Wednesday, March 31, 2010

4th Year of BDP…

BDP completed 4 years of daily posting today and wish to Thank every patron for help reaching this Milestone…
Today’s photo symbolizes “Peace” is what this city has offered me for all these years. These benches of lalbagh are such a peaceful treats for me, most of the visitors like such solitary ones to take themselves away from the city crowd and introduce themselves to the inner world of solitude…

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The Beginning…

The Canopies are back with new leaves, the shades are covering the roads from scorching sun, it won’t be too long for rains now…

Monday, March 29, 2010

Sampige..

The lalbagh glasshouse is now famous for its fragrance, these beautiful Champa trees surrounding the glass house are at full bloom an there is a delightful fragrance welcoming the visitors...

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Reflections..

The lalbagh lake is desperate for monsoon showers, being the sole provider for trees for water it delivered to the expectation but at a cost of losing few meters of water, and the rain will take its own time in few days/weeks though they will be friends again…

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Bus to BIAL..

This is my preferred bus from my neighborhood to BIAL, the travel is comfortable and speedy, the service is now stable and on time thus preferred by many…

Friday, March 26, 2010

Farm Fresh..

Fresh tomatoes arrive from local farms to the market; the earlier bamboo containers are now replaces with returnable heavy duty plastic ones to help stack the goods in transport without damaging. Check out the marking done by the trader / farm on the container..

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Being Aquatic..

The pond heron is walking on the lotus leaf in lalbagh lake, the bird is busy checking out for small fish to feed itself, the forthcoming monsoon though will have more food to offer…

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Searching Home..

The bamboo fence makes a beautiful home for this flying beauty...

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Bougainvillea

The paper flowers, so called Bougainvillea is too blooming this summer, there are as many as 10-12 different varieties found in the gardens of the city!!

Monday, March 22, 2010

Summer Colors...

Summer colors at lalbagh, the champa trees near the pond are blooming away!! Such a beautiful
sight...

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Chai Chai...

A full stomach breakfast followed by hot Chai ( Tea) a great option for a sunday morning....

Saturday, March 20, 2010

The Glass house...

The glass house in lalbagh is a heritage of the city, every evening for one hour this gets to shine when they lit all the lamps inside this glass house, a beautiful sight I must say...

Friday, March 19, 2010

Now reading..

The magazine stand says it all, the happenings, trend catching and some old stuff resurfacing for the vivid readers of the city...

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Rain Tree flowering...

The rain trees are declaring arrival of the new ear, the flowering is so beautiful that it stands our over the green canopies over the city...

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

One for the day...

A beautiful red lilly on my terrave garden, saying have a happy day!!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Jacranda blooms..

The next in line after tabebuia is jacaranda, the purple flowers are all over the tree making it the next in line for the summer collection of the city...

Monday, March 15, 2010

Rain tree pods..

The rain trees shedded their pods on the tar roads, the roads have accepted them and the vehicles integrate the soft pod shells selflessly and most of the city roads have a newer footprint of the seasonal change....

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Oranges are here..

The heap of oranges sold in HAL market, the sweet and ripe fruits are recived from neighbouring state and are well received as favorites...

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Neighbourhood walk...

The summer colors of Tabebuia are so beautiful, the entire tree is loaded with just flowers and lays a carpet on the street below, the house owners who preserved these roadside trees get to see this wonderful treat in the morning, noon and evening...walking around is great!!

Friday, March 12, 2010

Gujarathi Thali @ Maiyas

Had an opportunity to get into Maiyas in Jaya Nagar, 4th Block to taste the Gujarathi thali, the venture is new thus provides good taste of gujarathi food in Bangalore yet need to catch up on the service bigtime, the spread is nice and the resourent is as usual flooded with people...

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Yellow...

The summer blooms of Tabebuia is painintg the city yellow, the flowering is so mesmerizing that people get stunned to see 30 - 40 feets trees fully decked with these beutiful flowers, my morning walks are getting more and more interesting and delightful...

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Selling Guavas..

She is busy selling fresh fruits like guavas on a busy market road; the fresh fruits continues to be popular and preferred choice for many …


Tuesday, March 09, 2010

IndiJoe, resto pub!!.

The carlton towers fire had a major impact on famous restuarents in the ground floor, my favorite Indijoe is closed in wanty of powercable replacements, most of the staff I know are spread around other locations and I had to drive across old madras road to RMZ Infinity to enjoy the buffet!!

Monday, March 08, 2010

Summer Sun..

The mornings are cool and nice for a comfortable walk, the sunrise is not that colorful yet beautiful... have a nice work week!!

Sunday, March 07, 2010

Coconut Water...

Sipping coconut water on a hot day seems to be a great choice with friends and families, the roadside carts bring in coconuts nearby commercial areas and help quench the thirst..

Saturday, March 06, 2010

Water for Birds..

This was an initiative I participated since last two years, to help the birds get some water in the scorching sun many people in densly populated urban areas of the city have started keeping bowls, glasses of water on their rooftops, galleries and even outside windows to help feed the birds, I have seen this was well received and my rooftop have many flying visitors chirping away ...wish to join the cause?

Friday, March 05, 2010

Honey bees...

Summer brings flowering too, the tabebuias are blooming and so are honey bees, this huge honeycomb outside the glass window vouch for the same. despite a large rain tree besides honeybees have choosen to reside on this tall manmade structure is surprising....

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Summer Collection...

Wearing light cottons, with pestal shades to beat the summer heat is the mantra, the designer shops galore this to attract customers which mostly choose to shop late evenings to avoid sun...

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

What's on Store?

Summer demands cold, fresh fruit juices, the stall owners keep the stacks loaded in anticipation, nothing helps better than a fresh n cool natural fruit juice, what say?

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Getting Hot...

The city is getting hotter day by day, the spell of dryness makes it even difficult to move around, the rains are few months away...

Monday, March 01, 2010

New Roads..

The summer season is the best to lay roads, the corporation is also taking this opportunity to complete lot of civil work,painting and asphalting outdoors...