Yeah, Pankaj ji. I agree. On 2 January 2011 15:01, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
> PLANT EXLORER was a better word. > Will tell you after few weeks why (Actually I am writing an article on > it INFAMOUS CASE OF XZXZXZXZXZ. This proved out to be the most > infamous plant ever described in the history of botany.). But we > shouldnt use HUNTING as a word to describe ourselves as it sounds a > bit unethical. > Pankaj > > > > On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 2:51 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Prashant ji. > > You & your son has really got an exceptional talent. > > It was such a thrill to go through the poem as well as your posted > picture. > > I feel you, Dinesh ji, Singh ji, Pankaj ji, Ritesh ji etc. among the > > greatest flower hunters on the group. > > > > On 2 January 2011 14:19, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Dear Friends, > >> > >> 31st July, early Morning 02:00 AM, Dinesh (Valke) called me on my mobile > >> to inform me that he will be picking me from my residence. We had made a > >> plan to visit Purandar Fort. This is for the first time we were to come > face > >> to face. I had been interacting with him for so many years but never- > ever > >> got an opportunity to go on a Flower-hunt together. Ceropegia's were in > our > >> mind but more than this, it was the exitement to meet. Within no time we > >> reached Pune where we were joined by Ushaprabha Pagey Madam and Ajinkya. > >> > >> Almost by morning 8:00AM, we were on top of Purandar. It was raining and > >> not a good weather for photography. Nevertless, we had a wonderfull > >> experince interacting as well as capturing some flora from Purandar. > >> > >> Beautiful flowers of Thalictrum dalzellii ( श्वेतांबर) were literally > >> dancing along with the cool breeze and rain showers. Looking very > pretty. > >> We could not resist capturing this. > >> It was a memorable trip. > >> > >> Thalictrum dalzellii is the Flower Picture of the Year 2010 from my > side. > >> > >> I take this opportunity to share a small poem written by my Son (Master > >> Shantanu) on the Rain.. > >> > >> " Water droplets every where, > >> now it is time to cheer; > >> Rain has brought along a lot of Joy, > >> Note book paper has become a paper boat toy; > >> Paper boat is travelling along with the Stream, > >> Riding on the real boat is one of my dream. > >> Clouds are playing Hide & seek, > >> Nature is full of many such tricks. > >> Green fields and Wild Flowers, > >> All enjoying pleasant Showers. > >> Lets join them and go on a Trek, > >> It is good to have one such break. " > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> regards > >> Prashant > > > > > > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species & > > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > > alphabetically & place-wise): > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them > > for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each image. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > > please visit/ join our Google e-group- > > Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than > 1475 > > members & 57,000 messages on 16/12/10 & with a database of around 4400 > > species on 30/11/10) > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1475 members & 57,000 messages on 16/12/10 & with a database of around 4400 species on 30/11/10)
