Blue Jay on a Flood Light

A favourite perch of this bird.

Cuteness!

 Shiny's puppies - Leo and Candy.

 Self-awareness of cuteness is inborn

 Surveying BIS campus with a supercilious expression

 You see I've just come from Patiala. Patiala where the eponymous 'peg' originated from. I downed a few, so am hungover - hence the squint.

 Aur tussi? Ki gal hai?

 Panga na lena. My adorability quotient can be fatally addictive.

 Mere daant dekhe hain?

 Chup kar oye khote de puttar!

 Oye Shiny. Bus kar. Squeege (sic) kar ke rakh diya.

 Chal dhabe de naal. Tandoori ho jaye.

 Kinni soni hu main!

 Soniiye, chummi de de.

 Tokri (who bhi plastic di) wich pa ke laye hain.

 Ain't I kissable and cuddly?

Bye. Ciao.

Cinh Cellphone Shoppe

A grain of rice?

No. A fat juicy caterpillar

Honey Honey

Insects Buzzing Around a Flood-light

Guess What

A tangle of barbed wire? Crazy Art?

Green Caterpillar on Alstonia

Licking chops after a hearty leafy meal

Siesta under the shade after a chewy repast fortified with chlorophyll. Nodding off tuned to Radio Ajmer. Reception improves with the antenna.

Preparing to pupate. Can anyone explain the change in colour to a turd like brown?

Welcome to the Cafe Alstonia

Alstonia scholaris (Apocynaceae, commonly called Blackboard tree, Indian devil tree, Ditabark, Milkwood pine, White cheesewood and Pulai) is an evergreen, tropical tree native to the Indian subcontinent. Its Sanskrit synonyms are Saptaparna, Sapthachada, Visalatvak, Chatraparna, Suktiparna, Sarada. In Hindi it is Chattiyan, Saitan ka jat.

The bark of Alstonia scholaris is used for treating diseases ranging from malaria and epilepsy to skin conditions and asthma. in Ayurveda it is used as an astringent for treating skin disorders, ulcers, malaria, itchy rashes, chronic dysentery, diarrhoea and even for snake bite.


The bark contains the alkaloids ditamine, echitenine and echitamine and used to serve as an alternative to quinine. A decoction of the leaves were used for beriberi. Extracts prepared from the plant has been reported to possess cytotoxic activity.

Answer to yesterday's picture puzzle

A blow up this Alstonia leaf devouring creature. The magnified portion outlined in blue.

Guess What

Certainly not a tarsigrade perspiring under the Rajasthan sun.

Lizzie

Lizzie, denizen of the loo.

Lizzie silhouetted against the sun.

 Basking in the autumn sun.

A hawk's talons? 
No. It's just Lizzie's left front limb glowing translucently in the setting sun !