Thanks Gurcharan ji and others. I have learned a lot from this group and i am glad that learning has not remained confined to learning only about flora.
regards, rakesh On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:53 AM, Padmini Raghavan <[email protected]> wrote: > I love this group ( and have never failed to try to get friends, relatives > and anyone who has the time to listen to me involved in it ) because of the > selfless way those with knowledge reach out to help in ID-ing and clarifying > doubts of others, be they junior botanists or lay people like me. > > I have been told that I am a fool to give my pictures ( which I am > inordinately proud of at times, since I am a Point-and-Shoot photographer, > who is irritated by F-length and aperture etc.) to be used by all and > sundry, but I feel I should be proud to follow in the footsteps of Garg-ji > who has thrown open his huge collection to the world at large. > One is remined that "Not by bread alone...." > > Each good catch thrills me no end so though I know that I will not make any > money out of it, I have the rich glow of satisfaction of adding to the bank > of illustrated knowledge of Indian flora. > > Since I am at the fag end of my professional career, ( fortunately as of > now, gynaecologists in private practice are not given the pink slip at age > 58 ) it is good to have an absorbing hobby which can be pursued while > remaining in the city, where I am on call at all times. > > My thanks go out to the moderators and senior members of the group for > maintaining decorum and to all others for adding colour to the exchanges. > > With regards, > Padmini Raghavan. > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Why I love Efloraofindia? >> >> >>

