Last year, at this time, the 962 gene pool was all together. this year, for a day, i went back. strolled the grounds until i felt at home.... which doesn't take too long. some part of my soul belongs in 962, in the
thoTa (garden). this post is a tribute to the almost-100 year-old trees in my lovely
thoTa.
[mental note to self: learn how to photograph trees properly!!]
the grounds and house belonged to my great-great grandfather Prof M Hiriyanna, about whom, Dr. S Radhakrishnan wrote:
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| the amazing neem on which we'd always see a shikra, among other birds |
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| the mango tree my great grandmom planted (i think!) |
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| Our collective fav: the Jackfruit tree that gave us loads of joy each summer! |
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| the sampige tree on which my cousin and i would hang out for hours and chat. |
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| Prof. M. Hiriyanna's grandson Jayaram (a designer par excellence) with sriram. gems, both. |
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| My grandfather (Prof. M. Hiriyanna's eldest grandson) who is 94 now. A botanist par excellence, he has a flower named after him, i think. Anemone rauii (?) |
4 Comments:
Nothing like a summer day spent gazing at blue skies and the drifting clouds and drinking rice broth with spoons made of jackfruit leaves. Lovely pics u have there.
Happy new year
Bindu
Thanks for stopping by and happy new year to you too, bindu -- btw which bindu is this?
Excellent photos and excellent document. Keep it up!
where are those "like" buttons on blogspot? :-)
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