http://www.rock-sea.net Experiments with prakriti; our own & life around. For educational, environmental & entertainment purposes. Sun, 11 May 2008 20:30:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We took a long long break after the wedding. Guess what we were doing mean time?!   We got this teeny weeny frog from the bush nearby home. Yet to be identified. Seems it loves to be in between moist grass. The color and the look was lovely and we couldn't absorb it ... http://www.rock-sea.net/nature-bounded-bonded click on the image above for the wedding album  http://www.rock-sea.net/wedding-album click here for the english version of the wedding card http://www.rock-sea.net/rocksea_weds_sarah Back in Hyderabad, I decided to take a share of what the adoption agency here has to tell me about the procedures. Quite interstingly, Andhra Pradesh (AP) is the only state that has banned any adoption through Voluntary Coordinating Agency (VCA) following a scam in 1999. The process has been in turn ... http://www.rock-sea.net/adoption-the-answers-iv My heart lept with an excitementas I reached his placeAnd  my steps felt heavywith the stench of the romance I had travelled long many times to meet himBut today, I could not wait long to see him I took the stairs to reach the door and he was waiting to gently usher ... http://www.rock-sea.net/ode-poem  ... why? What does he feel? Does he talk in sleep? Several questions popped up in my mind.. but I couldn't ask him! maun ~ silence September 2005, Kochi http://www.rock-sea.net/mauni-baba Our ettukaliyude onappookkalam.. a spider's web design (!!) evoking memories of the long lost Onam days I used to celebrate at home in Kerala. Photograph taken while I was at home during last Onam. Species: argiope. juvenile. These orb weaver (Family: araniedae) spiders decorate their webs with stabilimenta. They usually ... http://www.rock-sea.net/onam-with-nature It was time for me to be homebound. Leaving Bangalore was with mixed emotions and there was one thing I wanted to do- visit the orphanage once again, see the kids there and interact with them, and feel nice about what they are doing. I went back to Ashraya one ... http://www.rock-sea.net/adoption-the-answers-iii The Small Copper or the Common Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Family: Lycaenidae. After the peacock, herez a small, colorful butterfly.. it is widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America.. The crimson fire like patterns at the edges of the hind wings add to its magnificence..maybe that is why it ... http://www.rock-sea.net/the-small-copper 2 pictures, 2 butterflies??    This is the peacock butterfly (peacock, with dull colors??!!). I first saw this one with the wings folded.. it looked dull but I thought I will take a shot and add it to the species list in my collection..    Then it opened its wings.. and lo! It's the ... http://www.rock-sea.net/the-peacock-butterfly