C for Camouflage

 

 Many creatures resort to camouflage to conceal themselves from their preys or to confuse and confound their predators. The lizard which lives in the crevices of granite rocks has markings of granite. The spider on the plant has a perfect camouflage to catch her victims.

 But the butterfly Euploea core was not so clever. He just changed his name to" Common Crow" to evade his enemies!

 The beautiful Chrysothemis pulchella is blooming in my garden now. It is commonly known as Sunset Bells.

My thanks to Mrs.Nesbitt for the wonderful meme ABC Wednesday.

Our World- Banyan Tree

 The banyan tree Ficus benghalensis isa native of India, which is invariably mentioned in ancient tales. The story tellers of yore used to sit under a banyan tree and spin their yarns.

 The tree sends down aerial prop roots which come down and become trees themselves. After some years, it is hard to say which is the original tree. The banyan is called Vata in Sanskrit and Ala in Kannada. In the olden times, merchants, who are known as Baniyas , used to sit under the tree and carry on their trade. Hence, the tree got its English name.

 This is the Big Banyan from Bangalore. You can see that the tree is really many inter-connected trees.This place is a favourite picnic spot for young people. This picture is from Wikipedia, and the two pictures on top are mine.

I thank the team of OurWorld Tuesday , where you can see great photos from all over the world.

Floral Friday

In spite of the severe drought we are facing, these flowers are blooming in my garden.

B for Breathing Bridge

 I was breathless with wonder when I beheld this beautiful breathing bridge in an Indian village by the border of Bangla Desh.

 Buttressed by bamboo and betelnut trees, the bridge is woven from the roots of living Banyan trees. Flat stones are kept on it so that bicycles and bipeds can pass easily. on it.
There are some Breathing Bridges in the region which have celebrated their bicentennial.
I thank Mrs.Nesbitt and her team for hosting ABC Wednesday.

Our World- Walled City

 This is the five centuries old wall of Bangalore city. It protected the citizens from attacks by invaders .

The doorway for the fortress has a tragic story of the chieftain's daughter-in-law sacrificing herself so that the door would stand strong.That happened centuries ago, and the wall has now disappeared except for the front part.
I thank the team of Our World Tuesday, which gives us a lot of interesting information about our world.

Weekend Reflections- Storks

The painted storks at Ranganthittu are not scared of humans in rowboats.
My thanks to James at Weekend Reflections where you can see fantastic refledtions from all over the world.

A for.....

 At first, the Asclepia attracted the Amphibian, but the asp in the adjacent tree drove him to

 the Aerides blooming near ...

 the grove of Andropogus lemon grass.

 Anxious that a lurking adder might annihilate him, the amphibian made the ancient temple his abode.

My thanks to Mrs.Nesbitt  and the team of ABC Wednesday for the absolutely addictive meme.