Writing on the wall by Hoop Art in Bandra.
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Pre Covid19, from my archives, at the Sassoon docks.
The Mithi River is a river on Salsette Island, the island of the city of Mumbai, India. It is a confluence of tail-water discharges of the Powai and Vihar lakes. The river is seasonal and rises during the monsoons. The overflowing lakes also contribute to the river flow, which is stopped by a dam at other times. Wikipedia
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A purple rumped sunbird visited me yesterday,
The purple-rumped sunbird is a sunbird endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. Like other sunbirds, they are small in size, feeding mainly on nectar but sometimes take insects, particularly when feeding young. They can hover for short durations but usually perch to suck nectar from flowers. Wikipedia
Jittery clouds in a blue sky,
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Khar subway that connects Khar east to west is well known in Mumbai suburbs as this place used to get flooded with the slightest rains. Fortunately since a few years now the Municipal Corporation has rectified the situation and it is not a frequent occurence now.
Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a
Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat
with his mother Goddess Parvati/Gauri. The festival is marked with the
installation of Ganesh clay idols privately in homes, or publicly on elaborate
pandals. Wikipedia
However this year there are no Ganeshas in pandals due Corona.
Sunrise from the Sassoon docks. Pre Covid. From my archives.
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Here comes the sun (doo doo doo doo)Here comes the sun, and I sayIt's all rightLittle darling, it's been a long cold lonely winterHere comes the sunHere comes the sun, and I sayIt's all rightLittle darling, the smiles returning to the facesHere comes the sunHere comes the sun, and I sayIt's all rightSun, sun, sun, here it comesSun, sun, sun, here it comesSun, sun, sun, here it comesSun, sun, sun, here it comes Sun, sun, sun, here it comesLittle darling, I feel that ice is slowly meltingHere comes the sunHere comes the sun, and I sayIt's all rightHere comes the sunHere comes the sun, and I sayIt's all rightIt's all right
Seen in the Worli village in the pre Covid era. From my archives.
The grass snake, sometimes
called the ringed snake or water snake, is a Eurasian non-venomous colubrid
snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians.
The barred grass snake, Natrix helvetica, was split off as a separate species
in 2017. Wikipedia