Sapota (Manilkara zapota) Plant & Fruit
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Being a flower I am destined to end as a vegetable….
Lady’s finger flower (Okra Flower)
One of the ocean beauties and a meaningful defination to seashore….
Sea Shell
Going on vacation, ready with my two pals (Cameras) to capture the beauty in everything!
This time I am going on vacation after an year of busy work. This vacation is just to relax a bit.
I am going to spend time with my family & camera.
Will be back on word-press after a month, until then take care…. Cheers!
– Love, Googsy
I can also make myself look beautiful but for that I don’t need Spikes on my head..
Coconut Tree @my native place (South Canara, Karnataka)
Where’s the path to reach this hot spot..?
Sunset
In this photo there is a road. It seems like endless. It looks as if the road is leading to the Sun.
Kanakambaram flower
Crossandra Infundibuliformis / Kanakambaram flower / Firecracker flower
Info from Wikipedia:- The plants are native to Southern India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. It is usually grown in containers but can be attractive in beds as well. Flower colours range from the common orange to salmon-orange or apricot, coral to red, yellow and even turquoise. They are evergreen and bloom continuously almost throughout the year.The flowers are unusually shaped with 3 to 5 asymmetrical petals. They grow from four-sided stalked spikes. They have a tube like ¾ inch stalk which makes it easier to string them for a garland. These tiny flowers are often strung together into strands, sometimes along with white jasmine flowers and therefore in great demand for making garlands which are offered to temple deities or used to adorn women’s hair. The flowers have no perfume but stay fresh for several days on the bush.
The main reason they are known as “Firecrackers” is because their seed pods, which are found after the flower has dried up, tend to “explode” when near high humidity or rainfall. The “explosion” releases the seeds onto the ground, thereby creating new seedlings.
Googsy Photography 