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viajando: March 2012
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This blog is about the highlights of a 4 month trip with my husband - October 2011 to February 2012. We visited South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Bangladesh and India. Tuesday, 6 March 2012. Fort Cochi, Kerala, S India. Ornate lock rather well polished. We came across this very remarkable lock on the doors of Rossitta Wood Castle hotel. I was impressed. The building was rather interesting too; apparently it is a 300 years old house now converted to a hotel, I was told at the reception.
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viajando: Strange brown tree ferns
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This blog is about the highlights of a 4 month trip with my husband - October 2011 to February 2012. We visited South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Bangladesh and India. Friday, 24 February 2012. Strange brown tree ferns. Sundarbans NP, Bangladesh. Mangrove tree trunk covered with leaves. Some of these leaves had been under water and had a ghostly aspect. Leathery leaves covered with dust. Emu [this is short for Emamul. Our very knowledgeable guide, told me that they were epiphytic ferns.
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viajando: October 2011
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This blog is about the highlights of a 4 month trip with my husband - October 2011 to February 2012. We visited South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Bangladesh and India. Monday, 31 October 2011. For those who don’t know, jacaranda trees Jacaranda mimosifolia. Are native of South America, have bunches of deep blue flowers on leafless branches. Last year’s round seed pods were still on the trees. Jacaranda tree flowers and seed pods. With their huge boomerang sized pods were quite striking.
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viajando: February 2012
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This blog is about the highlights of a 4 month trip with my husband - October 2011 to February 2012. We visited South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Bangladesh and India. Wednesday, 29 February 2012. A close encounter with weaver ants. Kumily, Kerala, S India. We saw these ants when we were visiting the Muthuplackal Aroma Spices Garden. They were climbing up a post and the owner, Sebastian, promptly squashed one and told me: "Smell my hand! Leaving Sebastian's hand alone. I found the answer t...
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viajando: December 2011
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This blog is about the highlights of a 4 month trip with my husband - October 2011 to February 2012. We visited South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Bangladesh and India. Thursday, 29 December 2011. Container shopping mall, Christchurch. Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand. I've taken a lot more pictures, they can be viewed here. Links for press news about this unique mall:. Http:/ www.stuff.co.nz/business/rebuilding-christchurch/5876511/Ravaged-retail-centre-reborn. This picture was take...
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viajando: November 2011
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This blog is about the highlights of a 4 month trip with my husband - October 2011 to February 2012. We visited South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Bangladesh and India. Monday, 28 November 2011. Takapu Refuge, Muriwai Regional Park, North Island, New Zealand. This is the only mainland gannet Morus serrator. Colony in NZ. Here they are perched right by the coast in the most windswept place one could imagine. A beautiful bird gliding against the wind. A couple of gannets ready to land. That p...
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viajando: Stingless bees nest
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This blog is about the highlights of a 4 month trip with my husband - October 2011 to February 2012. We visited South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Bangladesh and India. Friday, 2 March 2012. Periyar Tiger Reserve and Bird Sanctuary. Thekkady, Kerala, S India. Bees nest on a tree trunk, note the mud construction. When a bee jumped onto my hand he promptly calmed me down, they were stingless! They are rather small bee. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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viajando: A close encounter with weaver ants
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This blog is about the highlights of a 4 month trip with my husband - October 2011 to February 2012. We visited South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Bangladesh and India. Wednesday, 29 February 2012. A close encounter with weaver ants. Kumily, Kerala, S India. We saw these ants when we were visiting the Muthuplackal Aroma Spices Garden. They were climbing up a post and the owner, Sebastian, promptly squashed one and told me: "Smell my hand! Leaving Sebastian's hand alone. I found the answer t...
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viajando: Flying squirrels
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This blog is about the highlights of a 4 month trip with my husband - October 2011 to February 2012. We visited South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Bangladesh and India. Monday, 5 March 2012. Periyar Tiger Reserve and Bird Sanctuary, Thekkady, Kerala, S India. We were staying at Aranya Nivas. And somehow on our last evening David had a call just before dinner: it was a good night for flying squirrels and would we like to come and see some? I wish that I had seen that! We were told that they ...
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viajando: Present monkeys and absent porcupines
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This blog is about the highlights of a 4 month trip with my husband - October 2011 to February 2012. We visited South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Bangladesh and India. Monday, 27 February 2012. Present monkeys and absent porcupines. Periyar Tiger Reserve and Bird Sanctuary, Tekkady, Kerala, South India. These bonnet macaques Macaca radiata. Playing with a porcupine quill, then he suck it. Fresh porcupine droppings and quill, top right. Close by saw their prints. In all, it was good to know...