Rain kissed… #WordlessWednesday

Pictures clicked by Ammu 🙂 Linking up  at the #WordlessWednesday blog hops hosted by Alana & Sandee, Natasha & Esha . Hop over to enjoy some lovely views/photographs or better still join in 🙂

Rain lilies #Friday Flowers

The skies become cloudy and I wonder if its going to rain. The thought of rain takes me to the balcony and I instinctively scan the pots to see if there are any buds waiting to bloom... Yes... rains bring along with them the pretty rain lilies. Bangalore has been having its share of rains...

Pink Beauties! #ThursdayTreeLove

It's that time of the year again!! All year, I await the blooming of the pink and the purple beauties of spring time. I look forward to it in the same way someone might await a celestial phenomenon or a hugely popular festival or an important event -sporting /cultural/ traditional/ personal ...you name it! There...

A work of art! #ThursdayTreeLove

Waking up in a new country, actually a new continent altogether, and walking to the work place, taking in the chill, and the morning views on the way.. thats how I remember my first morning in Johannesburg (June 2019) 🙂 The first day was slightly tiring, possibly due to the travel, the winter chill (and...

New leaves…the magic of new beginnings! #ThursdayTreeLove

It is one of nature's wonders that trees start to sprout new leaves just when the temperatures begin to rise steadily. Isnt it ? It soothes the eyes, provides shade and a cool breeze when the increasing heat seems to be taking a toll. Beautifully timed, the cyclical nature of events feels kind of magical...

Moonscapes

There is something magical about the moon! Isnt it 🙂 Nostalgia rushes in when I think of the moon... Lil me being fed lovingly by granma or mom, while being told tales about the moon. And that scene repeated with my little sisters and then with little Ammu and little Adi... goes on... isnt it...

Trees of Cubbon Park #ThursdayTreeLove

During the annual leave in Dec 2018, dad had insisted that we visit the Cubbon park. Many a times I too have had this wish to visit the park in the early hours during a weekend. But somehow, it had never materialised. So, I was glad that dad had insisted on going there. Also, another...

Cloudscapes – Drama in the sky! #WordlessWednesday

Green rosette #FridayFlowers

Loved this spread of green rosettes by the pool, in the hotel that we stayed in, at Johannesburg. Strictly speaking this is not a flower, but I'm inspired by its flower-like/rose-like appearance to post it in my #FridayFlowers edition 🙂 Thanks to the www, figured out that this succulent is of the genus Echeveria. I...

Festive glow! #ThursdayTreeLove

Re-living the memory of our trip to Mahabalipuram! We were in the resort during the last week of December, in the days leading up to the new year. The place was all decorated and we loved the festive vibes during the evenings when the space was all lit up! Sharing a couple of pictures which...

Visit to the lion park #JohannesburgNotes

As mentioned in my earlier posts, the temperature in Johannesburg was quite lower than what I am comfortable with. Fortunately though, the sun was out during the weekend and the weather was perfect for our outings.  On our return from Soweto, we'd lazed about the pool for a good while before eventually going indoors! The...

Tiny Blue! #FridayFlowers

It was a treat to spot these lovely blue flowers one hot afternoon when we'd gone to see the new house that sis was intending to buy. These are really tiny and I would have missed them if not for the striking blue colour! On  a closer look, I was amazed to find pink and...

Johannesburg Trees! #ThursdayTreeLove

During my recent blog hopping, I came across this blog where the ThursdayTreeLove is hosted. Me being a tree person through and through got instantly hooked and just had to do this today! 😀 Had a tough time going through the archives to select the tree pics though 😛 Finally selected a few of the...

When flowers beckon!

I was fascinated when I'd read about the cannon ball tree, especially the flowers seemed interesting and appealed to the botanist in me. It has an unusual arrangement of the stamens which has been modified into a hood. And is hence known as the Naga Linga flower and the tree is the Naga Linga tree. Not very...

Of new happenings..

2016 has been an year of some significant happenings in my life! One of them being the purchase of a new car on a whim .. almost ! And, driving on the highway for the first time ever!! Yep.. in my new car, to Mysore ... this Dasara  🙂 It was a pretty decent drive,...