PELTOPHORUM PTEROCARPUM

Its summer time and all over the city you will find the Peltophorum tree in full bloom.The tree is completely covered with yellow flowers and it adds colour to the dull city skyline.

There are lots of these trees planted near my house and it is one of my favourites.

During this season you will find a yellow carpet of flowers on the roads and there are no words to describe the experience of walking on it.

Have you ever experienced the peltophorum shower?

Just stand below the tree when the flowers fall and you will feel blessed.

The botanical name is Peltophorum  pterocarpum also know as copper pod or rusty shield bearer because of the shield shaped fruit.The flowers are yellow and have a very mild fragrance.

The tree flowers from April to July and then again from September to November.It is mainly planted along the roadside but it falls easily in heavy monsoon.

FLAMINGOS

 

Last week I decided to visit sewri  area in Mumbai and see the annual visitors to the city of Mumbai-The Flamingos.

On the east coast of Mumbai  in the Arabian sea at sewri  you get to see these birds the lesser and greater flamingos  around this time of the year.These birds come all the way from kutch gujarat.

The birds come very close to the shore at high tide time and watching them carry on their activities was  a sight to behold.They were moving about slowly,gracefully and quietly.

Standing on the shore one could make out the sharp contrast where behind me was  a noisy concrete jungle city  and in front the peaceful Arabian sea with the birds.

GIRAFFE IN THE ZOO

I happened to visit the zoo and preferred to photograph  this giraffe in the zoo rather than the living creatures kept in pathetic conditions.

HIDDEN JEWELS

Old cast iron work seen at jijamata udyan mumbai.

HERITAGE STRUCTURE-MUMBAI

On a busy weekday while waiting at the crossing  near victoria terminus station in mumbai I got the opportunity to photograph this heritage monument which is the head office of Brihanmumbai municipal corporation.

SAREE TENTS

I was passing by this playground and noticed a nearby school was having some school programe on the ground for which they had erected these tents made of sarees.Notice the top of the tent where they have put a inverted steel water pot.Something similar to the gudis one erects in ones house during the maharashtrian new year called gudi padve

CREATIVE WEEKEND

Was getting bored on weekend when I came across the cardboard box at home and decided to do something  creative on it. You can call it best out of waste.