Venna lake

The lake was a walkable distance away from the club where we were staying. We used to walk upto the lake talking with the scientists after lunch. Some went to the graveyard next to the lake late at night; getting spooked, especially with Raamesh narrating ghost stories.

This pic was taken on the first morning there. The lake wasnt as beautiful as the photo suggests. It was taken at a suitable angle to eliminate most of the crap!

Heat

As I said in the previous post, I had been to Mahabaleshwar for a seminar. On one of the nights, there was a party. One of the delicacies was roasted sweetcorn. The picture is of the charcoal used to roast it.

We got to dance with the scientists. It was fun watching Dr. Aniruddha Das dance. The most memorable moment in that party was when Dr. Francisco Barrantes(the one with a white beard, in the pic) went to a corner for a while, practiced the steps he just saw the students do, and then came back to dance! Too bad, I dont have a video of it!

Moon at Noon

I had been to a seminar on Neuroscience held at Mahabaleshwar this month. The seminar was awesome. So was the place! Clear blue skies..... cool fresh air...... warm bright Sun.... sweet red strawberries...... all making the atmosphere wonderful. This pic was taken almost as soon as i arrived there, waiting for the rest of them. Took a lot of pics there. In the one week i was there, i think i took more than 300 pics. I'll put up ones that are most memorable. (Not necessarily the most beautiful!)

Template changed

The older template had a warm look, but had some bugs when viewed in firefox. So, I decided to go with my favorite of all the default templates. It sorta gives more focus to the pictures rather than the blog itself.

Banded sky

........ There was the cool breeze....... we were zooming through with our bicycles.... there was the freshening smell of Nilgiris(Eucalyptus)..... so was the aroma of freshly prepared tea...... to top it all, the sky colored itself up to make it an unforgettable moment!

A pic of clouds.....

..... except that they have all drifted away. Reminds me of an old PJ (poor joke) that an artist shows a blank canvas and says "This is a picture of green grass, except that a cow has eaten all the grass away, and the cow has moved to a greener pasture".

But this pic is more than a PJ. There is a simple beauty in the clear blue sky, which I have been enjoying for quite some time..... Hot winter sun, clear blue sky, cool breeze - Perfect weather

Waterfall

I had gone on a college trip to Thekkadi and Munnar in the first week of Sep. We had stopped for lunch at this waterfall in Munnar. This one was just next to the road. We even drank the icy cold fresh water from the stream. More details of the trip will be on my regular blog, once the post is ready.

Shadow on the clouds

This pic was taken from NCBS, during sunset with shadows on the orange-red clouds. It was an awesome sight!

Blue through green

One noon in the supposededly 'rainy' season, the sky was completely clear, without a single cloud. With beautiful leaves just next by, what else is required to lure me into taking a photo?

BR Hills

A panoramic view of the Biligiri Ranga hills, on a very cloudy day. The panorama would have been bigger if I hadnt missed a pic in between.

Another day in the lab

Waiting for the potassium permanganate solution to boil, I kill my time taking photos.

1...2...3...Fight!

A couple of ants locking antennae (in the sense of locking horns)

Green blades

Sunlight shining through the green blades of grass

Tall treat

The tall Eucalyptus trees at the IIA Hosakote campus. A treat to the eye, early in the morning, after a sleepless night (coz we were chit-chatting all night)

The Golden Lining

The golden clouds on a rainy summer eve (That was yesterday!)

Split!

This is a split-up brown mushroom. Thanks Sujay, for this beautiful pic.

Butterfly Hunting!

One of the butterflies that visited the planetarium

All colored up

Nature has used all the colours in its palette to colour the crotons

Eggsellent

Some egg about half an inch in dia, that was laid in a crevice in a bamboo ladder. Dont know what critter laid this egg though. Still guessing. Have to probably wait till it hatches!

Goo-ological Specimen - Homo Mangiferus

To those who dont know : Mangifera indica is the botanical name of the mango tree.

This is a cross breed between Goo and the mango tree in my backyard. (He wudnt have smiled if he knew it wud be up here!)