Slightly foggy & misty in the mornings. First draw of water from the tap, splashed on face is cold. Feels good to put on a fleece hoody, grind fresh coffee and pull a shot of strong espresso, a crunchy coconut and chocolate cookie to go with the coffee and a ciggy, turn on the hot-air blower [...]
Category Archive for 'Flower'
Datura
Posted in Black and White, Flower on Dec 17th, 2010
A stalk and dry seed-pods of Datura collected along the road from Dharampur to Barog on NH22. Click for a larger view.
Flame Of The Forest ~ Krishnachura ~ Gulmohar ~ Peacock Flower. The brilliance of the Krishnachura petals on the dark earth, scattered after a light rain storm, were beautiful in comparison to the ugly gaping hole that they have dug into the “lake” of the park. “Beautification” in progress, I hear. Guess we can soon [...]
Flowers on my plate
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Flower on Mar 16th, 2010
We’ve bought these over the years, collected a few, gifted several. Every antique shop in Dhaka used to have them, but these are getting rare [and expensive] now. Where did these come from, what is the painting style called, who were the artists who painstakingly applied their skill to these artful ceramic pieces? Would like to [...]
Long time no flowers….again.
Posted in Flower on May 15th, 2009
Spring and a Red Silk Cotton Tree
Posted in Bangladesh, Bird, Bulbul, Dhaka, Flower, Maina, nature, Starling, tree on Feb 21st, 2009
Driving back home on this warm [hot!] spring day and the “Red Silk Cotton Tree” [Bombax ceiba] is in full bloom showing off its glory. The birds flocking to suck up the nectar offered by the large red flowers. Got my gear, and set up a tripod at the side of the street attracting a [...]