A for …..

A for Ants .... at Kokilpara. North 24 Parganas  - A for Arch ... Norway Fort - A for Apple ... my father's office Denmark. p.s. trying to start a new series "A to Z" for Wordless Wednesday !!Word

Mini Sunflower ?

It's Wedelia .... but it does look very much like a sunflower and why not it belong to the sunflower family. Wedelia can be catagorise as weed - plant and wildflower. For me they're creepers too. My uncle brought it from Bangalore (Bengaluru) - it is not that it cannot found in Delhi but he liked the yellow flower and…

Kolar Mocha (Banana Flower)

Banana flowers are formed in bunches – just like a bunch of ripe banana. They’re covered by dark maroon coloured bracts. We Bengalis love this banana flower as vegetable and prepare a delicious vegetarian dish of it. Cleaning and cutting of Banana flower:-   (It’s a pretty complicated thing to write in words – but i will try) Remove the bract.…

“The Castle of Sound Dues”

When i n my brother went to Denmark (where my father has been posted) last year (September) .... we went to this castle called Kronborg in Helsingor. Kronborg is a castle situated in the town of Helsingor in Denmark. Originally when it was built in 1420s by a Danish King – Eric of Pomerania, it was a fortress. The King…