Columbian Rain forest...
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Full Version: Nature Waatch >>from Here And There
Lovely pictures, all of them, particularly the orchids which are exquisite in their natural setting.
Reminds me of Wayanad / Kerala.
Nothing compares with the incomparable beauty of Nature.
A query - not a trace of the magnificent reptiles that have their home in this habitat.
Cud u please rectify that ?
Noorie
Reminds me of Wayanad / Kerala.
Nothing compares with the incomparable beauty of Nature.
A query - not a trace of the magnificent reptiles that have their home in this habitat.
Cud u please rectify that ?
Noorie
O;k noorie here are some of the reptiles.... 
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And some wild beauties.....
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And some wild beauties.....
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That was real quick. Many thanx.
The "wild beauties" certainly do live up to their name.
The "wild beauties" certainly do live up to their name.
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That was real quick. Many thanx.
The "wild beauties" certainly do live up to their name.
Pleasure noorie........
Seeing these pics a single thought came 2 my mind, India is such a beautiful land.
It's a pity that we don't know how 2 showcase it, though.
Even the Hawaiian hibiscus seems so reassuringly familiar, like the ones at home.
Many thanx Reeth 4 bringing these pixs 2 us.
Noorie
It's a pity that we don't know how 2 showcase it, though.
Even the Hawaiian hibiscus seems so reassuringly familiar, like the ones at home.
Many thanx Reeth 4 bringing these pixs 2 us.
Noorie
QUOTE(noorie @ Mar 1 2007, 02:11 AM)
Seeing these pics a single thought came 2 my mind, India is such a beautiful land.
It's a pity that we don't know how 2 showcase it, though.
Even the Hawaiian hibiscus seems so reassuringly familiar, like the ones at home.
Many thanx Reeth 4 bringing these pixs 2 us.
Noorie
There are lots of similarities betn s american flora and ours, and definitely India is beautiful,i will add some pics soon....
What a lovely thread...
Full points to u Reeth
And thanks for sharing this lovely stuff with us
Full points to u Reeth
And thanks for sharing this lovely stuff with us
QUOTE(kabir @ Mar 1 2007, 01:14 PM)
What a lovely thread...
Full points to u Reeth
And thanks for sharing this lovely stuff with us
You are most welcome Kabir.......
Mount Fuji .........Japan
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Japanese garden(s)
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Wow! Simply takes ur breath away!
Especially the cherry tree in blossom which is a treat 4 sore eyes.
Thanx Reeth.
Cud u post sum pixs of the Japanese Zen gardens 2?
Noorie
Especially the cherry tree in blossom which is a treat 4 sore eyes.
Thanx Reeth.
Cud u post sum pixs of the Japanese Zen gardens 2?
Noorie
Zen gardens....
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That is quite an eyeful of pure Beauty. My eyes are still feasting on it.
Oddly enough the cherry blossoms up close look like wild brambler roses ( the cluster kind ), don't they?
I have a feeling that the Zen garden is my type of garden though i have nothing against showy flower beds of the popular common kind.
How do i thank you for these lovely pics? Reeth, you are the best.
Oddly enough the cherry blossoms up close look like wild brambler roses ( the cluster kind ), don't they?
I have a feeling that the Zen garden is my type of garden though i have nothing against showy flower beds of the popular common kind.
How do i thank you for these lovely pics? Reeth, you are the best.
QUOTE(noorie @ Mar 8 2007, 12:32 AM)
That is quite an eyeful of pure Beauty. My eyes are still feasting on it.
Oddly enough the cherry blossoms up close look like wild brambler roses ( the cluster kind ), don't they?
I have a feeling that the Zen garden is my type of garden though i have nothing against showy flower beds of the popular common kind.
How do i thank you for these lovely pics? Reeth, you are the best.
Most welcome noorie.......thank you Some images of Beautiful China.....
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Excellent 
Thanks harihar
Untamed....Ladakh
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Valley of flowers....Hemkhund.........Himalayas
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Valley of flowers....Hemkhund.........Himalayas
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Hi Reeth looks like Photography seems to be your hobby really wonderful pix. I take it you have been to these places? 
