The Long and Winding Road: February 2006

Monday, February 27, 2006

Jaipuri graffiti

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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Notes on a scale

Yup...that's what they appear to me like. Each bird seems to be doing something different (I like the way the fourth bird from the right on the second wire from the top is peering down) - reminds me of the spot the six differences kind of puzzles. I do wish that this picture had come out better though. This is cropped from a picture taken from a moving car, and at large zoom.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006 | Permalink | 5 comments

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

The colourful male

I readily fall for any show hosted by Sir David Attenborough, the famous British naturalist. What I like best about his shows is his inimitable style of talking and explaining things, and the way in which creatures don't seem to sense any peril when he approaches them. In one of his documentaries on the birds of paradise, he was accounting for why the male amongst the birds of paradise have such magnificently coloured plumage. Apparently as these birds are found in habitats where there are few predators and plenty of easy food for the picking, the male can indulge in the far more satisfying activity of trying to attract a suitable mate. Evolution has thus blessed them with resplendent coats, neat dance moves, and an aesthetic sense in decorating up their homes that any man would love to possess.

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 | Permalink | 3 comments

Friday, February 03, 2006

Eyes

Eyes was the theme for this week's Bangalore shutterbugs contest. I searched through my archive, and found the following three snaps that could sort of relate to the theme. I eventually submitted the one which has the model sporting Gucci coolers.