February 20, 2020
After a long time I came for an early morning walk here. Despite good rainfall in 2019, the garden looked rather dry. In fact the place was in poor state than earlier. I feel water runs off before it gets absorbed. Would be good if university authorities took some action. However, the garden's atmosphere was pleasant, I generally walk slowly. Here are few pictures from the walk.
Anthills are interesting, they keep growing. Years ago I had seen little anthills, just few inches tall. I must check out that spot during my next visit.
A creeper's branch. A branch's path is controlled by the surrounding conditions. They have to literally elbow their way through the maze of vegetation. However, now one of the bushes is missing exposing the crooked branch.
Looping branches high up in the air.
A few weeks old leaf of a desert palm. At the base of the spine, the leaf is still tender, yet to build up chlorophyll in the lighter part.
Figs in Krishnae ficus tree. The figs are half ripe, another week or two they would be fully ripe. Once they are ripe a gentle flick is enough to separate them.
A yellow butter-cup flower near the pine trees. The yellow-red filaments have lost their anthers barring a few. The petals felt like a soft smooth cloth.
These are the pods of a tree which has crescent shaped leaves. The spiral pods are ripe and open, exposing the filaments and seeds. Once the filaments dry, they let go the black seeds.
A spider web. I'm yet to the spider which builds such webs. Most spiders weave polygonal webs of varying diameters. But this variety builds abstract webs. This web has covered just one branch of this plant. There are bigger ones which cover entire plants, spanning 2' to 3'.
Soft rays light up mango tree branches.
Pale brown colored tender leaves of a medium sized tree. Looks like the tree has shed its leaves completely and grew new leaves early February. The leaves are similar to Sapota leaves in terms of shape and size.
This creeper is close to the botanical garden's main entrance. The creeper is quite tall, bears bunches of white flowers with a tint of blue. The five petaled flower has a simple form, a classic beauty.
A dry flower. I think this flower retains its color and form even when dry. Seems like a collector's item for a dry bouquet.
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After a long time I came for an early morning walk here. Despite good rainfall in 2019, the garden looked rather dry. In fact the place was in poor state than earlier. I feel water runs off before it gets absorbed. Would be good if university authorities took some action. However, the garden's atmosphere was pleasant, I generally walk slowly. Here are few pictures from the walk.
Anthills are interesting, they keep growing. Years ago I had seen little anthills, just few inches tall. I must check out that spot during my next visit.
