takeover vs overtake

Saturday Pushpa had taken the day off from work and she had planned a few tasks for the morning. She offered two options for me to overtake.

What did you say?

What task will you overtake- dusting or preparing breakfast?

I didn't pick any, instead fixed her mistake followed by a bit of leg-pulling.

For the past few days, while helping with morning chores I'd taught her a few English words/phrases and relevant context of using them. The following day both of us had forgotten what words we spoke of. So we came up with an idea of writing them on the mirror, like a whiteboard. That way it's easier to memorize them.

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Singapore cherry

This little red fruit is liked by some birds and bats. The tree is usually umbrella shaped and provides a nice shade. It sheds a lot of leaves which decays quite quickly enriching the soil around the tree.

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ಬಣ್ಣ ಬೆಂಕಿ ~ color flame

ಬಣ್ಣ ಬೆಂಕಿ (color fire or color flame) is what came to Pushpa's thought when she saw this picture.

This purple house was spotted during Sunday morning bicycle ride. I could not take my eyes off it for several minutes. What caught my eyes most here was the staircase shooting out of the cement block wall. Whoever the owner is a daring person. Surely this is a landmark in this part of Dharwad.

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Rains March 2025

Recording rainfalls of March 2025:

• Fri 21st
• Tue 25th
• Sun 30th
• Mon 31st

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Mongoose family

Pushpa spotted a mongoose on our street, close to our apartment building. The mongoose ran towards it's den which is under a ramp.

As soon s the mongoose descended into the rainwater drain, another mongoose popped it's head.

Then as Pushpa moved forward and close to the mongoose, another mongoose appeared. Nice little family :)

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