Basking in the Sun

After a rainy day, these three were sun basking in the morning sun. Atractomorpha Lata belongs to the family of grasshoppers. It is herbivorous and have seen it always on the hollyhock. It is a new entrant in the garden and appeared after the hollyhock grew. The common baron is not so common nowadays in the garden While the grass demon is found everywhere. It is not people or camera shy and poses well. If you have a ginger or turmeric plant at home, you are sure to find them. The hollyhock is now three months old and three feet tall. I hope they bloom the coming summer.

Flowers are Birds Without Wings

Heliconia Bird

Meditation

Painting- Eucalyptus tree

I don’t draw or paint often. I haven’t meditated in a long time either. Last few days have been stressful. It has been so for many of us. I close my eyes and I cannot stop thinking. So I draw. I find it to be soothing. I find the peace of meditation when I paint. I have become a recluse in my own creative world. It might take a while for me to get out of it.

This is from memory. A trip to Ooty and standing at the top of the hill looking at the valley, a young eucalyptus tree in the vicinity.