-snS8K7T0I1JpSvenHIvTiudg6LcygUPzfvxlnrr-zrQ5i5FHHqE6WjJ-Q/s400/IMG_0033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400799403545718418" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIl8V83e-dmqlhAzhjOQKwtzNeayBdfZLxCGc-q-1lf-9h5PUa2timG66SFIbCHf_VMkrNOh_vetdj4hCeSq2rakLRbBIFTtAcPmNbXVPns-OnsVbNvPKvISwqlRhCWBgc42FdYkC2koT/s1600-h/IMG_0034.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIl8V83e-dmqlhAzhjOQKwtzNeayBdfZLxCGc-q-1lf-9h5PUa2timG66SFIbCHf_VMkrNOh_vetdj4hCeSq2rakLRbBIFTtAcPmNbXVPns-OnsVbNvPKvISwqlRhCWBgc42FdYkC2koT/s400/IMG_0034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400799118762155026" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ground orchids.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzsXYC7mjnKbaPlk-uS9AIiVJyhTUkjxQi_UVdE_TF5kAikQ03Z3dp2YZjqHGxQ6PkAEYLP6x1mEAgeWq_Wl04swh7FJW61k7Q04xAmfmLYW7FqUigrMH6nBJJ-KCiCnOXj8mcEdXvx0a/s1600-h/IMG_0036.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzsXYC7mjnKbaPlk-uS9AIiVJyhTUkjxQi_UVdE_TF5kAikQ03Z3dp2YZjqHGxQ6PkAEYLP6x1mEAgeWq_Wl04swh7FJW61k7Q04xAmfmLYW7FqUigrMH6nBJJ-KCiCnOXj8mcEdXvx0a/s400/IMG_0036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400799114240537474" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Potted euphorbia milii in their hundreds( that's what I feel) dot <br />the entire landscape.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEmj1jq3Z-66Db5ml_tQWzxAZNonaFL_M21dp5b4EsSg3MqOht5YmF49C7IlLBPi0fs6tMiU2S_gcvRevOLDOplR1QyESzn9oCfouddtbq0l7IPf0poXzdo_24V_KLdc8eQmO5hFGeTuq/s1600-h/IMG_0038.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEmj1jq3Z-66Db5ml_tQWzxAZNonaFL_M21dp5b4EsSg3MqOht5YmF49C7IlLBPi0fs6tMiU2S_gcvRevOLDOplR1QyESzn9oCfouddtbq0l7IPf0poXzdo_24V_KLdc8eQmO5hFGeTuq/s400/IMG_0038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400799106363909170" /></a><br /><br /><br />White Mussaenda.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6VpZJWxcLqsEcK7L8zFpwzOTrjlMGHHdk00NenzF5X5onNOVQJna60yjq13IiQmAMQErueyC3O4VuUUg1cZ-JkygKLOi7GMZWBnukb2pKS40Mb_nasHsQCtConS2wLYMGoKyHn8Sq3c0/s1600-h/IMG_0059.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6VpZJWxcLqsEcK7L8zFpwzOTrjlMGHHdk00NenzF5X5onNOVQJna60yjq13IiQmAMQErueyC3O4VuUUg1cZ-JkygKLOi7GMZWBnukb2pKS40Mb_nasHsQCtConS2wLYMGoKyHn8Sq3c0/s400/IMG_0059.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400798876710086514" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Yellow trumpet creeper ( I think!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeoK_1ixMoqvnhHgqcHPp6HMcyrKvmv4TO3XOPFAvsuw6_EouoN-HbX8wb2-gff32pcffe8U03SHSuTZ38boTQ9WG2ESRWUTjEEs7s47o-gncw1b04rXBtWoBtfSElkINIdRs7hBiQFM1/s1600-h/IMG_0048.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeoK_1ixMoqvnhHgqcHPp6HMcyrKvmv4TO3XOPFAvsuw6_EouoN-HbX8wb2-gff32pcffe8U03SHSuTZ38boTQ9WG2ESRWUTjEEs7s47o-gncw1b04rXBtWoBtfSElkINIdRs7hBiQFM1/s400/IMG_0048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400798868643758098" /></a><br /><br />A small shrub favoured by gardens here is the Red Bird of Paradise/<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Caesalpinia pulcherrima</span>. This is the national flower of my good friend<br /><a href="http://benthamshouse.blogspot.com/">Helen's</a> country,Barbados. This is also known as the Pride Oof Barbados.<br />Other names include--the Peacock Flower and Dwarf Poinciana.