Lotus to Lily

The joys of nature

 Posted on October 9, 2021  (Last modified on October 16, 2021)  |  3 minutes  |  465 words  |  Ritesh Raj Sarraf

The Lotus story so far My very first experience with water flowering plants was pretty good. I learnt a good deal of things; from setting up the pond, germinating the lotus seeds, setting up the right soil, witnessing the growth of the lotus plant, fish eco-system to take care of the pond. Overall, a lot of things learnt. But I couldn’t succeed in getting the Lotus flower. A lot many reasons. [Read More]
Lotus  Lily  Lilies  Water Plant  Flower  Fish  Nature 

Insect Camouflage Plant

 Posted on July 7, 2021  |  1 minutes  |  40 words  |  Ritesh Raj Sarraf

I was quite impressed by the ability of this insect; yet to be. The way it has camouflaged itself is mesmerizing. I’ll let the video do the talking as this one is going to be difficult to express in words.

Plant  Nature  Gardening  Insect  Caterpillar  Camouflage 

Cicada Insect

pandemic has made time for things which weren't paid much attention to

 Posted on April 23, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  561 words  |  Ritesh Raj Sarraf

Pandemic With COVID-19, this was the first nation-wide lockdown in my lifetime I’ve witnessed. I guess the feel must be same for many many more people across the globe. It was almost the same time, a year ago, when this lockdown first struck. It being the first time, I wasn’t then really prepared on how to handle it. With everything literally shut down, there was nothing to do than sit where you are. [Read More]
Cicada  Covid-19  Lockdown  Nature  Insects 

Setting a Lotus Pot

Experiences setting up a Lotus pot in my garden

 Posted on October 5, 2019  (Last modified on October 12, 2019)  |  7 minutes  |  1451 words  |  Ritesh Raj Sarraf

Experiences setting up a Lotus Pond Pot A novice’s first time experience setting up a Lotus pond and germinating the Lotus seeds to a full plant The trigger Our neighbors have a very nice Lotus setup in the front of their garden, with flowers blooming in it. It is really a pleasing experience to see it. With lifestyles limiting to specifics, I’m glad to be around with like minded people. So we decided to set up a Lotus Pond Pot in our garden too. [Read More]
DIY  Lotus  Gardening  Nature