red and yellow flower
Looked like lantana but was actually different… Asclepias, Mexican Milkweedit’s called Arisina Kumkuma in Kannada, beautifully descriptive name!~ Deepa Mohan (naturalist, writer, photographer, birder, …….)
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chiguru – morning 4-Mar
The spectacular coral tree has so many guests If you just can’t get enough of it, you can look at this video – better still find one in your neighborhood and spend some time with it.
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chiguru – one month
Chiguru – an initiative from Cleanup Turahalli – has completed one month today. Chiguru – a germinating shoot, and typically prominent in Mango trees during the spring season, is an interactive program with neighboring children that brings them closer to nature. More than the program itself, its the overwhelming response by the children and their…
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activities | animal | bird
prani – interacting with animals
Prani – a pet sanctuary off Kanakapura Road, is a nice place that children enjoy visiting that develops their heart rather than just merely their intellectual knowledge. It creates a wonderful memory for them. Such interaction helps them overcome any intimidation, and gives good confidence with our fellow earthlings. Its a well-maintained place, and we…
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bird’s eye view of harohalli
Harohalli is a town on Kanakapura Road near Bengaluru, where we discussed and decided to go to this Saturday’s drive – the nearby hill called Chulakana Betta. On the way, the sunrise though late at Kaggalipura Lake, was nevertheless quite enchanting. haru means to fly in Kannada, and the name Harohalli literally means a flying…
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seeing, painting, photography
We were recently discussing these different perspectives… “The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” ~ Dorothea Lange, one of the pioneer photographers “Because we do not love the earth and the things of the earth but merely utilize them…we have lost touch with life…We have lost the sense…
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open space around mandya
Mandya’s usually considered as an intermediary milestone along the way to Mysore or any other place… we never imagined we’d actually go to this place for a visit. But when we did go to a homestay over here, the surroundings were quite unexpected. We’d probably gone at the perfect time, just after the monsoon, and…
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activities | discover | nature
freedom from the idiot box
That’s well known, but its SO irresistible… And in today’s world, it would be youtube and whatsapp and other social media. If we take a break, we can relearn to breathe…
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without direction
A few years ago in a workshop in the study center, I was given some wood and other materials and told to try something with it. I hadn’t tried carpentry before and had no idea what to do. I just started experimenting a bit, and something started taking shape. Had no idea that a few…