A Broken-Leaf Geometer moth, Gonodontis Pallida. Seeing it for the first time.

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. #quote by George R.R. Martin

Poodle! Felt happy creating this art. When I saw the daisies I had a different idea. But the moment I placed them on the table, poodle eyes laughed at me. #botanicalart #illustration #nature

Poodle! Felt happy creating this art. When I saw the daisies I had a different idea. But the moment I placed them on the table, poodle eyes laughed at me. #botanicalart #illustration #nature

Spring is here.

was mostly keeping it together until I read Kyle MacLachlan's tribute to David Lynch

Evening lights with a hand assembled #Qwad3d action figure.

I was thinking extreme climate is not about nature going berserk. It is a way for Nature reclaim all that humans selfishly possess. The five elements are powerful enough to destroy mankind and they will exist even when we aren’t around. Let that sink in. #losangelesfire

Color transition of Confederate Rose.

Bangalore feels so good this winter.

Times are a bit hard. Am urgently looking for paid writing assignments. If you or anyone you know requires a freelance writer (film/technology/travel/feature pieces/ghost writing), please hit me up.

Blog post- About caterpillars and butterflies with a video of lime butterfly emerging from its chrysalis www.neelavanam.com/post/a-gentl...

Blog post- About caterpillars and butterflies with a video of lime butterfly emerging from its chrysalis www.neelavanam.com/post/a-gentl...

The heart of a lotus leaf opening itself to the world- slowly and steadily.

Water Chestnut bulls.

Sabarmati Ashram- Where light plays with dark Wind plays with leaves The ripples of Sabarmati a soft murmur. Students descend from a bus, run through the corridors. Bachchon, look at the Mahatma, the teacher shouts. The behenji’s sweep the gathered dust with long handled mop, History remains.

Treasure the flower- Gazania. #gardening #flower 🌱

Today’s harvest- Broad bean and Tuvar bean from the garden. #gardening #nature #homegarden

Backwaters of KRS Reservoir, Mysore.

Snowberry twig with faded leaves. Colored pencil on illustration board.

#artadventcalendar We all are art in progress. #botabicalart #gardenart

A personal favorite. The older I get, the more poignant it becomes...

Fallen oak leaf covered in frost

This tiny damselfly has the finest wing details I have ever painted! I have to deal with it with the finest brush that has only one or two hairs. Well, don’t laugh at the bee butt! Have a cheerful day! #botanicalart #SciArt #insect #naturalhistoryart #artforactivism

Please put a O’ podu for Copperpod seed pod. #Peltophorumpterocarpum #

This amazing photo of a male leafcutter bee pushing away the protective plug of leaves, and emerging from his nest, was taken by macro photographer, Ed Phillips @ed-phillips.bsky.social who is well worth a follow! #bees #pollinators #insects #nature🌿 🐝

A Persimmon fledgling. I tasted the fruit for the first time. It was not loaded with sweetness but it was good. I loved the leaves on the top and thought it looked like a fledgling waiting for its mom to bring food. Just put the fruit skin together to create this. Do you like the fruit?

Let us name the sunny days, not just the storms.

Your moment of zen.

If you take the NICE road to Banerghatta from Mysore Road you can see swathes of fresh fountain grass on either side for a stretch of nearly two kilometres. A feast to the eyes. #Bangalore #naturalists 🌱

Winter morning~ warming its heels on stone~ an Eggfly

“Reverie” ballpoint pen Etsy.com/Shop/TheArtOfRobHusberg

Hungarian artist Agnes Herczeg creates lace artworks

Very often I bring diverse things together to create art. The wings are banana stem, an acacia seed pod and Impatien flowers. #botanicalart #gardenart

Rare photo of the Milky Way seen from the surface of Mars

Hi 👋, in this month’s column on Gardening, I answer a reader’s query on composting and explain the risks of growing Nerium Oleander and other toxic plants in your balcony.

The throbbing veins of youthful leaves.

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If you know me from the “other place” please do reply to this post and let me know who you are so I can follow you back. I’d love to keep in touch with as many people as possible, but I’m getting a bit confused as to who’s who on here. I’d also be grateful if you would share this message for me!

ನನ್ನವ್ವ ಬದುಕಿದ್ದು ಕಾಳುಕಡ್ಡಿಗೆ, ದುಡಿತಕ್ಕೆ, ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಮೇಲೊಂದು ಸೂರು, ಅನ್ನ , ರೊಟ್ಟಿ , ಹಚಡಕ್ಕೆ ಸರೀಕರ ಎದುರು ತಲೆಯೆತ್ತಿ ನಡೆಯಲಿಕ್ಕೆ ಇವಳಿಗೆ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ, ಕೃತಜ್ಞತೆಯ ಕಣ್ಣೀರು ಹೆತ್ತದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಕಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಮಣ್ಣಲ್ಲಿ ಬದುಕಿ ಮನೆಯಿಂದ ಹೊಲಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದಂತೆ ತಣ್ಣಗೆ ಮಾತಾಡುತ್ತಲೇ ಹೊರಟು ಹೋದದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ~ ‘ಅವ್ವ’ ಪಿ ಲಂಕೇಶ

I gingerly step into the garden, hoping not to wake the plants from slumber. The nip in the air feels like November. Parakeets on the dying tree nibble on dry fibres like old stories. A butterfly flies in, basks in the sun, while the Christmas tree, fills the air with its fragrant flowers. #garden

Maple seeds. Colored pencil on illustration board.

Realised that I can’t tweeze my eyebrows while wearing glasses! 😏

The last red seed. Work in progress: Magnolia seedpod in black and brown Micron pen and colored pencil on illustration board. #botanicalart

A celebrity divorce made me write this.

The evening walk was filled with the scent of Manoranjitham- Ylang-ylang-Cananga Odorata flowers. What do you call it in your language?

I am not here to read about politics and religion. I want my timeline to be about poetry, nature, art and gardening. I will be very cautious about whom I follow. I don’t give an F about your opinion and views on my choices.

A Chinese Lantern aka Redvein Maple. A truly lantern shaped flower from any angle.

Wrote something on Bengaluru's darshini culture. Read and share it if you liked it. #IndiaSky 🥣🍛☕🥟 #Food www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/ev...

Is it Insect or art?