DAILY PHOTO: Geese Stepping

Taken in the summer of 2011 in Helsinki.

Taken in the summer of 2011 in Helsinki.

This is on Seurasaari, near Helsinki.

DAILY PHOTO: Shell Cluster

Taken in December of 2013 in Phuket, Thailand

Taken in December of 2013 in Phuket, Thailand

DAILY PHOTO: Thungbergia Mysorensis

Taken on July 7, 2014 in Munnar.

Taken on July 7, 2014 in Munnar.

TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: Narrow Escapes

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Every living soul exists by virtue of an ancestor who narrowly escaped death. Someone in your family tree refused to quit during an onslaught by predators, as war raged on ceaselessly, or while clinging to the side of a cliff.

That potential now remains dormant.

TODAY’S RANDOM THOUGHT: Bear or Squirrel?

Taken in the summer of 2011 in Hungary.

Taken in the summer of 2011 in Hungary.

There are two ways to survive a harsh winter: you can squirrel away your pile of acorns or you can bear it by just not needing much.

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: Hampi Pond

Taken in November of 2013 in Hampi.

Taken in November of 2013 in Hampi.

DAILY PHOTO: Spiky

Taken November 2013 in Hampi.

Taken November 2013 in Hampi.

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.)