Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Flowers
"The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life." ~ Jean Giraudoux, The Enchanted (1933)
Sunday, December 5, 2010
The elephant and its keeper
shot at Bannerghatta zoo
Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant,
The only harmless great thing.
- John Donne, The Progress of the Soul
Butterfly
"So long as you are a slave to the opinions of the many you have not yet approached freedom or tasted its nectar…" - The Works of the Emperor Julian (1923) by Wilmer Cave France Wright
How is it out there?
A cobra peeking out of its shelter
Spider in the jungle
These spiders spin massive webs - sometimes upto 6 meters of span. This one spanned about 3 meters. The spider is about the size of a palm
Begur Temple
Begur Temple (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begur,_Bangalore) is Bangalore's oldest temple - about 1300 years old. A view of the side of the temple