Monday, April 29, 2013


Wonderful walk through Dharavi Nature Park y’day, the dumpyard-converted-to-miniforest. The kadamb was in bloom, the arjuna in a leaf-and-seed-shedding phase. Made my acquaintance with lots of trees, textures and scents I didn’t know before.

Season’s special: Tadgola, that raw, no-taste fruit of the palm.
Chilled,  a shortcut to bliss. Almost makes up for not being able to eat mangoes. Almost.
Datura, the killer, solanacea

ashwagandha, withania somnifera, the brain tonic

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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous2:32 AM

    old world flavor in your pics di

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  2. Unknown6:06 PM

    God there's SO much left for me to see in Bombay and such little time.

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  3. Insights In Daily Life9:35 AM

    In outings like this, sometimes I guffaw at Google: now take this and try bringing it in your search results: the wafting fragrances of the landscape, the sounds, and most importantly, the emotions of the observer (yes s/he is allowed it) and those around. Google and the internet will always remain a small subset of human experience, a somewhat disposable one at that.

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  4. austere7:39 PM

    norrbu-- thank you. tempted to send you ALL the photos!

    Icy-- boss you MUST!

    Solid comment, doc.Nope, no way google can get the sun in my eyes or the pesky ant on my arm or that trickle of sweat even as a cuckoo trills overhead...


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  5. My Unfinished Life2:44 PM

    nice to see images of the ashwagandha flower and others!!

    walk in the wold is nice no!!

    http://www.myunfinishedlife.com

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