Thanks and regards,Garg ji On 3 Jan 2016 11:45, "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well written wonder lust. > Thanks, Kumar ji for narrating it. > > On 2 January 2016 at 19:58, tsp kumar <tspkuma...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> >> >> My tryst with the Queen……………*Ceropegia elegans.* >> >> >> The genus Ceropegia has always been an enigma. The different floral >> shapes and colours have fascinated me. I had read that about 43 of the 53 >> species that are known to occur in India are threatened and have become >> rare and genetically depleted. I always searched for them, when on field >> duty, with no success whatsoever. They remained as elusive as quicksilver. >> >> >> 24-06-2014 was another day that I could not keep indoors. It was >> mid-monsoon. The call of the Giris, my favorite “beckoning hills,” was >> irresistible. The imposing cliffs, winding roads, mesmerizing mist, >> blinding rains and its orchid perfume always beckoned me. Unmindful of my >> nemesis, those cold, slithery, and bloodthirsty leeches, I set out with my >> team hoping to find some orchids. The day was fruitful as we could find >> quite a few orchids, terrestrial and epiphytic as well. >> >> >> The climb was arduous and my nemesis had its fair share of my >> blood. The sun was already behind the western hills and the light was >> falling rapidly. We hastened our descent hoping to get into the safety of >> my Bolero before it got too dark. Before getting into the vehicle, I >> stopped for a while to fill my lungs and to examine my shoes and socks, >> Bent a little, kick-dropped a couple of leeches and looked over my >> shoulders…! I thought that a pair of small, greenish, serpent-like eyes was >> watching me from among the thickets a few feet away. I stared for a while, >> eye-to-eye, and blinked first. Spellbound for a few seconds, I went closer. >> My heart missed a few beats as I realized that it was not a serpent, but an >> alien looking flower….! Yes. She was a *Ceropegia*….my Queen…! *I had >> inadvertently stumbled upon the ‘Queen of Ceropegias’ that was later >> identified as Ceropegia elegans by that master explorer of Ceropegias, >> Mr.Sushant More. * >> >> >> She has been a lucky mascot for me because later on I could meet >> her mates as well during the year. *Ceropegia juncea, Ceropegia biflora, >> Ceropegia candelabrum and the *King himself,* Ceropegia gardneri…!* I >> have been recapitulating 24-06-2014 every now and then ever since. >> >> The images I took that day, in the falling light, are my treasure and >> occupy a prime place in my heart and archives as well. Hence she is my >> 'Flora picture of the year' >> >> Regards >> >> tspkumar >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2500 members & 2,25,000 messages on 18.6.15) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,00,000 images). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