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Hi Reeth looks like Photography seems to be your hobby really wonderful pix. I take it you have been to these places?
I love photography and travel.............but most of these pics come frm the net........a few are mine
So much beauty in the world and not enough time 2 appreciate them. Reeth - thank you for the pics and 4 the reminder that life is beautiful. I am just thankful that I have a chance 2 be a part of it.
Those scarlet and burnished gold hued trees in autumn, aren't those chinars? What a glorious sight!
I've been to the Valley of flowers, it's a very beautiful place, sadly we cudn't spent a lot of time there as we had 2 get back 2 Mussourie b4 the rains came down. Luckily 4 us we did, the rains were so fierce that there were several landslides on the route that we had just passed by.
Reeth, have you ever been to Mussourie? It used 2 be quite a scenic place.
I hate Mussourie weather though, it's rather like Scotland. The mist never seems to leave off and the rains don't need an excuse 2 come pouring down. Miserable.
I have a special request, cud you please share some pixs of Neelakurinji flowers in bloom ? If that wudn't be too much trouble? Thank you.
Noorie
Those scarlet and burnished gold hued trees in autumn, aren't those chinars? What a glorious sight!
I've been to the Valley of flowers, it's a very beautiful place, sadly we cudn't spent a lot of time there as we had 2 get back 2 Mussourie b4 the rains came down. Luckily 4 us we did, the rains were so fierce that there were several landslides on the route that we had just passed by.
Reeth, have you ever been to Mussourie? It used 2 be quite a scenic place.
I hate Mussourie weather though, it's rather like Scotland. The mist never seems to leave off and the rains don't need an excuse 2 come pouring down. Miserable.
I have a special request, cud you please share some pixs of Neelakurinji flowers in bloom ? If that wudn't be too much trouble? Thank you.
Noorie
QUOTE(noorie @ Apr 20 2007, 03:44 AM)
So much beauty in the world and not enough time 2 appreciate them. Reeth - thank you for the pics and 4 the reminder that life is beautiful. I am just thankful that I have a chance 2 be a part of it.
Those scarlet and burnished gold hued trees in autumn, aren't those chinars? What a glorious sight!
I've been to the Valley of flowers, it's a very beautiful place, sadly we cudn't spent a lot of time there as we had 2 get back 2 Mussourie b4 the rains came down. Luckily 4 us we did, the rains were so fierce that there were several landslides on the route that we had just passed by.
Reeth, have you ever been to Mussourie? It used 2 be quite a scenic place.
I hate Mussourie weather though, it's rather like Scotland. The mist never seems to leave off and the rains don't need an excuse 2 come pouring down. Miserable.
I have a special request, cud you please share some pixs of Neelakurinji flowers in bloom ? If that wudn't be too much trouble? Thank you.
Noorie
I have been to mussorie and Dehradun with my friends.....did a lot of trekking around the Garwhal range......we fortunately had fine weather, so managed to stay outdoors most of the time...
Scotland is another place i wd love to visit......
Here are the Neelakurinji blooms..........Now you need to wait until 2018 to see the next show
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Reeth, thank you! That was really quick too. 
The flowers are lovely.
I can't help envying the lucky folks who get to experience such beauty for real. Must be a perfect location for movie filmings, is it ?
Hear my confession, ever since I heard that the Nilgiris gets its name from these blooms, I've wanted 2 see them.
The Kurinji blooms once in 12 years, isn't that so? 2018, that's so far away.
Wonder where I might be then?
I've been to Ooty and Kodaikanal with my family on holiday ( don't remember any of it 'coz I was hardly five ), but not Munnar. I know what you must be thinking, we came so near. 
Yes, we did.
God Willing, there will be more trips in the offing, and this time I'll make sure that I do visit these places. This time I want 2 remember it too.
Noorie
The flowers are lovely.I can't help envying the lucky folks who get to experience such beauty for real. Must be a perfect location for movie filmings, is it ?
Hear my confession, ever since I heard that the Nilgiris gets its name from these blooms, I've wanted 2 see them.
The Kurinji blooms once in 12 years, isn't that so? 2018, that's so far away.
