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The most loved feral cat This cat did not belong to us and I have written about him earlier. Here he is cozily sleeping hugging a soft toy. That is how he behaved although he belonged to us. He left us when he got wounded and he did not like being injected by the Vet. We miss him
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A one time glory We have many plants with this flower but blooming four at a time happened only once. I quickly clicked it and stored it in my digital folder. It resembles the hibiscus but is different in several ways such as its leaves and even the fact that it is not perennial unlike the hibiscus.
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One eyed Susan Some call it the black eyed Susan but it is Susan all the same. It is a vine that proliferates without any maintenance sometimes having to control its growth. Nature has had a say - look at the cascading effect - nature sometimes gets into an artistic mood.
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The mutation is back What we have are the red tiger tails (Acalypha) but out of the blue we get a white version which we have not planted. - surely a mutation This reminds me of the white tigers of W. Bengal.
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Hiding behind the white clouds Little does the sun realise that it has helped the white clouds project better by providing its own brightness in the background. But I doubt if the sun has chosen to do it or it is helpless. According to me the sun tries its best to project itself but this time it lost the battle What say?
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Do you see what I see? I knew you would not and so I placed that arrow there😀 Yes that tiny bird has ventured into flying and perched on that point which is the highest around. Birds have this tendency and I have always wondered. The expression 'bird's eye view' has perhaps come from there.
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After bath activity Here the birds are busy preening after a bath. It is just not enough that they provided with a bird bath. They need to perch on trees to preen their feathers. We have trees surrounding the birdbath and I love watching them preening their feather after the bath
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Badges for a Christmas party These badges had numbers and groups were formed based on numbers. Games at parties need groups to be formed to have competitions among them and these groups continue to stay that way till the end of the party. Various group games are organised and it is fun to watch them compete.
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Curry leaves We have several curry leaf trees grown to great heights although normally they are medium sized plants. They are known as curry leaves but it has nothing to do with curry. These leaves are loaded with health properties the main benefit being they increase the hemoglobin and is good for hair
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Canna blooming a second time I had searched high and low for Canna bulbs to introduce them in our garden and finallyI got two colours - yellow and orange from a new nursery close by although most of the other plants specially roses that I bought from this nursery are not doing well at all. I have plans to propagate these plants as and when I get new suckers as they seem to thrive in our garden. This is an old photo and when I went to click the new bloom it poured cats and dogs🌧🌧🌧😀😀
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Some birds are loners And among them is the double racket tailed Drongo. We do not see it these days but when it visited us it would come alone and swim in the bird bath. Did you know this bird can chirp in several different ways including a cat's meow? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpGSzHcchko
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Reminds me of Christmas The Chinese Hats (Homskioldia) that bloom only around Christmas remind me of Christmas. They are at our entrance door and each time we open the door we get a festive feeling and get into the mood to get ready for the big day. For us the big day is always throwing parties for the less privileged either at our own premisies or anywhere else like the beach, park or their own Institute.
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Buckingham Palace This is a frustrated memory. It was a Sunday and we just had a weekend in London to do what we wanted to. We could do most nothing as weekends most we noticed was closed. The Buckingham Palace experience was a bad memory as we could only see the building and nothing else. I so wanted to witness the trooping the colour and have a look inside. Any travel frustrations?
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Memorabilia Collecting shampoo bottles at every hotel I visited was something I enjoyed doing. I had carried my own shampoo and so the moment the sachets were placed in the rest room I collected them. I have travelled far and wide and these bottles/sachets have a story to tell - France, England, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Italy, Bahamas cruise, Florida, Bufallo, New York, Las Vega, Los Angels, Washington, California, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
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White cat with a black tail We were having a chat over the phone when my neighbour talked about a white cat with a black tail getting into her house and chasing their own cat. I was not sure which cat she was referring to. I only hope it was not Peppie. Cats here visit homes and I too have cats visiting us.
