Shalini, Sathish, Ramya, Reshma (peeping) Supriya, Subhankar, Swaroop, Druva, Uday (masked!), Santosh with Saanvi, Anand, Meena, Vasudha, MCS, Kaggalipura 070822


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Ten of us met up for the bird/nature outing at Singanayakanahalli Lake in north Bangalore. Alas, the heavy rain meant that the ground (we had to walk over the bed of the lake) was very squishy and squelchy indeed, and our shoes became caked with mud. I got fed up of clumping along and trying to look for path through the water puddles and small ( Read more... )

I sit on a stone pavilion, under a huge, spreading Peepal tree.


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I am often asked, by those who join the walks I conduct, why I keep going to a location again and again. "We know it's interesting for us to come there for the first time," is the question, "but doesn't it get boring for you ( Read more... )

The Ladies' Nature Outings group went to Ragihalli this morning....and straggled back home only past 1pm!

Here is a Purple Sunbird nectaring on Anisochilus carnosus, Thick-leaved Lavender:

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And here is a Rufous-tailed Lark, sipping water warily at a rock pool:

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Many,many other birds too!

Not everyone says the words above out loud.

Not everyone sends cards and flowers and candy on Mother's Day.

Not everyone can, or does, articulate the deep affection one feels for one's mother.

But just a gesture can say it all...


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How I go on nature/bird outings: I go with just two or three friends, all of whom are (so far) healthy. We wear our masks, and sit one person to an open window.

We choose locations where we are not likely to find any other people.


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Today (16th Mar, '18), I took the children of

Snehadhara Foundation for an outdoor/nature trip to Ragihalli. Was the trip worth it? Emphatically, yes! The children smelt some fruit, felt the texture of some leaves, got distracted by the butterflies...and took care of each other in the most heartwarming way ( Read more... )