Full moon Dec 15th 2024

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Cuckoo on Singapore cherry tree

Caught this cuckoo yesterday afternoon. It was hunting insects. It sensed being watched, became restless and disappeared into the foliage.

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real feels unreal

Once we happened to get yellow bell pepper for a particular dish. It was so perfect that it looked and felt like an artificial. No that Nature is incapable of producing some so perfect. Usually when we get vegetables they come with little damage but this pepper was flawless.

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ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞ ಮತ್ತು ಬಸವಣ್ಣನವರ ವಚನಧಾರೆ

ಈ ಪುಸ್ತಕವು ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞ ಮತ್ತು ಬಸವೇಶ್ವರರ ವಚನಗಳ ಸಂಗ್ರಹವಾಗಿದೆ. ಪ್ರತಿ ವಚನದ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಅದರ ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತವಾಗಿ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಇದು ಮುನ್ನೂರ ಐವತ್ತು ಪುಟಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾವಿರಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ವಚನಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿದೆ. ಈ ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ರಾಮು ಅವರು ಬರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಗತಿ ಪಬ್ಲಿಕೇಷನ್ಸ್ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

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Blackbuck near Navalur village

This week's Sunday morning was towards Navalur. First we go into the village, then go along the lake embankment and take the 6-km straight road. The road cuts through black soil fields, it's peaceful barring three or four bikes or cars at the max. This time wanted to do a short ride meaning not exceeding 20 km. The morning air was misty and cool. Around the 10th kilometer we stopped for a short break. We took a few pictures in the dim light. We were about to restart when Pushpa heard and saw a couple of deer  sparring. We could hear their horns clash and it was such a lovely sight. We realized they weren't deer but blackbucks. The handsome creatures clashed several times.. they seemed to be playful youngsters. We must've watched them five minutes before they stopped their game and then suddenly ran deeper into the fields.

During our earlier rides around Navalur we had seen deer, peacocks, owls and a rat snake. Wild life sightings have made our mornings, and those rides remain memorable.

One more interesting thing here was the duck-shaped tree.

A shot of the road, rider and bicycles.

You might want to check out earlier bicycle ride posts.

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