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The Bher Tree We have this bher tree right outside our gate. I have taken care of it right form the time it was a sapling. It is now fully grown and yields loads of bher. It is a pleasure to watch passersby bending down there and picking the fruits. We collect them too and distribute to friends and family. The tree bears fruit once a year
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The evening sun We have fruit trees at the back of our house and that is where the sun sets. I clicked this photo days ago around 5 in the evening. The sun had moved from East to West and I saw it trying to peep through the jack fruit tree. It is not often that I click the evening sun as my favourite is the rising sun.
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The Indian cuckoo and their habits The Indian cuckoo does not have its own nest but searches for a host nest of birds that lay similar looking eggs and the female cuckoo will lay its eggs there. The gullible host bird will nurture them till they are ready to fly. I have hardly seen cuckoos swimming in our bird bath. They just come there to quench their thirst.
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Croton We have these crotons all over the garden - a plant that is not much admired by many as it is common. The croton comes in several different shapes and colours and when flowers do not bloom this plant adds colour to our garden Crotons are easy to grow and maintain. They can be propagated by planting cuttings. Do you have crotons in your garden?
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Alamanda against the marble chips We have marble chips that cover our external walls. The Alamanda that you see is cascading on the terrace parapet that also has marble chips. The effect is dramatic. Don't you see?
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Not seen this for quite a while Miss such views in the sky. It is a mystery how the sky changes its colours at its will and pleasure. If anyone wants to break the monotony of life just look up.
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The bottle palm standing out The white clouds as the back ground to the bottle palm in our garden gave it a distinct look. This palm has now grown bigger and adds height to our garden. We have four such palms which were bought when they were saplings.
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Man eating plant This plant is a legendary carnivorous plant that eats up humans and animals if seen in its proximity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-eating_plant How true it is could be any one's guess Do you think it is true?
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What's a garden without roses? Roses have continued to take a place of pride in any garden. They are perennial but need a bit of pampering We have had many roses on the terrace but due to lack of care they did not survive for long although they did yield when they were taken care of. Have bought new plants but they are not doing well as we have trees all over the place that are not conducive to growing roses.
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Morning after the night before The remnants of a party that was held for the kids from an Institute show that it was quite a party Those polka dotted balloons was testimony that it was a polka dotted party Everything including serviettes, goodie bags, caps, ribbons was polka dotted. We even got dressed in outfits that were polka dotted. To put all those things together it took me almost three months as some of those items I got from China.
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Well water Because of our well we never have shortage of water. We have installed a pump and connected it to provide water for the garden as well as the house. We also have a waterfall and the same pump is used for it. Our water is pure and we have so far not applied for the government water supply. Do you have a well too?
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Sweet potato in coconut milk This is kind of a traditional dish out here. Sweet potato is boiled and cut into pieces. Coconut milk is extracted and cooked in jaggery and cardamom powder. Sweet potatoes can be had in many different ways. We sometimes eat them just boiled, deep fried in gram flour batter to which chili powder and salt is added. We also cook a vegetable dish adding it to brinjals. Do you like sweet potatoes?
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Preiti and the neighbour's cat - a memory They were the best of friends. The cat would visit us every day just to spend time with our pet dog Preiti Preiti took time but later waited for the cat to arrive. They would frolic in the garden chasing each other. Those were the days. I miss both of them.
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Lone sparrow There was a time we would see sparrows in grocery shops where the owner would welcome these birds as they would help themselves from the open crates filled with grains. That it seems to me is history now and it is years since I have spotted any sparrow around here although we see many other species that visit our bird bath One fine day however a lone sparrow visited our birdbath frolicking in there. Do you have sparrows in your vicinity?
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Sumo Gel for pain relief After my accident a few years ago I was recommended that I use this Gel any time I experience pain. I use it till now and it does give me relief. The pain is felt in the ribs and vertebrae region any time I exert a bit. That is where I got the effect of the accident. How do you relieve pain?