Wonder where I might be then?I've been to Ooty and Kodaikanal with my family on holiday ( don't remember any of it 'coz I was hardly five
), but not Munnar. I know what you must be thinking, we came so near. Yes, we did.God Willing, there will be more trips in the offing, and this time I'll make sure that I do visit these places. This time I want 2 remember it too.
Noorie
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Reeth, thank you! That was really quick too.
The flowers are lovely.I can't help envying the lucky folks who get to experience such beauty for real. Must be a perfect location for movie filmings, is it ?
Hear my confession, ever since I heard that the Nilgiris gets its name from these blooms, I've wanted 2 see them.
The Kurinji blooms once in 12 years, isn't that so? 2018, that's so far away.
Wonder where I might be then?I've been to Ooty and Kodaikanal with my family on holiday ( don't remember any of it 'coz I was hardly five
), but not Munnar. I know what you must be thinking, we came so near. Yes, we did.God Willing, there will be more trips in the offing, and this time I'll make sure that I do visit these places. This time I want 2 remember it too.
Noorie
ye shd visit munnar.....still unspoilt unlike ooty and kodai, i went there last year when kurinji was in full bloom....
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Lucky you to be able to see the kurinji flowering.
Are those pics of Munnar? Those clean, white sandy lovely beaches are really tempting me.
Best of all, I don't see any of those firangis either.
God Willing, next time I ever visit down South, I'll certainly make Munnar my first halt.
Noorie
Are those pics of Munnar? Those clean, white sandy lovely beaches are really tempting me.
Best of all, I don't see any of those firangis either.
God Willing, next time I ever visit down South, I'll certainly make Munnar my first halt.
Noorie
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Lucky you to be able to see the kurinji flowering.
Are those pics of Munnar? Those clean, white sandy lovely beaches are really tempting me.
Best of all, I don't see any of those firangis either.
God Willing, next time I ever visit down South, I'll certainly make Munnar my first halt.
Noorie
noorie those pics are frm Bermuda...
Coastal Karnataka........ Maravanthe Beach
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Those pics weren't of Munnar? I feel cheated. Coastal Karnataka seems a quiet idyllic place 4 a retreat, maybe I'll turn 2 it if ever I think of writing a book.
I love the coastal cuisine of the South; seafood and fishes of every imaginable variety, cooked 2 perfection, not greasy or over spicy.
Also, how can I forget the tender coconut water, it's heavenly! Reeth, you like the sea or the hills better?
When I was five my 'ambition' was 2 own an island,
but the tsunami has 4ever altered my plans. Noorie
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Those pics weren't of Munnar? I feel cheated. Coastal Karnataka seems a quiet idyllic place 4 a retreat, maybe I'll turn 2 it if ever I think of writing a book.
I love the coastal cuisine of the South; seafood and fishes of every imaginable variety, cooked 2 perfection, not greasy or over spicy. Also, how can I forget the tender coconut water, it's heavenly! Reeth, you like the sea or the hills better?
When I was five my 'ambition' was 2 own an island,
but the tsunami has 4ever altered my plans. Noorie
Munnar is in the western ghats.....no sea around
U planning to write a book? on travel?
Do u cook?
I love both the hills and the Sea, it kinda humbles me.......while studying at manipal( In karnataka close to udipi and mangalore) i wd go to the beach at least 3 times a week wit my friends .........There was a tragedy once when one of our collegemate was drowned ......the fisherfolk there tried their level best and helped a lot....but one cant go against nature...
Dear me, so Munnar is in the Western Ghats. It's time 2 dust out that old atlas, I can clearly see that. Or maybe we cud bring a little sea 2 Munnar? After all, anything is possible these days when the Chinese can make artificial rain and snow.
Reeth, but how did you guess? Cooking's a passion with me. The time when I am not 2 be found with a book in my hand or listening 2 music, or with my family or friends, I'll be in the kitchen rustling up new delicious dishes.
Collecting well guarded family recipes is another of my guilty pastimes.
But it's definitely well worth it, I haven't heard any complaints from anyone yet. A travel writer and me?
