Thanks, Raghu ji. You are a true story teller. It is wonderful to see your stories once in a while. How is life otherwise? -- With regards, J. M. Garg
On Sat, 20 May, 2023, 22:28 Raghu Ananth, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Happy World Honey Bee Day! > & > On the new honey bee settlement in our Champak/ Sampige tree canopies. > > (Yesterday) > I came onto the terrace of our house, peering into the tall > sampige/champaka tree crown, and waited for a long time to see the > well-camouflaged green barbet bird pair activity and hear its incessant > call. > > Soon I realized, the Champaka tree is now 21 years old and had grown > majestically from a small sapling in front of me and had now reached almost > its maximum height. > I remembered all the observations and photographs I took as and when the > tree grew, from ant colonies to well-disciplined caterpillar lineup, > fluttering butterflies to birds and bees. > > Then, to my surprise, in the tree, I was allowed to see new visitors, a > group of medium-sized honey bees making a colony in the partially shady > branches under the tree canopies. > I saw a lot of buzzing activity and zigzag movement of the bees. > > I talked to myself..." Well, you have taken refuge in the tree on my house > premises. > "You bees, be gentle and harmless to the children of our house and > neighborhood, that's enough for us, stay here as long as you like, let your > hive grow as large as you please, > I promise not to disturb your colony and we will be harmless to your hive > and protect them from the honey collectors gang who have spread their > tentacles nearby". > > (Today...) > > Again, coincidental though, and as a second surprise, came to know today > became known as "World Honey Bee Day". > > "Happy Honey Bee Day." > May your honey bee tribe increase multiple times " > > > "Come, Let's work hard together, hand in hand, and share the joy of > togetherness, compassion, and sweetness of life with all other living forms > small and big" > > - Raghu Ananth > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "eFloraofIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAM2NP_hgpfe44n90CVU8RsZrdwAM-j6KrXJ4sF9HCf3V%3DnWpxg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAM2NP_hgpfe44n90CVU8RsZrdwAM-j6KrXJ4sF9HCf3V%3DnWpxg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFDrYfCfvHbwYYWnjAp6UBvRtoFhyZR7XizP-8FWUnSS7A%40mail.gmail.com.
