Nice pictures, with a heart-felt story behind it...thanks for sharing the rare picture Sandhya ji...
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice Catch Sandhya Ji > > > On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 8:44 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Why nothing spectacular. It is spectacular. Aptly the flower of this tree >> has been selected as the *State flower of Maharashtra*. >> >> Dr Satish Phadke >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Sandhya ji for sharing such a lovely story and flora pic. >>> Regards >>> Prashant >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Ushadi Micromini < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Sandhya >>>> yes >>>> when a much loved tree dies or is felled, it feels so sad... >>>> but like you said the sprouts are the new hope >>>> lovely >>>> usha di >>>> == >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 1:17 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks for the lovely post, Sandhya ji. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 4 January 2013 12:29, Sandhya Sasidharan >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear Friends, >>>>>> >>>>>> Wishing you all the very best this New Year. >>>>>> >>>>>> A picture of a Lagerstroemia speciosa tree, nothing rare or >>>>>> spectacular but a tree close to my heart. >>>>>> It was photographed last April from the Trivandrum Public Library >>>>>> compound >>>>>> and I had posted its flowers and buds. >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/JFSkf9AaLpg >>>>>> >>>>>> This tree perhaps as old as the library always was a beautiful and >>>>>> green presence. >>>>>> But sadly when I went to the library yesterday I found the tree gone. >>>>>> Hadn't been to the library for the past two months and didn't know >>>>>> that the old friend had fallen. >>>>>> All I could see was the fallen tree chopped up in a pile. But from >>>>>> the base of the fallen trunk new shoots had sprung up, >>>>>> like flames of hope. >>>>>> >>>>>> I chose this picture as the flora picture of the year 2012 as a >>>>>> tribute to this tree friend. Also remembering that even the things we >>>>>> deem >>>>>> common >>>>>> have so much beauty, enriching our lives.They too are disappearing >>>>>> fast... >>>>>> >>>>>> Wishing that in 2013 this Earth of ours will be a lot more greener, >>>>>> beautiful and peaceful. Let us all put in our best for this green >>>>>> pursuit. >>>>>> >>>>>> Warm Regards, >>>>>> Sandhya >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/JFSkf9AaLpg> >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/JFSkf9AaLpg> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> With regards, >>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>> 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 Creative Commons license attached with each image >>>>> . >>>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>>>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2030 >>>>> members & 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) or Efloraofindia website: >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >>>>> of more than 7500 species). >>>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>>>> India'. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Usha di >>>> =========== >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology & > Horticulture Incharge > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > > -- > > > > --
