FOTD – Periwinkle

Sharing today is the flowering plant known as Perwinkle, Vinca or Sadaful in Hindi. Basically an ornamental plant which flowers almost throughout the year. It is a common garden plant in India and comes in variety of colors - Pink, purple, red, white etc. Red Periwinkle There are so many different pictures of flowers and …

Tree Love

Of all the city roads that I have been to in Pune, I feel Jangli Maharaj Road (JM Road) is the best of all. This road has greenery on both sides. With tall, spreading branches, these trees fully cover the road from both sides in such a way that there is shade throughout the road. …

Burning the midnight oil

Photo credit Sarah While The world is in a deep sleep.Some are dreaming, some are tossing and turning.But it's time for me to light a path of success.Will world call me a lucky fellow who burned the midnight oil for my achievementOr will they label it as plain luck? Joining Photo Challenge #406

At Heaven’s door

Imange credit: 8machine@ Unsplash After what seemed an aeon, the door was finally visible.Not sure how long I have been floating in this murky water,Skin and flesh seemed to have withered away from my body.Coming up to the gate as a skeleton - the most naked form of a human beingI wonder -Will the heaven's door …

Boy in reflection

Image credit: Kelly Ann Tan on Unsplash New place, new home, new peopleI wonder whether I will make friends here.Or will it be just me and the boy in the reflection again? Joining Reena's Xploration Challenge - #218

Oasis of Calm

One of the most common tree is the Banyan Tree and we have plenty of those in Pune City. Majority of the trees that I posted for Thursday tree love are Banyan tree and this one is no different. Last month, I visited a garden called Chittaranjan Vatika in Model Colony, Pune. It is a …

Temple, Trees and Peace

Allow nature’s peace flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.John Muir Temples in Pune, opened up to public in last week of October, 2021. I visited a Shiva temple last week for the first time since they opened up. Last time, I visited this temple around Feburary, 2020. This Someshwarwadi temple is a located …

Blue Skies and Palm Trees

Palm trees, Sambhaji Park, Pune, Maharashtra In one of my previous Tree Love posts, I mentioned about these Palm trees in Sambhaji Park. Last time when I visited, there were restrictions still in place so could not explore much of the park. Recently, I got a chance to visit again and this time the place …

Furs and Feathers

Here is the gallery of images which I have clicked over the past year. Irrespective of the season, I make a point to keep a bowl of water for birds. Clicked most of the pictures when they had come to drink water. Pigeon Magpie RobinScaly Breasted MuniaIndian White Eye Parrot and Pigeon - Social distancing …

Diwali Mud Forts

Last week, we all celebrated Diwali with lot of lights and sweets. One of the aspect of Diwali is the mud fort making which is usually made by children during their Diwali hoildays. Miniature mud forts are made to remember the heroic deeds of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.Its an act of pure reverence towards Shivaji Maharaj. …