AuroVanam - A tropical dry evergreen forest in the making

 

This is AuroVanam. A tropical dry evergreen forest in the making.

Just initiated in the year 2022, this three year old eco-space has water bodies, a TDEF nursery, a nature interpretation centre, a live seed bank for traditional vegetable varieties, tree house etc. 

Come and experience #AuroVanam. 

The setting Sun with its beautiful hues and colours...

Though the summer is something not all people can take it so easily, everyone cherishes the sunrise as well as the setting of the Sun. The change of the night into the day during the sun-rise and the change of the day into the night during sunsets brings about a variety of reactions from nature. Though as human beings, we have lost the importance of these important times of the day, other life-forms are quite active during these occasions.

 

 

 

Here is a sunset which I could catch at Matrikunj through the trees and I was amazed at the hues and colours that it brings about and the change in the mood of the surroundings, including birds which come back for nesting around huge trees, the call of the peacocks, the sound of distant cattle etc. The artificial lighting that we have, have taken away the beauty of the sunset and the dusk that follows, but still, every sunset, day after day, have always amazed me time and again.

Winged beauties

Winged beauties at Chennai.

A rainy evening and the little birds....

Last week when I was in Kerala I spent a few hours in my in-laws' home in Vadakara. It was raining heavily, and the sound of the rain was a music to my ears, especially when I had gone from Pondicherry to Kerala, where Pondicherry was pretty hot, the cool, soothing showers was a pleasant site to watch.  While glancing through the dripping leaves and trees, I happen to see a bunch of these little birds, sitting safely at a corner of the verandah of the house... They also seem to enjoy the rain,.... It was a beautiful sight .... Here are a few shots...