Have a very Happy Easter and a lovely weekend, friends.

with the coming of winter nothing much has changed. The vegetation looks still the same and butterflies still hover around. Of course, the dry spell has just started.

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Sunset seen through Khatla Church building

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Ranunculus, the Spring flower, is in bloom and is time to bid adieu to the "Snowbird" with this song sang by Anne Murray.

Erythrina (Coral tree-local name-Fartuah)'s flowers (ID :thanks to my friend Hashimchod)

Coral_tree

HAPPY NEW YEAR, Friends

Common Mime(Papilo clytia) butterfly !

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_clytia

Nothing new. It's just an excuse to wish you a very happy Monday and a lovely week ahead.

Not a very clear shot due to poor light.

It's not a tangled web. It's an engineering feat, designed to perfection.

Have a nice day, friends.

Young Mizos in traditional costumes dancing in a stadium in Aizawl,the capital of Mizoram.I tried my best to capture the mood but I am not very good at this.:-)However I thought my friends would find the costumes interesting.

Mizoram is a land-locked state of north-east India sharing borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh.The name Mizoram derives from the words Mi (people) Zo (lofty place or hill) and Ram (Land).Hence Mizoram means Land of the Hill people.Most of the state is mountainous and 91% is forested.About 95% of the population is of tribal origin.87% of the population is Christian,having converted from animistic religions to Christianity in the first half of the 20th century.The north of the state is dominated by the Presbyterians and the south by the Baptists.During our visit a local friend took us to attend Sunday morning service in the largest Presbyterian church in Aizawl.Rate of literacy in the state is very high .

The Mizos are very fond of music and dancing.I took some shots but soon I was whirled away by three young girls to join the dancing.It was great fun.:-)

Source :- Wikipedia

Common map (cyrestis thyodamas) butterfly.

Great Mormon(Papilio memnon) (m) about to land on white bougainvillea.SOOC

Thanks for your visit. Have a great week ahead.

Lime butterfly (Papilio demoleus) cropped, no post processing.

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Yellow Gorgon(Meandrusa payeni) butterfly.

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Cruiser(f) butterfly. This variety along with Red Lacewing are still to be seen around the flower bed in the backyard.

Butterfly for Friday for you .

Long-banded Silverline ( Spindasis Lohita Senama ). This species has two pairs of white tipped tails which could be confused with the head on cursory look.

Another Ranunculus, the Springtime flower in full bloom.

Eagles in their not so famous song entitled "Hollywood Waltz" sang-

Springtime, and the acacias are blooming

Southern California will see one more day

Dreamland, and bus'ness is booming,

The birds are a singing as I drift away.

( May boom time in business return early.)

Here is the song for your listening pleasure.

Have a great week ahead, friends

RedSpot Jezebel(SOOC)

I was third time lucky to have this beautiful butterfly strayed into my office room. As could be seen below, only a wall separates my office room with the bed of bouganvillae flowers which attract varieties of butterfly. In autumn it was marigold flowers. Ocassionally they strayed into my office room through the window by mistake and I would let them out only after a photo session. This answered the frequent queries asked as to where I found all these butterflies all the time.

As you all know, my second encounter with this particular butterfly was just one click affair that left me unsatisfied. I was therefore quite thrilled to see it again and that too inside my office room.Here it is, admiring itself and asking- Mirror Mirror tell me who is.........

Delias descombesi

Two kinds of Emigrant butterflies. Above is the image of a Common or Lemon Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona) butterfly.

Thanks for the visit and have a lovely Saturday and weekend.

This nice looking butterfly was seen around throughout the autumn but never gave a chance to click properly because is of its constant fluttering and would not sit still for a while. Today I was lucky enough to frame it somewhat decently --here it is.

Have a great sunday before Christmas, friends. Wow ! this Christmas is going to be special with so many flickr friends to wish and to share our joy. It's getting already exciting.

ID :Common Lime Butterfly (Papilio Demoleus)

Wishing you all a Very Happy Valentine's Day ! Happy New Year to my Chinese friends.

Have a lovely time.

Yesterday the sky was overcast in the evening and left a golden trail at sunset.

Have a great weekend, friends.

Smart n aggressive 4 inch compact monster.

Saying- Catch me if you can.

Thanks friends. I really appreciate your visit and comments.

Have a lovely day.

Three-Spot Grass Yellow (Eurema blanda) butterfly on yellow weed flower.

Eurema_blanda

Thanks for the correct ID to Balakrishnan Valappil.

The Yellow Gorgon (female)(Meandrusa payeni) on white bougainvillea

Have a lovely Saturday, Friends

Have a nice relaxing Sunday, friends

The year 2009 has been memorable in many ways. I became active as a flickr. member in August, 09 and had been warmly welcomed by all. I met online many wonderful friends who have become part of my daily life. My uploads were appreciated so much so that 32 of them were Explored and 5 are in Explore as of today.

The year 2009 has been fantastic .Thanks friends.

Please listen to "Another Year Has Gone By " by Celine Dion, to cheer up the occasion.

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Blue Pansy(Precis orithya) butterfly.

Here is a link to a matching song entitled "Saturday Night" for your listening pleasure.

Have a lovely time.

Emperor moth-3. SOOC

The capital city of the state of Mizoram as seen at night

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Bougainvillea flowers that bloomed throughout the winter(captured with handset.)

This is to wish you all HAPPY DEEWALI.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND

Many thanks friends for your visit and comments

Cleome hasslerana commonly known as Spider flowers

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleome_hassleriana

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Thanks for the visit !

Shield shaped butterfly. ID: Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita) ID thanks to my friend Balakrishnan Valappil for the ID.

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