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyplrL0D0ajO7Du9EzvM9n0CDdT8dHGbv27gsJ8mJprz8QzL8yLZuaFxMjvhe-wWpZpZNNFHjo_C-KzF-J7k667TeMTEZwT9r7WL3Qjt0B8Vynn97wUl40O2nujZsSF-A6hNUSR_eYEGN/s1600-h/IMG_0058.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyplrL0D0ajO7Du9EzvM9n0CDdT8dHGbv27gsJ8mJprz8QzL8yLZuaFxMjvhe-wWpZpZNNFHjo_C-KzF-J7k667TeMTEZwT9r7WL3Qjt0B8Vynn97wUl40O2nujZsSF-A6hNUSR_eYEGN/s400/IMG_0058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400798862742082546" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZ0Pt3dT4yn7ycXaNK3viqOc_tTIYdDpPZCfE96Y36raSNSewB7rN4K6HDhtuuq1Nd1J8D3Gd566x7mIt985gxcnrslE_r_bhspf5MmVxQQc51J0UGSzJGR5k0c5TjFX2lbQPp0sKhDlF/s1600-h/IMG_0067.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZ0Pt3dT4yn7ycXaNK3viqOc_tTIYdDpPZCfE96Y36raSNSewB7rN4K6HDhtuuq1Nd1J8D3Gd566x7mIt985gxcnrslE_r_bhspf5MmVxQQc51J0UGSzJGR5k0c5TjFX2lbQPp0sKhDlF/s400/IMG_0067.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400798586255455234" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Red Mussaenda at the nursery where I stopped to pick up some<br />saplings. <br /><br />I hope you've enjoyed the tour of the gardens of Greenwoods. Hope<br />to show some of the best from my region in the coming weeks. Wish<br />all my wonderful blogger friends, and every welcome visitor, a great<br />weekend!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-79990381581233458552009-11-04T14:11:00.004+05:302009-11-04T14:14:25.908+05:30Night Moth<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AxpQ10IFR0iuW6F9MF_P3KpbjCENAGbezXDJuvFeZN7Hh20ixHLapBa3nI96AE5wz2nmIPMPdfaTyBsNE518bMj0tuEnKJt2nk3RdNa-lmBrgSEX_MOmeTrTpX3ppVTYED5DsDAMV9bG/s1600-h/DSC07184.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AxpQ10IFR0iuW6F9MF_P3KpbjCENAGbezXDJuvFeZN7Hh20ixHLapBa3nI96AE5wz2nmIPMPdfaTyBsNE518bMj0tuEnKJt2nk3RdNa-lmBrgSEX_MOmeTrTpX3ppVTYED5DsDAMV9bG/s400/DSC07184.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br /><br />The other day, evening rather, I found this unique-looking moth on the back of a cane chair. We mostly see brown or gray moths with some patterns but this one was a subdued mix of green, orange and brown. I checked out my favourite bug website (www.thaibugs.com) and found out that it's the Night Moth/<em>Theretra nessus</em>. There's something new everyday but most of them are drab-looking. I thought this one, despite not being a clear shot, was blog-worthy:)<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-35271211020841066812009-11-03T18:31:00.019+05:302009-11-03T20:36:37.693+05:30Of Onionesque Thoughts<span style="font-style:italic;">The onion, now that's something else.<br />It's innards don't exist.<br />Nothing but pure onionhood fills this devout onionist.<br /><br />Oniony on the inside,<br />onionesque it appears.<br />It follows its own daimonion<br />without our human tears</span>.