Photo a day – Miles and smiles

POTD: May flower❤️

More popularly called the Gulmohur (Delonix regia), native to Madagascar – this tree has so many names – Flame tree, Firetree, Flamboyant, Royal poinciana – all thanks to the picturesque spreading canopy of reddish orange flowers. Gulmohur is also known as the May flower as it’s peak flowering season is May. The tree is currently…

POTD: Queen’s Flower 💖👑

The Queen’s flower also called the Queen’s Crape Myrtle also has another name, Pride of India. Till date I was able to get only a distant view of this flower, the colourful inflorescence stands upright like a bright crown on top of the branches. The flowers were violet mixed with lilac colour 👉 Tree tales:…

POTD: Catching a sunrise 🌅

” A humourist once said the most difficult problem in life was getting out of a warm bed into a cold room. And he had a point. The longer you lie there and think how unpleasant it will be to get up, the more difficult it becomes. Even in such a simple operation as this,…

POTD: Colours of the Allamanda 🌝

Old woody vine, new leaves, generous buds and large flowers in an array of colours ! The woody climber had gone into hibernation during the last four months and now it’s blooming again prodded on by the summer’s heat and rain. The last time, I saw only one colour of the Allamanda👉POTD: Allamanda 💮, a…

POTD: Spectacular Arali 💗🌸

Today morning’s paper had a forecast on the monsoon by a private weather forecaster Skymet “Normal South-West monsoon this year” the headlines read; “But Rajasthan, Gujarat, some N-E states. Karnataka and Kerala to get scanty rains”; is this the normal !? “Fortunately, key agricultural states such as Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and rain-fed areas…

POTD: Bottlebrush 🎋

The tree is covered in a canopy of small narrow green leaves radiating out from drooping branches with bright red bristle like flowers seen hanging downwards at the edges; the uncommon foliage and flora catches the eye; the flowers look like colourful tinsel tied onto the edges of the limp branches and the tree looks…

Small, white & pretty…✧

The Jasmine would befit such a description; a fragrant flower and a member of the vine family. But these small clusters of white flowers are called Sweet Autumn Clematis or Sweet Autumn Virgin’s Bower. They are planted in my aunt’s garden in Kerala. The vine has an iron frame to twine around and support it…

POTD: Spider Lily 🕸

Second month into the year; the days are getting hotter while the nights are still cool in Bangalore. The cyclical changes that happen year round have become familiar and hence we can look forward to the days with happy expectations. And when we look out for the familiar we begin to notice the new things…

POTD: Time check (Four O’Clock Flower)⏰

I have the Pathumani meaning 10 O’Clock plant and discovering it’s counterpart, the 4 O’Clock plant was a big surprise. To know of such a flower’s existence was a wonder in itself !! I kept seeing the bright magenta flowers amidst the green cover during my occasional evening walks, but had no idea about their…

POTD: Violet vines 💜

They are hanging over our boundary wall from the neighbour’s; thrilled to see it. The colour and the clusters look so very pretty. Violet comes to mind; on closer inspection, there is also a hint of purple. They are called Petrea, a creeper named after Robert James Petre, a renowned British botanist. The petals of…

POTD: Snake plant in bloom ⚘

The snake plant is seen in almost all home gardens but I have never seen them flower, until today ⚘. It can’t be spring already !? Let nature decide that ! The name snake plant sounds intimidating so I didn’t feel like going for a closer inspection🐔. The white flowers are pretty and delicate looking…

POTD: Purple memories 💗

Purple in winter 💗, the warm colour can dispel any winter blues❄️. December didn’t see much rain in Bangalore; mornings and evenings were cold and windy while the afternoons were bright and sunny ☀️. It was good weather and these plants seem to be enjoying it. The flowers like the sun and the colour is…

POTD: December Light

A wooden Christmas tree and a very tall one at that, spotted inside the building named The Bay, located within the Ecoworld office complex at Sarjapur, Bangalore. It was early morning and we were on an appointment for a health check-up at RxDx located within the premises. At night the tree would be a pretty…

POTD: Maria’s Christmas Choir 🎶🎵🎼

The creator of this stunning craft piece is a postgraduate in economics and is working full-time in a data analytics firm; but art is her passion and she makes time for it. One of her latest craft work for this season – the Christmas Choir; simple, elegant and very cute ❤️ Till next post, take…

POTD: Bird-of-paradise flower 🐝

The winter months have dulled the colour of the gardens around our apartment complex. From my balcony, I can see the that the champa tree (White Frangipani) has shed all its leaves and has gone into hibernation. But near the champa tree a splash of orange has bloomed; it’s the Bird-of-paradise flower 🐝; the sunburst…

POTD: Day out in downtown Bangalore 🚗

Warm sun ⛅️ + cool breeze🌬 + canopy of trees 🌳 + sprinkling of flowers 🌸+ parking space in downtown Bangalore 🚗 = blissful day out in Bangalore 😘 !! Till next post, take care !!

POTD: Day lily 🌼

It was just a single flower; but it’s bright orange colour stood out amidst the surrounding green. Day lily is what it is commonly referred to, I think. Orange for me has always been associated with marigolds (jamanthi) and now its two more orange flowers – the orange Angel’s Trumpets 👉 POTD: August blooms 🧡…

POTD: Hydrangea 🌸

The florets are pretty 🌸; another flower I found grown at the resort Trivik in Chikmagalur. The dead leaves around needs to be removed, it is not a pretty sight. I thought of not posting this pic but the lilac and lavender shades on the small florets are dreamy ✨ and I did not want…

POTD: Allamanda 💮

I had earlier posted the pictures of our Akasha Mallige, the Indian Cork Tree 👉Jasmine tree ❀❀ growing in our apartment complex. Below it on the metal fence, you probably can see few pinkish magenta flowers. I first thought this to be a hybrid of the hibiscus; but later noticed that the leaves were different….