DAILY PHOTO: Coxcombs in Red and Pink

Taken in January of 2014 at the Republic Day Flower Show at LalBagh Gardens

Taken in January of 2014 at the Republic Day Flower Show at LalBagh Gardens

I probably won’t make it to this year’s Republic Day Flower Show at LalBagh Botanical Gardens, but I’ll post a couple of pics from last year’s show.

Bonus rose

Bonus rose

DAILY PHOTO: Bangalorean Winter Flowers

Taken in Cubbon Park on December 13, 2014

Taken in Cubbon Park on December 13, 2014

The other day I posted a winter photo from Budapest to psyche myself up to experience winter for the first time in a while. Now I’m going the other route. As I pack to travel to a place with winter, I’m posting some of the flowers currently blooming in Cubbon Park.

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Taken in Cubbon Park on December 13, 2014.

Taken in Cubbon Park on December 13, 2014.



DAILY PHOTO: White Lotus

Taken at the Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad on November 18, 2014

Taken at the Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad on November 18, 2014

DAILY PHOTO: Pure Veg Elephant

Taken October 3, 2014 in Mysore.

Taken October 3, 2014 in Mysore.

I took this at the Dasara Flower and Garden Show in Mysore. The elephants were mostly constructed of peppers.

DAILY PHOTO: Blue Lotus

Taken in September of 2014 at Wat Pho in Bangkok.

Taken in September of 2014 at Wat Pho in Bangkok.

DAILY PHOTO: Thungbergia Mysorensis

Taken on July 7, 2014 in Munnar.

Taken on July 7, 2014 in Munnar.

DAILY PHOTO: Flamingo Flower and Lady’s Eardrops

Taken on July 6, 2014 in Munnar.

Taken on July 6, 2014 in Munnar.

Taken on July 6, 2014 in Munnar.

Taken on July 6, 2014 in Munnar.

DAILY PHOTO: Scene from the Keralan Backwaters

Taken on July 4, 2014 in Kerala.

Taken on July 4, 2014 in Kerala.

My apologies for not posting in several days, I’ve been out getting some new photos from new places. Specifically, I’ve been in Kerala. Here is the first of several DAILY PHOTOs from Kerala. This one was taken from a houseboat on the Backwaters.

DAILY PHOTO: Orange Flower

Taken in March of 2014 in Coorg.

Taken in March of 2014 in Coorg.

DAILY PHOTO: Bangalorean Trees

Taken April 27, 2014 in Cubbon Park.

Taken April 27, 2014 in Cubbon Park.

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Just as New Jersey’s state name has made it the butt of many a joke, Bangalore catches a lot of flack (both from residents and outsiders) for retaining the title of “Garden City” in the wake of the recent decade of unrestrained growth. (If anything tells one about present day Bangalore it’s that its size doubled in little more than a decade from almost five million to close to ten. Even under the best of governance that would result in a bit of chaos–re: and this is not the best of governance.)

That said, Bangalore has some awesome trees. (As I’ve mentioned, this results from the lack of proclivity to destroy everything that stands in one’s way or that presents the slightest bit of risk or inconvenience that is the modus operandi  in the developed world.)