<br /><br />Lines from "The Onion' written by the Polish poet, Wislawa Szymborska<br />about what was once described as a humble vegetable. Not any more. If <br />you and I know our onions, yes, the ones which come with a designer<br />tag, daimonion would be more the word, wouldn't it? But come to think <br />of it, onions are finally taking a breather that's long been due to <br />them. For aeons they have put the zing thing into our dishes, enhanced<br />the taste of our curries and have been a ubiquitous part of our<br />kitchens. It went without saying that potatoes and onions were there <br />by the basketful. From the grocer's stock to the sturdy kitchen <span style="font-style:italic;">tokri</span><br />that's an integral part of the kitchen furniture. Well, by the sound <br />of it (the price), nobody's going to buy them by the basketful these <br />days. I suppose onions have never had it so easy, watching life pass <br />by, and not feel for one single oniony moment that life has passed <br />them by!!<br /><br /><br />Remember the first time you learned to cook? Recipes usually instructed<br />you to peel an onion, chop it, saute it, and everything just fell into<br />place. But, of course, you had to start with an onion! Later, along the<br />line, you grated it, roasted it, made white paste, made brown paste; <br />there was an entire onion world in the kitchen waiting to be explored.<br />Onions have been around for a long time. They have given shape to some <br />of the world's best architecture. In ancient times, onions were <br />believed to have occult and medicinal powers. If old home remedies are <br />to be believed, they have cured freckles, enhanced hair growth, warded <br />off diseases and cured common cold. Boiled onions are believed to take<br />care of worms in children and was supposed to purify the blood and cure <br />rheumatism. A raw onion cut in half and rubbed in a wasp sting was <br />believed to cure it instantly.<br /><br /><br />Every region has their favourite onion recipes. If the French have their <br />onion soup, the Russians have a thin gruel which is used in the healing <br />of wounds and fresh burns. But the wonders to what the onion can do to<br />the Indian curry is legion. If onions are to remain out of reach for the<br />common man, it would be the end of more than just a flavour, it would be <br />the end of a way of life. and flavours cannot be substituted. This is a <br />taste that lingers after you've savoured the dish; the smell remains <br />long after the meal is over and the guests gone. The aroma of fried onions<br />wafting through the neighbourhood tells you that someone's <span style="font-style:italic;">dal</span> is being <br />given a final touch. The price of onions and the drastic cut that households<br />have imposed on themselves is much discussed these days. And if the <br />price soars further, I doubt if our kitchens would ever smell the <br />same again.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">N.B</span>.<span style="font-style:italic;">We all feel the pinch when prices of vegetables and other <br />essentials escalate. The other day while going through some of my <br />old writings I was struck by the irony of it all. I had put down <br />these thoughts on paper eleven years ago. And yet, these could've <br />been written today. The price of onions and potatoes have reached <br />an all-time high. Not good at all!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-67002894792356698252009-11-02T23:50:00.010+05:302009-11-03T00:21:46.105+05:30A Blessing, Really!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvIQYqYY_tY77oXhAtUvsFz50yL6XS9hmiAD72JeaNTq6SKZoSqmNn-1bjejNXSquY-DliQLsE_aqYiMhrjbpInI0VwPWtXgfPhyk6l0I8tLfvnAsOiNB5o7w_2YVVKrKP93GuZlEosgP/s1600-h/IMG_0065.