Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Cactus art

The natural designs caught my attention...
 

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Hathikatgi brothers

Hanumantha and Shivaninga... at Shivaninga's hut in the mango orchard at Hangarki. Hathikatgi = Hathi + Katgi In Kannada, 'Hathi' means cotton and 'Katgi' means wood.

 

Shivaninga takes care of this cow and it's calf.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

a few random shots

A blue colored flower
 

Drum sticks and citrus fruits
 

Alphanso mangoes
 

Thothapari mangoes
 

A orange star
 

The first jackfruit of this tree

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

feathery seeds in wind

 
Yekki-gida seeds in a mild wind.

Kids of Hangarki...


little Matpathi



Neelkanta Meti

Jitti Bheema

Drakshayini, Basamma and Pavithra - Ladhigatti cousins

Shivappa Meti

_____ _____ - I'll have to find out this boy's name...

Kuduri Ananda

Green leaves

Mangalore tile

a white frangipani


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Light and Shadow

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Mango flowers & fruits

A bunch of mango flowers in full bloom.

 

Some of the flowers become mangoes, the remaining fall away.

 

These are half grown mangoes, should be ready to pluck in a month's time.

 

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White ox relaxing

This white ox relaxes under a Neem tree after a good wash on Yugadi morning.
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Monday, April 7, 2008

Sunrise on a cloudy morning

Picture shot some time March 2008...

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Tender 'Hongae' leaves

Early morning shots...



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