By anil on 2008-03-11 20:52:42 - 7 months and 1 day ago.

Today's view from the window...

0080311Two days ago it was windy and the last of the leaves from the past season were blown off. Today there are bright new ones . . .

And a  year ago, exactly.

By anil on 2008-03-06 13:17:08 - 7 months and 6 days ago.

Fall in Spring?

0080306Spring is here and the Mahogany trees are turning color, shedding leaves, and releasing the whirlybird seeds as the seed-pods dry and split open. Nice to have «Fall» in Spring..... adds a whole new dimension to «seasons»!

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By anil on 2008-02-18 08:34:17 - 7 months and 25 days ago.

Muffled morning

Mahogany trees and fogEarly-morning sounds were a bit muffled and muted today.... made me sleep-in a half hour longer. Looked out and saw the Indian Mahogany trees all shrouded in fog. Mannat looked out and said «Hey, its all lavenderish outside!».  So looked, and I took a few photographs too, but it was not 'lavender' in hue like Mannat saw it.... maybe faintly tinted lilac but not obviously 'lavender'. Probably children can see color quite differently to our [preconceived] perceptions....?
Soon the seed pods will start bursting and the 'whirlybird' seeds will come twirling down for the kids to collect before the school bus arrives.
Apparently, the name Mahogany comes from a combo of 2 Sanskrit words «Maha» [Great] and «Gunn» [Quality].

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