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvIQYqYY_tY77oXhAtUvsFz50yL6XS9hmiAD72JeaNTq6SKZoSqmNn-1bjejNXSquY-DliQLsE_aqYiMhrjbpInI0VwPWtXgfPhyk6l0I8tLfvnAsOiNB5o7w_2YVVKrKP93GuZlEosgP/s400/IMG_0065.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399574075216482690" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The dove that I thought had gone, never to be back (at least not so soon)<br />had in fact, never left my yard! I found out the other day that it had <br />simply shifted to the coconut tree nearby. You can imagine how I felt...<br />it was more of "My heart leaps up when I behold" kind of emotion!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAm2BcwLNUQYYroDCFy4dC_tB0eKQfBfEtVf2O74_heM5_dW3PG6D5dPkbv54Jbo93yp9N6LbejsdHnyyr7qrI84cndbOqeokU_exxZ_VRm73DyeCccI_gP5wCffOisNUUtG1eVlmJxdB/s1600-h/IMG_0067.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAm2BcwLNUQYYroDCFy4dC_tB0eKQfBfEtVf2O74_heM5_dW3PG6D5dPkbv54Jbo93yp9N6LbejsdHnyyr7qrI84cndbOqeokU_exxZ_VRm73DyeCccI_gP5wCffOisNUUtG1eVlmJxdB/s400/IMG_0067.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399574066562606626" /></a><br /><br /><br />Since these Spotted Doves are commonly seen in most gardens, I thought<br />it was one of the flying visitors who land, peck, and zoom off into the <br />horizon. But no, it headed straight into the little niche between trunk<br />and leaf base.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzg81tQrnDva-ygMzgXtIZlBEE93tMTh6Q27umLjwYk9MnitVBN5Hc5jHuHcZFOIG6FGAf2rYLk3xES1ZyHVwxUZF2_RNRSkiXifClbTG_jLylfnFiu74Sx7yMr_b7gzFUp1hyphenhyphenoVLazzbp/s1600-h/IMG_0068.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzg81tQrnDva-ygMzgXtIZlBEE93tMTh6Q27umLjwYk9MnitVBN5Hc5jHuHcZFOIG6FGAf2rYLk3xES1ZyHVwxUZF2_RNRSkiXifClbTG_jLylfnFiu74Sx7yMr_b7gzFUp1hyphenhyphenoVLazzbp/s400/IMG_0068.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399574058635553234" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TaIvPm960Vs318Cuvy42qg5wUb3aZ44L_q67GnNImiB6EnT8JNcXZFmq-9cQ32ul30Wy3T769esWaA9nsShV13ghGR2Ac3_pWk3Px_86x3q5M092LynpHbTuoLPuYqoaDaZenh0haXgx/s1600-h/IMG_0069.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TaIvPm960Vs318Cuvy42qg5wUb3aZ44L_q67GnNImiB6EnT8JNcXZFmq-9cQ32ul30Wy3T769esWaA9nsShV13ghGR2Ac3_pWk3Px_86x3q5M092LynpHbTuoLPuYqoaDaZenh0haXgx/s400/IMG_0069.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399573460048387426" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfbPbpkGTyZLE6oDnsacI2tQCXYcsSGbRBZl2y-P4kK4UFyP4W3Mh3wCp2rABHpbJSDFLXipE4i6XbRMqr1P2my5tUOoNFqFB8e3H-0MIeslVV6hrpbENSxbXhyphenhyphenedxx3p48QFKNBMBQjt/s1600-h/IMG_0070.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfbPbpkGTyZLE6oDnsacI2tQCXYcsSGbRBZl2y-P4kK4UFyP4W3Mh3wCp2rABHpbJSDFLXipE4i6XbRMqr1P2my5tUOoNFqFB8e3H-0MIeslVV6hrpbENSxbXhyphenhyphenedxx3p48QFKNBMBQjt/s400/IMG_0070.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399573457371083490" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUwWYnbhP5WcILvc1q_GpQmRpKeTX2c2mCCD2GGTrXE_U-qYH0axmjnBv-CAsaL6Vy01Z9XSf5b-9L9QmqpsZEJt1Rt2S6cEBYxnay6hriEZmhi6WhTOOJyQyJg_aLQa_-xM8f5y0kvvT/s1600-h/IMG_0076.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUwWYnbhP5WcILvc1q_GpQmRpKeTX2c2mCCD2GGTrXE_U-qYH0axmjnBv-CAsaL6Vy01Z9XSf5b-9L9QmqpsZEJt1Rt2S6cEBYxnay6hriEZmhi6WhTOOJyQyJg_aLQa_-xM8f5y0kvvT/s400/IMG_0076.