Posted on August 22, 2019
by neuroticphilosopher
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The magpie’s cult When a playful magpie takes a bath Seeing that magic, makes wine of wrath It takes the wondrous joy of a child Adds carefree zest of a teen gone wild Shakes them together into a cult That of a free, inventive… Continue Reading “The magpie’s cult- a poem and art”
Category: Entertainment, I think.., Philosophy, Phlog, Photography, Poetry, Travelogue, tropical birds, World CultureTags: Acrylic painting, artist, Artwork, bird bath, bird bathing, bird painitng, birding, frolicking, India, inspiration, inspiration for art, inspiration for drawing, inspirational, Magpie, nature art, original art, poet, Poetry, Sattal, transformation, Travel, Wildlife art, Wildlife photography, Writer
How to see/spot/ get the double-striped thick-knee in Trinidad? (ok, to end the suspense: it is a rare bird in TT, so please continue reading for content, and sorry the photo is down below, thanks much, kisses…) Well, of course you don’t go looking… Continue Reading “How to ‘get’ a double-striped thick-knee in Trinidad”
Category: Environment, Philosophy, Photography, Science, Travelogue, tropical birds, World CultureTags: Asa wright Nature center, Bearded bell-bird, birding, Blue-headed parrots, Caroni Swamp, endangered species, Grand Riviere, Honeycreeper, Hummingbirds, Indian diaspora, Leather-back turtles, Mt. Plaisir, Nannan tours, nature, Nature photography, Owls, Pawi, Purple honeycreeper, Rare birds, Scarlet Ibis, Travel, Trinidad and Tobago, wildlife, Winston Nannan
Posted on November 8, 2017
by neuroticphilosopher
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These lilies are mainly all I photographed in my last trip to India. A small digression: I took the train from Delhi to Kolkata (HIGHLY recommend: Rajdhani Delhi- Howrah AC 1st class over any flights). As we entered West Bengal I saw… Continue Reading “Lily pond”
Category: Photography, TravelogueTags: black and white, Dragonfly, Fauna, Flora, flowers, Green, Horticulture, India, iPhone 6, iPhone images, iPhone photography, Kolkata, Lily Pond, Nature photography, Photo-editing, Photography, Pink, Travel, water-lilies, Weekly photo challenge, west bengal
Jodhpur, the less celebrated of Rajasthan’s cities, founded by the lesser known Rathore king: Rao Jodha (at least, lesser lored) in 1497, still holds its own in the extravagant cultural and historic agglomerate, that is Rajasthan. The most famous of the kings who lived… Continue Reading “2 days in Jodhpur for the brave”
Category: I think.., Phlog, Photography, Travelogue, tropical birds, World CultureTags: Art, artist, Baoli, Black-winged stilt, Clock tower, Cousins, Family trip, food, Gift shop, Havelis, Hotels, Igneous rocks, India, Indigo, Jewel palace, Jodhpur, Mehrangarh fort, Miniature paintings, Moti mahal, Pal Haveli, Patronage Devi of Marwar, Phool mahal, Rajasthan, Rao Jodha, Restaurants, Sheesha Mahal, Street photography, Terraces, Travel, Travel India, Travel story, Turbans
Especially in the tropics, where most things are good and I never could focus on mosquitoes anyway. Here is a violet sabrewing and and wild flower called Pachira Aquatica, Costa Rica. The flower, as the name suggests was growing by and practically on the… Continue Reading “Focus on whats good”
Category: Photography, TravelogueTags: Aracari, birding, Costa Rica, depth, Flower, Focus, Hummingbird, Jungle, Nature photography, Pachira Aquatica, Palm leaves, Rare, River, Shallow focus, Travel, Tropics, Violet Sabrewing