Monsoon Effect

 Monsoon Downpour has taken a halt the  weather has become moderate and pleasant. The monsoon rains and fall in temperature helps in resurgence of blooms in garden.  

             I had planted these cypress vines at the end of Summer season and after consistent  downpour of monsoon the vine has covered entire flower bed and with a monsoon break the blooms showed up in beautiful scarlet color. 

     Although  Vinca Plant is all year bloomer in my Garden its colors somehow pops more after the monsoon downpour. 

                                              Rain brings the Rain lilies back  into profusion of blooms.                                                                                                      

I await for Tecoma blooms after long summer months 

                                                                

Frangipani is one such perennial that has adapted our climate very well 

                                                                      

I saw this beauty first in the morning as I was heading towards my morning walk it was close enough to give me a shot after trying few times with mobile camera I was able to capture it in a still position

                                                                           Peahen resting upon Log

 

                                                     

Monsoon in my Garden

 It has been raining from a week and more , the monsoon has brought big relief from heat waves after harsh summer which we have seen this year. 

The downpour has brought back blooms in the Garden 

                                                         Portulacas are back 

                                                                   

Water Lily blooms with Rain

                                                      Bougainvillea's are prolifically blooming                                                                                    

                                                                       

                                                         Rain Lilies are most awaited in monsoon       

                                                                              

Adeniums have been blooming from  long now and will bloom till  the end of Autumn season. 

 I spotted Tailor bird in my Balcony  and was able to capture a close up shot of it .Tailor bird is  a common scene during monsoon season in my Garden . They are known for their nest making skill from leaves  .    I have  covered about their nest making skill in my blog earlier post.          

Temperate Summer

Summer season which was started with consistent heat waves in the month of April was then subsided with weather change owing to  concurrent rains in the starting of May that brought down temperature which aided the blooms . 

 Bougainvillea blooms  are a boon for summer 

                                                                       

Jasmine blooms bring fragrance in  Summer garden 

                                                            Jasminum Auriculatum 

                                                                                 

                                                      Thymophylla blooms 

                                                                         

There eye catchy blooms are  attractive for summer garden 

Peacock flower is  blooming profusely in summers 

The first bloom of Sunflower this summer has finally arrived after temperature dropped after downpour                                                                                                                                       

It is quite rare to spot knock out roses blooming in May summer Garden 

         This particular variety of  Periwinkle has actually adopted our environment and weather well enough that blooms can spotted  throughout the year

A pair of Cormorants on the shore of Lake 

Spring in the air

 Spring is in full swing, the warm weather prevailing from last week was subsided by the western disturbances right now. The weather has turned pleasant after fresh western disturbances making the   atmosphere of spring lovely. 

                                                               Nasturtium spreading over the fence

                                                                                      

                                                         Rare blooming of  Aloe vera inflorescence

                                                               

Tinospora cordifolia a herbaceous vine is blooming for the first time in my garden  

                                                                             

 

                                                     Bees feeding upon spring blooms 

Single Petal Dahlia adds more to the spring charm 

                                         Spring is more of yellow or orange this year                                                               

                                            I can't imagine my spring garden without the presence of Pansies 

Spring is the season of diversity in blooming 

Bellis perennis blooms 

                                               Dahlia is the king of Spring flowers    

 

                                           A common Indian Kingfisher spotted on my terrace 

                                                                                  

                                                                   

Garden Affair : Warm spring

 The warm start to spring this year has again raised concern about drastic consequences of Global warming. The high temperature above 85 f  in the start of spring is precarious predicament for the near future. 

                                                                     Dusk captured on the outskirt of city             

It has been stated to be record breaking  warmest February in the  last few years in our region, the action to mitigate the global warming can be taken as a laymen  by planting  more trees and making more artificial  ponds as much as possible so that we can make a small contribution to cool down the Earth .                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                           

                                                                       

                                                                                                                          

At last we can rightly quote here as said by Environmentalist 

"If you want less degrees,

you must plant more tress."

It is the repercussion of early warming that blooms of   Bougainvillea and Desert Rose which are never seen   until March are  flourishing profusely in February itself.                                                                           

           

                                               

                                      

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Drizzle weather

 The weather right now is foggy, its drizzling . The concurrent rains from last week had lead to drop in temperature with absence of sunlight it has been challenging to peep out in the Garden .

The wait for spring seems longer as weather forecast doesn't  augur to see weather condition improving till next fortnight. Meanwhile the dreariness in garden is broken off with the presence of  blooms of Tagetes lunulata .

                                          Tagetes (red marigold )

The consistent blooms on Coral Jasmine and Bauhinia Purpurea from last month is a candy for my eyes daily

                                                                                          

The last few days  for chrysanthemum blooms 

                                                               

It was pleasure to spot Rufous treepie frolicking around in my garden

                                           I spotted it first perching on my plumeria tree 

                                    It kept on flying and perching from one to another tree 

Finally it came close to pose for a macro shot 

                                                                      

Cold weather

December is inception of Cold weather in our region . Although this year we are already experiencing biting cold waves in the start of December itself as a consequence  temperature is  dropping up to  single digit at the night time  which happens rarely in the first fortnight    of December .   

                                                                    Purple Orchid Tree Blooming

                                    I cant get over the  paradise of blooms  of Purple Orchid Tree 

I had planted this Coral jasmine plant two years back and now it has been flowering prolifically from October . 

                                          Coral Jasmine 

Dombeya flowering season 

                                              

          Chrysanthemum blooms are unfurling with beginning of Winter season

                                                                              

                                                 

Petunias in my Balcony  Garden 

                                                       

          Marigold blooming season is back                   

These are  the last blooms of seasonal morning glory flowers for this year 

                                                                        

Adenium blooms are still abundant even after arrival of winter season                                          

                                     

                                                                    

Indian Ring neck parakeet  spotted in the park 

                                                              

                                                           When u wake  up  to this kind of  morning