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399573124626244530" /></a><br /><br /><br />I had thought of another post but starting November off about a bird<br />nesting in one of my trees is a good feeling. I'm glad the dove and<br />her mate found my garden worthy of raising their young. I hope they<br />continue the tradition year after year, generation after generation. <br />Amen!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWKYWtSnXMMcMe8pHvKHOAQLFVES6QnGBaVty2G-vTwaT-C1svosbmkxEJ3t0SXEoAupRpysXqHzgdEjzHbRYKb81669Vh0grM7F9tB9F8oSYB7JlArKRRRT9q2-VDpk3qijcNQV8_7OP/s1600-h/IMG_0079.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWKYWtSnXMMcMe8pHvKHOAQLFVES6QnGBaVty2G-vTwaT-C1svosbmkxEJ3t0SXEoAupRpysXqHzgdEjzHbRYKb81669Vh0grM7F9tB9F8oSYB7JlArKRRRT9q2-VDpk3qijcNQV8_7OP/s400/IMG_0079.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399572952739131026" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-77664233446741932852009-10-31T22:30:00.016+05:302009-10-31T23:00:47.852+05:30Skyscape...October's Last!The last day of October and I'm aiming for the skies again!:) Wispy clouds <br />on azure skies...birds heading back to roost...a pale moon...and then the<br />subtle play of colours. After days of cloudy skies and no rain, it's lovely <br />to see that blue. I hope I get to see angel wings formation one of these<br />days! Enjoy! <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekY3fV6hlBiO73SFBUiF_U4ZE8MZssYTaFsb3Ddun1vGoP8l17Re5hyphenhyphenaYtBXhJsN3AQGKuQOHcFRdegGsjkBoIZX17FxGSOXAK8IKgBSOHbJ2VtlGllRhsHPgF_az9SVhxQSiutHUKsFm/s1600-h/IMG_0099.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekY3fV6hlBiO73SFBUiF_U4ZE8MZssYTaFsb3Ddun1vGoP8l17Re5hyphenhyphenaYtBXhJsN3AQGKuQOHcFRdegGsjkBoIZX17FxGSOXAK8IKgBSOHbJ2VtlGllRhsHPgF_az9SVhxQSiutHUKsFm/s400/IMG_0099.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398810906753930530" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYQOXthhU4_u6CZPi5oEjUxq9zdBw9ZzqnsCHc3SYX5G3IQB2VryA1fMLeTpG6x07ryrJjwQyoeTh_77d1vQAt-j4MiRs_qv8ZhYXw0HiNXs2GvGXy6EdmbBa0fD1bt91dy3JgQCB9UqS/s1600-h/IMG_0100.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYQOXthhU4_u6CZPi5oEjUxq9zdBw9ZzqnsCHc3SYX5G3IQB2VryA1fMLeTpG6x07ryrJjwQyoeTh_77d1vQAt-j4MiRs_qv8ZhYXw0HiNXs2GvGXy6EdmbBa0fD1bt91dy3JgQCB9UqS/s400/IMG_0100.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398810812909872946" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiX-F6IAhzLeon0093y_U4llTEU0qT4DdgyBeDDJ7RjpDjGSUOADW4kPr5V5DH2gr40ujst0HDcJkRlKbM5DORquvWJekWS8IZg9yd29svJDTYjed-3sW2Vsm5xWUPH0UdCbkkfSyFxfBg/s1600-h/IMG_0115.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiX-F6IAhzLeon0093y_U4llTEU0qT4DdgyBeDDJ7RjpDjGSUOADW4kPr5V5DH2gr40ujst0HDcJkRlKbM5DORquvWJekWS8IZg9yd29svJDTYjed-3sW2Vsm5xWUPH0UdCbkkfSyFxfBg/s400/IMG_0115.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398810680387795922" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdHiJyigcmo_Xghgfn_BBqbRZ7uT9rdY8gpi68D2NiWmheg9psqupdouSORzpt4OTs2Hw9POr4qmnSZ3LGhIfiHwmNvGxUPPT1PKjXBhvb_KHx485_nSLFm2oa_zza5lu51j86CldvfwO/s1600-h/IMG_0116.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdHiJyigcmo_Xghgfn_BBqbRZ7uT9rdY8gpi68D2NiWmheg9psqupdouSORzpt4OTs2Hw9POr4qmnSZ3LGhIfiHwmNvGxUPPT1PKjXBhvb_KHx485_nSLFm2oa_zza5lu51j86CldvfwO/s400/IMG_0116.