The Beauty Of My Neighborhood

In response to Dancing Elephants Press prompt #30 of 52 — “My Favorite Thing In Nature Where I Live!”

GnanVi_Speaks
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Spotted dove — Photo by GnanVi

See the beauty of this world through my lens!

Observe to see the hidden beauty around you!

I show you what I observe and relish in Nature!

Did you see her?👆

Awe! How beautiful she is!

I think she likes to be photographed. She turned around to pose perfectly for the photo. You see?👇🏻

Spotted dove — Photo by GnanVi

How wonderful to witness such beauty as you step out of your house for a morning walk! It’s such a wonderful blessing!

At the end of my street, I take the left and the morning shower from this golden shower tree.

Cassia fistula, golden shower — Photo by GnanVi

Awe! Freshened up and energized and continued my walk.

Photo by GnanVi

“Oh! What happened to you? Have you overslept? Come on! Wake up and speed up!” I told this tree who’s very slowly starting to bud out the tiny little tender leaves.

“Did I get xanthopsia? Why am I seeing all yellow?”😀

Tecoma Stans, Yellow Trumpetbush — Photo by GnanVi

Golden shower again!

Cassia fistula, golden shower tree — Photo by GnanVi

There’s my husband blocking our son’s way and Pepper, one of our neighbor’s dogs started barking and wouldn’t stop, thinking that he was attacking him.

Author’s husband and son — Photo by GnanVi (Used with permission)

All the dogs in our neighborhood including the stray dogs are my son’s friends and bodyguards.

Photo by GnanVi

Meet a few of them! 👇🏻

Photo by GnanVi

Oh! I see yellow again! I have to seriously go for a checkup.😜

Peltophorum pterocarpum (commonly known as copperpod, yellow-flamboyant, or yellow flame) tree — Photo by GnanVi

Okay! See to the left, the white flowers of plumeria golden arrow. Ahhhh! So beautiful!

So, I’ll cancel that doctor’s appointment, ha!😉

Plumeria pudica (Fiddle leaf plumeria, Golden Arrow) — Photo by GnanVi

Then I see this peacock flower everywhere, spread around with the help of birds.

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (peacock flower) — Photo by GnanVi

And, we also have peacocks everywhere around!

Photo by GnanVi

I admire the tree trunks, the branches, and the bark.

Image by GnanVi

The leaves and flowers too!

Samanea saman (monkey pod) tree — Photo by GnanVi

Sometimes, the perfectly camouflaged tiny creatures pridefully display their tactics!

Treehoppers — Photo by GnanVi

Let me tell you a secret, “I can see them all!”

Anndddd, I see the pinks!

Bougainvillea — Photo by GnanVi

The whites!

Bougainvillea — Photo by GnanVi

The orange-reds!

Delonix regia (flamboyant) — Photo by GnanVi

And the new arrivals, the future rulers of the streets!

Photo by GnanVi

I don’t know whether to pity them or to admire their beauty and cuteness.

Photo by GnanVi

The stray puppies and the street’s nature’s own rangoli are all equally fascinating.

Cerbera Odollam Rubra (Red Pong Pong) — Photo by GnanVi

On the third street from my house, I saw this wonder and stood there captivated by its unique color and beauty.

To the next street and next street and next street and all the way back witnessing more of Nature’s magical beauty, I meet my son in the street closer to our home and we say bye to all the dog friends and return with fresh and happy minds.

Photo by GnanVi

Here’s a bonus for you! Meet this cute little fella from my neighborhood.

GnanVi Nature Films — Creator: GnanVi

Thank you

for this wonderful prompt, an opportunity for me to share my blissful feeling of experiencing Nature.

There’s more to observing Nature, the tiny little creatures that could only be witnessed if we slow down and look for them.

Sri Lankan weevil — Photo by GnanVi

He was resting on the wall near the stairs. He was only 5 mm or less.

How did I notice him?

There were many insects and moths in our corridor yesterday and I was taking pictures of each one of them to document in the iNaturalist app.

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