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…
Tag: Photo a day
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: 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: Tree-spotting @Sarjapur Social🎄
Probably the last tree for this season…clever idea; there’s even a bird on top ! Till next post, take care !!
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: 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: August blooms 🧡
While father and son were parking the car and figuring out the online pay and park mechanism at the Museum Cross Road in Bangalore; I was drawn to these downward drooping pastel orange coloured flowers on the boundary wall of a nearby building. Why are they facing down and the colour is so pretty 🧡….
POTD: July blooms 🌼
Three flowers on my Pathumani (10 O’clock) plant today. Yellow flowers 💛. They are probably the easiest flowering plants to grow; they flower practically everyday, pretty little things🌼. They make my day !! I hope to get the pink ones too 🌸 !! This is probably the first flowering plant on my balcony; borrowing the…
POTD: Spotted 🦋
When you have the time to click butterfly photos🦋, it’s a sign that you are relaxed and have time on your side😄. Both are good indicators because June so far has been hectic; more on that later. But today morning was unhurried and so while venturing out to collect the fish delivered at our apartment…
POTD: White Moon 🌝
Irrespective of how old you are and how often you have seen the moon during the day, you still can’t help exclaiming “The moon is out early !” How come ? You wonder silently. And if you are with company, you point the moon out to the other(s)😊. “Look !” And that was it. Can…
POTD: Champa ❀❀
A reference to the Champa is found in almost all books Indian. It’s sweet scent is what attracts the pen “From across the road, the dense heavy scent of the champak wafts in.” writes Anita Nair about her home in Bangalore in the book Goodnight and God Bless 👉A charming slice of life 🍰📖 I…
POTD: Jacaranda 💜
If there is one common theme that threads the nostalgic memoirs of Bangaloreans, it has to be the flowering trees of the Garden City 🌳. Among the plethora of trees in Bangalore, two are always fondly recalled – the Jacaranda and the Champa. I had no clue what the Jacaranda looked like….until now. It’s flowers…
POTD: A quirky bunch
A vase from Ikea, a wine bottle, a tea pot and a sugar bowl. A quirky bunch, but they sit in perfect harmony on the kitchen counter housing the money plants🌿. I like them.
POTD: Towel Art 🐘 (guest pic)
☺☺☺☺☺ Have a nice day ! Till next post, take care !!
Miles and smiles 
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