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398810580049281042" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqpVGMJIcem8iyNPF6Swt58RMUWXdoll-d2KTkSLj_9W-3VEj4sU1SVEOWlWlpJqvMmPpdeQcuBZ0FHUuRFJ_1CUD_l19yJV24JaFiK1WnLBeDxnibeC-Hkl_zvjjaO2DYoH7qqEdggUb/s1600-h/IMG_0117.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqpVGMJIcem8iyNPF6Swt58RMUWXdoll-d2KTkSLj_9W-3VEj4sU1SVEOWlWlpJqvMmPpdeQcuBZ0FHUuRFJ_1CUD_l19yJV24JaFiK1WnLBeDxnibeC-Hkl_zvjjaO2DYoH7qqEdggUb/s400/IMG_0117.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398810460207927826" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPzYRGuVfU_GwNuueVm0Edhl6k_rNo6rtCuzh8qIk78pI-Bk8zg8TP6a1LV39kVF8W5T1OfVxQc0q6KCb_dSKOevsqfS719s_8jxKfrBcjp3JWYECoKUK9tkeSZIc_urOLjRW2fstzIk5/s1600-h/IMG_0110.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPzYRGuVfU_GwNuueVm0Edhl6k_rNo6rtCuzh8qIk78pI-Bk8zg8TP6a1LV39kVF8W5T1OfVxQc0q6KCb_dSKOevsqfS719s_8jxKfrBcjp3JWYECoKUK9tkeSZIc_urOLjRW2fstzIk5/s400/IMG_0110.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398810317825229794" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WlGBrTkkBcrf6FvngV7ccaLe1Dv_3uxKDiwlMaigmxl-CzcfDrR7WKsr7bj8pbdBAmcksacQTKKNWuduvhWaeUC57VVNlHGDIGbapsOgnEzANiQMseRWrK6_TmCiXs-PoFxlvpL75red/s1600-h/IMG_0121.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WlGBrTkkBcrf6FvngV7ccaLe1Dv_3uxKDiwlMaigmxl-CzcfDrR7WKsr7bj8pbdBAmcksacQTKKNWuduvhWaeUC57VVNlHGDIGbapsOgnEzANiQMseRWrK6_TmCiXs-PoFxlvpL75red/s400/IMG_0121.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398810183832725682" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-84996008277646788372009-10-30T14:28:00.015+05:302009-10-30T15:10:05.534+05:30Blooming Friday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqtokm4eOJm9rfR6Mt-12j5v1vDuLjmNyQuFCY5_Q4CspC22AcF1ZDIh7tmuhhVnsELlsAhzfydHzkPhgxvvhmCjbNOe3NAtgM5zqfqA-opf9ttccv6-iLeA6_L6kQiS6WGAyk1gmJRLw/s1600-h/IMG_0010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqtokm4eOJm9rfR6Mt-12j5v1vDuLjmNyQuFCY5_Q4CspC22AcF1ZDIh7tmuhhVnsELlsAhzfydHzkPhgxvvhmCjbNOe3NAtgM5zqfqA-opf9ttccv6-iLeA6_L6kQiS6WGAyk1gmJRLw/s400/IMG_0010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398317897648645346" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Welcome to Blooming Friday! The blooms for this post are from the gardens <br />of a local Cultural Centre--Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra. I had gone <br />there hoping to photograph Mussaenda shrubs but came back with much more!<br /><br /><br />To see other posts on what's blooming today please visit Katarina at<br /><a href="http://rosorochris.blogspot.com/">Roses and Stuff</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRX4ekjBkGvPzSwdQZbzQJlMHd5omyWd8b7exfxJRfbFlf1Vj1UZcrLs__GTK6YjZ0fQxvq30xJ_1hK5MIiIxMfknY2HQxXoclCdBLe5e8nn40YiMliCB95swO6plox3rQvNHKThVJGNN/s1600-h/IMG_0023.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRX4ekjBkGvPzSwdQZbzQJlMHd5omyWd8b7exfxJRfbFlf1Vj1UZcrLs__GTK6YjZ0fQxvq30xJ_1hK5MIiIxMfknY2HQxXoclCdBLe5e8nn40YiMliCB95swO6plox3rQvNHKThVJGNN/s400/IMG_0023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398317887911937650" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The water bodies in the grounds had clouds of dragons and damsels.<br />Here's one kind I hadn't captured before!