No, I couldn't be. For the simple reason that I am always too busy savoring the beauty of the places I visit. Besides I am the impulsive kind, I wud hate 2 keep a journal. Reeth, do you read a lot of travel literature? Any particular favorite author?
It's tragic what happened with your friend, but the sea is unpredictable and mysterious.
I know just what you meant by that "humbling" feeling; I've felt it too, that raw power of wild Nature at it's merciless best.
The hills can also show that savage face though rarely. Entire hills with houses on them doing the disappearing act as a result of landslides and flashfloods. One of my best friends a Himachali girl lost her whole family when her native village was swamped by a massive cloud burst.
Yet life goes on.
It takes a lot of courage to be able to do that. I don't know if I could.Noorie
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Dear me, so Munnar is in the Western Ghats. It's time 2 dust out that old atlas, I can clearly see that. Or maybe we cud bring a little sea 2 Munnar? After all, anything is possible these days when the Chinese can make artificial rain and snow.
Reeth, but how did you guess? Cooking's a passion with me. The time when I am not 2 be found with a book in my hand or listening 2 music, or with my family or friends, I'll be in the kitchen rustling up new delicious dishes.
Collecting well guarded family recipes is another of my guilty pastimes.
But it's definitely well worth it, I haven't heard any complaints from anyone yet. A travel writer and me?
No, I couldn't be. For the simple reason that I am always too busy savoring the beauty of the places I visit. Besides I am the impulsive kind, I wud hate 2 keep a journal. Reeth, do you read a lot of travel literature? Any particular favorite author?
It's tragic what happened with your friend, but the sea is unpredictable and mysterious.
I know just what you meant by that "humbling" feeling; I've felt it too, that raw power of wild Nature at it's merciless best.
The hills can also show that savage face though rarely. Entire hills with houses on them doing the disappearing act as a result of landslides and flashfloods. One of my best friends a Himachali girl lost her whole family when her native village was swamped by a massive cloud burst.
Yet life goes on.
It takes a lot of courage to be able to do that. I don't know if I could.Noorie
Noorie other than National Geographic and some other light travel books i have not read many...
Talking abt collecting family receipes..... i was reminded of Asha bhonsle,went to her restaurant Asha's in Dubai ...........the menu is made up of various receipes that she has collected over a period of time from her own family and other great film personalities, and the food is superb......the restaurant
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Lovely!!!
It's like a Dream! Reminds me of the lines by William Wordsworth -
"I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze."
Only difference the ones in the pix ( the 3rd one ) are bluebells!
Thanx 4 these Reeth.
Noorie
It's like a Dream! Reminds me of the lines by William Wordsworth -
"I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze."
Only difference the ones in the pix ( the 3rd one ) are bluebells!
Thanx 4 these Reeth.
Noorie
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Lovely!!!
It's like a Dream! Reminds me of the lines by William Wordsworth -
"I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze."
Only difference the ones in the pix ( the 3rd one ) are bluebells!
Thanx 4 these Reeth.
Noorie
You are most welcome noorie
.....nothing to beat mother nature
Adding some more pics......Beautiful Wales
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Beautiful!!!
Is that wild heather?
Thanks Reeth, you do have a good eye for the prettiest pictures !
Noorie
Is that wild heather?
Thanks Reeth, you do have a good eye for the prettiest pictures !
Noorie
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Beautiful!!!
Is that wild heather?
Thanks Reeth, you do have a good eye for the prettiest pictures !
Noorie
Thank you noorie
Mangalore ......backwaters and beaches
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these pics are just beautiful..............
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these pics are just beautiful..............
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honored...thank you kabir....
Barbados.......
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China...........it can't get better than this..........one of the most picturesque spots on earth...
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wild magnolia.......
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Chinese Asters..........
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China...........it can't get better than this..........one of the most picturesque spots on earth...
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It's difficult to believe that there are still such pristine spots left on this planet.
As usual, your selection is excellent Reeth. Many many thanks for this visual treat.
Noorie
As usual, your selection is excellent Reeth. Many many thanks for this visual treat.
Noorie
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It's difficult to believe that there are still such pristine spots left on this planet.
As usual, your selection is excellent Reeth. Many many thanks for this visual treat.
Noorie
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