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 Glimpse of God’s own Garden 

Shillong, Meghalaya a

Let’s Go Green….

A Blog after Eons….

Just trying to figure out how to post a Blog all over again. Used Desktops n Laptops back than & now we can post using our Mobiles. Whoa! Technology sure is evolving n changing by leaps and bounds… We lesser mortals have to keep learning, and reinventing, embracing this CHANGE with time!

So, for starters, merely trying to post some ‘Happy-Go-Green’ Pictures from our Garden. 

🌿Verdant Greens…..

                                   🌿 Lush Greens…

🪴 If speaking  kindly to plants helps them grow imagine what speaking kindly to humans can do.🪴

🌿Soothing, refreshing, rejuvenating, energising GREENS….

🌿 The summer scorched plants appear so much more  GREENER celebrating, radiating and spreading their Happiness with the onset of Rains! 

Whoa! Adapting to a new Blogger Format all over again. 

Well… Let’s just say, Enjoyed the experience! 🪴 

Keep Enjoying the surrounding Greens 🌿 & the Rains…,

Burst of Pink

So Delicate n Dainty....

 A teeny-tiny Floral Firework.... for Todays Flower # 154

A Flower's appeal is in the contradictions -
So delicate in form, yet strong in fragrance...
So small in size, yet big in beauty..........
So short in life, yet long on effect.

First Thing First...

First Impressions are said to be lasting Impressions....

As human beings, we readily recall things that we see or learn first, in any given period, far better than those we see or learn later on....We probably think of the first born, or the first school, the first job, the first meeting or the first trip together.... much more fondly n favorably than others; for their added warmth, curiosity, excitement, n off course new found novelty.

Likewise, for a gardener, the seasons First Blooms in the Garden are always wee-bit X-tra SPECIAL!

We have had a few Lily bulbs growing in this particular pot for a while now, but its for the very First Time, a bulb has ever blossomed.......that too in the middle of  Summers. Unlike Easter lilies or Day Lilies, going by the enormous size of the Bud n its lustrous texture, they  probably are some exotic variety, Beautiful  n Glossy Trumpet Lilies or probably Oriental Lilies???

To the Chinese, Lily means 'Forever in Love' 

 Feng Shui believers hold the lily as an emblem of summer and abundance.....

To me, well... The Star-like Lily reminds me of  the Nursery Rhyme.....Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...

How I Wonder, what you are.....

Up above the World so High.....

Like a Diamond in the Sky.....

My entry for Today's Flower # 147 n Macro Saturday

Have a great Weekend n Shine on.... Like a Star Diamond in the Sky!

Life is a Beach....

Thinking of  Sand, Sea  n Surf.....to beat the Sweltering Indian Summer Spell ahead....

 & SPLASHING in the Deep Blue Seas of the Great Barrier Reef.
Whoa! A Truly Refreshing thought...

BEWARE! .... these soft, mushy n colourful sea jellies actually sting. Scary....

Came across some interesting pc of Driftwood on the beach... a Dino // a Snake ?????

Looks like the lads are having a whale of a time.....Wanna Join them at Play?????

Well... thats ME n my Shadow Shot.

"Don't grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach"

The three great elemental sounds in nature are the.... sound of rain, the sound of wind on primeval wood,
and the sound of outer ocean on the beach.

Caught'ya! ....But hey, I didn't mean to pry. Likewise, was merely enjoying the boundless ocean view.

The Beach @ Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Cairns

NOTHING can be more cooling in summers than LIFE ON A BEACH.......

My entry for : Wordless Wednesday n  Outdoor Wednesday  n Watery Wednesday

PS: Its only May & the mercury has already touched 44 Degree Celsius here. Phew! I HATE Summers.

PSS: Its meant to be a FEEL GOOD ( read COOL) blog, as I take this pictorial trip down memory lane.

Super Moon Lights up the Night Sky

Pictures of the Super Moon  as seen from our house on March 19th.

 Acc. to WIKIPEDIA.......
SUPER MOON is a new or full moon which occurs with the Moon at or near its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit (perigee). In short, Earth, Moon and Sun are all in a line, with Moon in its nearest approach to Earth.

The Moon is supposedly Bigger n Brighter, but can you tell the difference????????

Bigger...No! ( It looked just the same to me);  Brighter .... Yes!
Its blazing glare is making the moon appear lopsided in this picture, hence bigger!

The trail..... that you see just below the moon is from an Airplane.
Too Bad!  missed capturing the two together by splitting seconds

All Aglow and Lighting up the Night Sky!