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q7ipgR7i1zLZQ5MmE0MkSr4xaEtbhpTf53BKxuvLsSzFxhVqe63-sSxePgmtz1Xb6D5Sypq_xRJzLERgQiUTUFXjfGdHajUNj6QKvy6a0Y67xWEQb1J2RPaRlv0vXYIZfy9zogxWs6mk/s1600-h/IMG_0050.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q7ipgR7i1zLZQ5MmE0MkSr4xaEtbhpTf53BKxuvLsSzFxhVqe63-sSxePgmtz1Xb6D5Sypq_xRJzLERgQiUTUFXjfGdHajUNj6QKvy6a0Y67xWEQb1J2RPaRlv0vXYIZfy9zogxWs6mk/s400/IMG_0050.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398317617490364290" /></a><br /><br /><br />The pretty pink blooms of the Lipstick Tree/<span style="font-style:italic;">Bixa orellana</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTX1kOF41Z8le-7u9R_EtiW5DJb6GqfUFemdIRldGSOqQemaBPKwLe93Fka4cRCaLtpeOHwdm9-1BIftQLqWEQ2UINvKMh6BV5JGbL41Ns4EvXMC78fID72rh3dQ-zvuI7nXMiR0FRjiw/s1600-h/IMG_0054.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTX1kOF41Z8le-7u9R_EtiW5DJb6GqfUFemdIRldGSOqQemaBPKwLe93Fka4cRCaLtpeOHwdm9-1BIftQLqWEQ2UINvKMh6BV5JGbL41Ns4EvXMC78fID72rh3dQ-zvuI7nXMiR0FRjiw/s400/IMG_0054.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398317486533996818" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />There were many birds there. In fact two long-tailed drongos ushered me<br />into the gardens! Here's another commonly seen bird...it's the Asian<br />Pied Starling.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bHivGKrPT6TRbPwY6g0e_pFZCkUJvq5tMSDKXdfrbREocYh1aH85gVfZCf89k5f_YOBN2CQ9Cd_whoUb4cf8Ovc2Itn9d82tpUEyKBLht69OAxt-TUUW2R-oFUXf15swc7xX7pRG1VMe/s1600-h/IMG_0011.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bHivGKrPT6TRbPwY6g0e_pFZCkUJvq5tMSDKXdfrbREocYh1aH85gVfZCf89k5f_YOBN2CQ9Cd_whoUb4cf8Ovc2Itn9d82tpUEyKBLht69OAxt-TUUW2R-oFUXf15swc7xX7pRG1VMe/s400/IMG_0011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398317324426768738" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A pink hibiscus. There were several all across the grounds. Many were<br />the white ones.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yitNHJ4F9JibrRDqWwSNzJhNCDvhIpDE9IuFSTqkZOnFWxsfRWk9vekZJBo2JYTTamb5w2NMyFu0uudP01V3qMR5iXucPB3_VzWKpndpJfKE3iv9IWsorgg12P9DykJNuvIiRZ_B6svV/s1600-h/IMG_0037.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yitNHJ4F9JibrRDqWwSNzJhNCDvhIpDE9IuFSTqkZOnFWxsfRWk9vekZJBo2JYTTamb5w2NMyFu0uudP01V3qMR5iXucPB3_VzWKpndpJfKE3iv9IWsorgg12P9DykJNuvIiRZ_B6svV/s400/IMG_0037.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398317155228481922" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A dense cluster of very dark pink Ixora.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OKuOMbUXUjrb_oY1q5Csz-kmuRaifKqsaiOf152EeYuFdv9wAqHr70dcbq7bLHIxFtEEYBjnE0YFq96uyjq2X5BSDuRSR4xuNqnTmNLDkIJPkLQl5xUWyXof_hEjAG1drlCfPCU_uLzc/s1600-h/IMG_0041.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OKuOMbUXUjrb_oY1q5Csz-kmuRaifKqsaiOf152EeYuFdv9wAqHr70dcbq7bLHIxFtEEYBjnE0YFq96uyjq2X5BSDuRSR4xuNqnTmNLDkIJPkLQl5xUWyXof_hEjAG1drlCfPCU_uLzc/s400/IMG_0041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398317151357818850" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Sleeping Hibiscus aka Wax Mallow, Turk's cap, and Firecracker<br />Hibiscus.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting. I wish you all a wonderful weekend!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com21