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newcomer, wow!
Category: nature's marvels | Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:27 am i had to write today. i had been waiting for this plant to show some life for a long time. it took some patience, really. nearly a year ago i got this water lilly bulb, planted it in a pot. it gave a few leaves, then wilted and went off, i thought it was dead. there was a bulb so small, i planted it again with more soil , and lo, there were all these leaves in a month's time, and today the first bud has bloomed. i feel so happy. the pot is a little crowded. there is a big frog who refuses to go out and there are four fish i put in. 
blooming at 8 in the morning. ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
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a little crowded ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
a surprise, it came on its own. impatience ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) This blog entry has been viewed 360 times
finally!!
Category: nature's marvels | Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:28 am yes, finally, i was able to see one caterpillar becoming a butterfly. not a very good shot though. 
on the wall of the well ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
two more, birds didn't see them ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
just emerged ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
resting ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
there! ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) there are weird cats too, it seems this one is of a moth, because i saw an odd shape the other day on a twig, when i tried to move it, it fell down with the wings and all, it was a baby moth. 
a hefty caterpillar ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
everything is beautiful! ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) This blog entry has been viewed 59 times
how come?
Category: nature's marvels | Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:02 pm this is surprising! i started to write and then uploaded two pics in the morning, then the power failed. i thought of writing again and i get two notifications! thank you, i had one more pic to upload. here it is, if anyone has any idea who this is, please tell me, this is a stranger here, or i am seeing it for the first time. it merges so well with the cement wall it sits on, i almost didn't see it. 
looks like a moth ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
coleus with the bunch of flowers ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
rain drops resting ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) I had to put this picture with my blog, sorry for repeating. This blog entry has been viewed 561 times
today's new blooms
Category: nature's marvels | Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:41 am it has been raining most of the days now. the typical monsoon of the old days has gone, and the rains come and go - some days heavy, other days, it is difficult to believe it is the monsoon season ! i do get some flowers in the garden, some new ones at that. i am planning to try my hand with vegetables also this time. must see how it will go. the place is too shady for vegetables. some pictures of my new flowers. 
once in a blue moon! ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
of a different shape ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
ants trying out the pollen ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
a little wild one ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
new one, the first flower ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
coleus ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) This blog entry has been viewed 543 times
this too vanished!!
Category: nature's marvels | Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:02 am well, we have a lot of butterflies in the garden. the annoying thing is, before the reach the flying away stage, they vanish. they lay their eggs, then the caterpillars are out, they eat up a whole plant, then they go into the pupa stage, then, gone. must be the birds. anyway, it is the rule of nature. some pics. 
eaten up by two caterpillars! ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
moved to another plant for safety? ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
it looks so like the leaf ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
sometimes only the candle of the anthurium ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
hibiscus- gives lots of flowers ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) This blog entry has been viewed 91 times
rain!rain!!rain!!!
Category: nature's marvels | Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:35 am The monsoon has set in at the right time. rains everyday, keeps on raining. work outside is not easy. plants need a lot of trimming and pruning once the rain slows down. but the heat of the summer has gone, it is very cool this time of the year. i had been waiting for this plant to flower for a very long time. and this year, it has bloomed. i just love the fragrance it gives, heavenly. 
mexican tuberose - polianthus tuberosa ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
beautiful ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) this is one more of my plants, once it blooms, it stays for along time, each opening to give blue, yellow clours 
flaming torch - billbergia pyramidalis ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) This blog entry has been viewed 551 times
memories of an unexpected holiday!
Category: thoughts & plans | Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 6:21 am once again, i am back. i just returned from an unexpected holiday. went on a visit to dubai to be with my grandson. and i enjoyed my stay there, for 3 weeks. we visited a few places in the limited time my son could manage with his job. and easter came in between, so that was an experience too. it is amazing the amount of work they put in to make the desert lush with green lawns, colourful petunia beds, and date farms in and around the city. there are a lot of nurseries selling all sorts of plants. my son picked up a bonsai from one of them in the outskirts. let me post some of the pics. 
greens & colours in the desert! ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
in front of hotel atlantis in palm jumeira ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
hotel atlantis - palm jumeira ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
fronds of the palm - jumeira ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
inside the aquarium - swimming with the sharks! ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
as tall as the tallest building! burj khalifa ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
desert safari. ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
a roundabout - huge circle around wich the traffic flows ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
the bonsai ficus ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
anthurium inside a mall ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
outskirts - on the way to fujeira rocky hills all around ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) This blog entry has been viewed 565 times
today's interesting ones
Category: nature's marvels | Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:59 pm thought i would post some of my ordinary flowers. i was too busy to write anything. and then, it is easy to put off. here are some flowers which looked good today. 
one of the new ones ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
ixora ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
amarillus ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
ginger lilly ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
new shoots from the flower itself ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) This blog entry has been viewed 65 times
re-entry
Category: nature's marvels | Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:05 am the bogainvilla in the pots. the flowers have the same size and color as those in the bonsai pots. 
the cluster pink one ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
the goldie ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
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another ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
the ordinary one ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) i had been waiting to see these for some time now. bleeding heart or bumble bee! 
bleeding heart ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
got a row of them ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) This blog entry has been viewed 158 times
some more of my flowering plants
Category: nature's marvels | Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:30 am ok, i thought i would post some more pictures today. they are a wonderful sight. i am not sure if i can call them bonsai, but since they are in shallow pots, let me call them that for now. here comes - 
bogainvilla ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
goldie ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
flowers are open now ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
one of my favorites ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
bottle plant ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) 
gardenia varigated ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden ) bye for now, have a good day! This blog entry has been viewed 90 times
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