The Black Redstart, A Winter Migrant

 Black Redstart, a winter migrant, which arrives in the Indian mainland anytime after mid September, clicked in our garden in Oct 2016.

Its tail shivers so it's known as "thir थिरा" थिर थिरा in Hindi. 

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New Leaves On The Mango

 New leaves on the mango. 

आम पे नये पत्ते Mangifera indica

The common name mango and the genus name mangifera come from manga the Portugese word for this fruit which comes from the Malay word mangga and which in turn comes from the Tamil man-kay. 

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Dingo says "All I Need Is Love"

 

"I need some lovin', lots of it actually... " said Dingo to Shashank and offered his back. :-) Pics courtesy Evangeline

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The TDC-316 At MCTE Mhow

The TDC-316 At MCTE Mhow

The TDC-316 (Trombay Digital Computer, 3rd generation, 16 bit word size) displayed at the FCTS (Faculty of Computer Technology and Systems), MCTE, Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow on which I wrote many COBOL and FORTRAN programs in 1980-81 while attending programming courses conducted by the Mhow chapter of the Computer Society of India. Photograph clicked on 09 April 2011. 

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Infantry Day 2013. A memory.

Eleven years ago. 27.10.2013. Infantry Day celebrations in Mhow Cantonment. 

These young soldiers of the 22nd Battalion of the Sikh Regiment were some of those who were on duty that day. They will be in some other corner of the country now. 

Infantry Day 2024: Recalling the first Indian military action, on this date in 1947 in J&K - Indian Express Oct 27, 2024

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Budhiya ke Baal

Fifteen years ago. 31-10-2009. 

A young lad selling cotton candy aka "budhiya ke baal" (बुढ़िया के बाल) has just crossed the bridge where General's Road ends and One Tree Hill Road begins. He's obviously heading towards the village of Gangliya Khedi where he can expect good sales. Mhow wallas can compare how this area looked fifteen years ago with how it looks today. 

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The Cantonment Post Office of Mhow

 At the Cantonment Post Office of Mhow. Also the former Telegraph office. Nineteenth century
vintage. New roof :-) 

Clicked on my cycle ride this morning

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Pansy Butterflies in Mhow.

 The six 'pansies' ... 

Pansy butterflies clicked in Mhow.

Top row: Grey Pansy, Blue Pansy. 

Middle Row: Peacock Pansy, Lemon Pansy

Bottom Row: Chocolate Pansy and Yellow Pansy. 

Photographs courtesy Arvind Yadav, Mhow. Aug 2020

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Beautiful Baobab Flower in B&W

 

This baobab flower looks so beautiful in black and white. 

No wonder the French poet, artist and film director Jean Cocteau had once said, "Black and white is colour and colour is black and white."

This flower is on one of my many tree friends (वृक्ष मित्र)- the one at the gate of the Defence Officers' Club aka DSOMI Mhow formerly the Club of Central India. 

Scientific name: Adansonia digitata

Common names: खोरासानी इमली, मांडव इमली, गोरख चिंच, monkey-bread tree, African calabash. 

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The Beauty of an Indian Robin

The Indian Robin - small, common 

and beautiful.