My entry for Sky Watch Friday!

Come together and Join the world in this Cause and Show Your Support @ EARTH HOUR

Switch Off! Step out n Enjoy the Moonlit Night outdoors ....

Splash In Spring Colours....

The center of our garden is a riot of  'PHLOX' colours, this HOLI

as opposed to the pristine white carpet of candy tuft flowers we had last spring.

Phlox adding a dash of colour to our spring garden, this year

White Carpet @ Last Spring, around HOLI

LOOK! Our domestic helper’s son spotted these two teeny tiny nests with one and two eggs each nestled deep within the two Thuja orientalis Trees growing in our garden. (Though, only one of them can be seen in the extreme left corner @ the topmost snap above).

The little one helped me to peep through the dense and bushy foliage and click a picture or two of the 'NESTS' to share here via  my blog, Evergreen Tree. 

 BTW, Can you spot the little black birdie within its bushy foliage @ top left snap in the collage.

And, Did you know? 

Wild Sweet William is a specific variety of Phlox.  

We have them growing wild, in one of the flower beds this year, still adding a dash of blue n violets to the garden, while the other beds showcasing the early bloomers like the Calendula, the  California Poppy n Dog flowers need to be cleared in the coming week ahead after a flourishing winter flowering season. They will be replaced with fresh  plantation comprising of Green needle like Cochia’s, Sunflowers and Zinnia’s in the front garden.

The Garden sometime back in November

Talking of FLOCKS aka PHLOX, they are such prolific growers and seem to have taken over the marigolds encircling them as a border edging. The cluster of flower on top of the stems is very bright and showy, as their vibrant blossom comes in various shades of purple, pink, red, violets, blues and even white. They seem to like full sun and once established they grow well with regular watering, weeding and the best part, without much effort and care.

Whoa! They have filled up the entire bed by March

 Being Perennial, these Phlox flourish well through the Flowering Season, in Spring and early Summer, when they are planted in November. Come April, these beds would soon be cleared to be replaced by the nine-o-clock flowers aka Portulaca, which  will add much needed colour around the Fountain during the scorching Indian summer months ahead….

My entry for Todays Flower # 136

Also linking to SSS  # 148  n CC # 154, MM:Snowdrops, MM #113

Click on the Links to visit them.

  Its a Festive SUNDAY for us here, as we are celebrate the Indian festival of colours today,

Wishing all a Very Happy n Colourful HOLI!

Nature's Fury

Nature has no rewards or punishments,

All it has is consequences….

What we just saw in Japan, is a heart wrecking consequence of Nature’s fury.

Ordinarily, we would all be awe-struck as we gaze out at the boundless ocean, marveling at its serene blue stretch. However, on witnessing a Tsunami we can’t help but feel extremely vulnerable and helpless against this gigantic killer wave, which has the power to devastate everything coming in its path with gay abundance.

Personally, I was numb with shock n grief, when I got to hear about the Earthquake and the Tsunami in Japan. Just didn’t know what to say or do, except maybe.....

....H.O.P.E. .....Hanging-on n Praying Earnestly!  

Today at 9:30 pm the world’s going to pray for Japan for a min. Please do broadcast this message and join me in Prayer and Support for the people of Japan.

Would like to add an inspiring quote I read in the 4th edition of @ Nichin Bonsai

"Sea waves are really inspiring, not because they rise and fall. 
But because each time they fall, they never fail to rise again"

Wordless Wednesday : Nature's Marvel

May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun

And find your shoulder to light on,

To bring you luck, happiness and riches

Today, tomorrow and beyond.

~Irish Blessing

Red X-Prs....

Here's a Conventional Red Rose to make your day!

A smiley, monkey- faced, Panzy showing off similar  Red -o-Black Hues

Shining, Star- like... Red n White Petunia's, amidst the Greens

A Dazzling Dahlia ....Get set to Bloom!

Aglow like a Candle....Salvia's

Resplendent Glory @ Dianthus

Triple Delights

Blowing its own Trumpet @ Hibiscus

Dog Flower

Firework with a burst of little Red Stars

Yeh, I know I have gone a wee-bit, over the top with this RED X-PRESS, but what to do,
RED is such a bright, promising n happy colour and just perfect for heralding Spring in our gardens and our lives.

My entry for Today's Flower # 133
&
The Hot, the Loud n the Proud Meme # 12 hosted by A Plant Fanatic in Hawai

Wishing all a Happy Spring Season ahead...