The Sunset Bells, Chrysothemis pulchella is flowering in my garden now. It will go into hiding in a couple of months.
The Cockscomb is aptly named. It is proud and cocky.
The Firespike Odontonema strictum has fiery flowers.
This is the Indian month of Shravan when the monsoon rains are most active. Most of the plants are concentrating on growing, but some plants show their flowers now. The Hoya Carnosa with its scented waxy flowers is putting out garlands of flowers in my garden.
The Golden Challice vine is in two minds- whether to grow more huge, or to display more of its huge flowers.
Surprisingly, this pelargonium flowered during the gloomy days, bringing some bright colour into the garden.
This Euphorbia has not stopped blooming since January. 
This is a shot of Mumbai's Powai Lake, which I took in May . It looks so peaceful, but a hidden danger lurks within.The lake is the home of many fish, water birds , crocodiles and other aquatic animals. Fishermen come to the lake in the early morning, and row into the lake in their makeshift car-tyre canoes to fish. Yesterday I heard a shocking news. A young man who was fishing in a canoe suddenly shouted for help. In a scene reminiscent of 'Jaws', he was dragged down deep into the waters by a crocodile. Although his companions immediately rushed to his help, they could do nothing. His mangled, half eaten body was found later in the day, where the croc had hidden it.
The 4 O'clock flower Mirabilia has colonised all the vacant plots in my suburb. The colours it comes are amazing. Sometimes the same plant shows pink and yellow flowers. It propagates itself by the black pepper like seeds, as well as by the tubers.
The Indigo Plant Indigofera tinctoria has pink flowers, though its leaves are used to obtain a blue dye. This plant is found on hillsides.
Another plant found on vacant plots is the Black-eyed Susan Thunberia alata. It is a vine, but not very invasive. It flowers profusely throughout the year.
THese are the gardens of the school where I teach. The trees were planted by the children .
Colourful crotons border the playground.
Doesn't the bougainvillea make a lovely contrast to the rock? Many thanks to My World team.
Phlox are a great favourite among gardeners because they flower profusely, and make neat bedding plants.
These are called 'Star Phlox' here, since the flowers are star shaped.
I like the colour of these flowers.
The tiny white flowers of this Singapore Holly have a nice scent. The plant makes a good bonsai creation. 
The pond in my cousin's garden houses many colourful fishes. They keep the mosquitoes in check.
My little pond has tiny wild mosquito eating fish, as well as frogs. They eat all the mosquitoes and larvae they can get hold of. 
The sky through the corn.
The cobs are forming now in my corn.
This is the first time I planted some corn in my vegetable patch. The plants grow so tall so quickly- you can almost see them grow. I hope the squirrels and the parakeets alloow me to taste some corn when it is ready!
Water birds in Karanji Lake in Mysore.
The fountain in the middle of the lake reminds me of Lake Geneva.
Although the desert state of Rajasthan is chronically short of water, the city of Alwar is always green. Successive Maharajas of this city have made use of the Aravali hills surrounding the city to store and harvest rain water. The man made lakes at the base of the hills are a delight to see . They have raised the ground water levels in the surrounding areas so that the farmers grow abundant crops and vegetables.
The Maharaja had built a huntinglodge -cum- pleasure resort on Siliser lake, which is now a hotel. People throng there during weekends.
Farmers in Rajasthan still rely on their trusty camel to transport fodder and grain. The heavy stuff is transported by trucks.
Every year the Lalbagh botanical gardens holds two flower shows- one during January and one during August. I like to visit the August flower show as there will be many begonias and tropicals to admire and to buy. This time, there were roses and orchids.
The Coxcomb comes in many jewel colours.
This replica of the INdia Gate in Delhi was made using thousands of maroon and red rosebuds.You can see the flowers in front if you click on the picture.
Today is India's Independence day. Orange in the Indian flag signifies sacrifice.
These zinnias were blooming profusely in a public garden.
The orange heliconiums in my garden.
White is for purity.
The city of Alwar in Rajasthan has many lakes around it. This is one such lake, Lake Siliset, on which the former Maharajah had built a palace. The palace is now a popular hotel.
The Aravali hill range surrounds the lake, which is the habitat of many birds , fishes and crocodiles.
A part of the famous 1967 Hindi movie 'The Guide' was shot around here, and astonishingly, the place still looks the same.
Last week I had to go to the city of Alwar in Rajasthan. Although Rajasthan is mainly desert, Alwar is green. As I was admiring the view here, a camel cart loaded with bags of grain passed by.
The camel cart is used to transport goods as well as rural folks in the desert. 
