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For all the posts in the Wild Paradise Series, go here. It has been close to 23 years that I had this delicious fruit – Wood Apple aka Velagapandu as we call in my mother tongue Telugu. My mom opened the fruit, then mashed the pulp with sugar and rolled them into small bite sizeContinue reading “Wild Paradise: Velagapandu / Wood Apple”

For all the posts in the Wild Paradise Series, go here. I was looking for a perennial Hibiscus to fill one empty spot in my yard. Little did I know that I bought one that gave me these beautiful Dishplate Hibiscus flowers. We get two crops every year of these beautiful flowers. And here isContinue reading “Wild Paradise: Dishplate Hibiscus”

For all the posts in the Wild Paradise Series, go here. “I love daisies. They’re so friendly. Don’t you think daisies are the friendliest flower?” says Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) in the 1998 romantic comedy You’ve Got Mail. And my sentiments are the same. I truly love these flowers. And when you find a bedContinue reading “Wild Paradise: Daisies”

For all the posts in the Wild Paradise Series, go here. A few months ago, a goose had laid eggs in the IHOP parking lot in a neighboring town. However, I don’t know if the eggs have hatched and what happened after. It was nice to see that the staff of IHOP protected it withContinue reading “Wild Paradise: Goose at home in IHOP”

For all the posts in the Wild Paradise Series, go here. This tree is in my backyard and blooms only one or two months a year between April and June every year. Seems to be for some reason my mom loves this tree. I never knew until now that it is called as Kousa Dogwood.Continue reading “Wild Paradise: Kousa Dogwood”