Final days in Bangalore

The leaves of the Camel Foot Tree (obviously not the biological name)Arul pointed out the tree to me outside the Emmanual Baptist Church. Apparently there are many streets in Bangalore with this tree growing along the sides. Arul said the newspapers once sent out free seeds to their readers and that was the result....hundreds of Camel Foot Trees are now growing all over Bangalore. Funny thing is if he hadn't have pointed out the peculiar shape of the leaf, I probably would not have noticed.


Daya, Aunty Lilla and myself on our final day. Aunty is now so frail that it is just about impossible for her to stand straight on her own. One thing is for sure...if you have her with you anywhere...people immediately vacate their seats or run to help in some way.

It is hard to make Aunty smile...but sometimes just the right words at the right time and she beams. I think at this time I remarked the coconut seemed way too large for her.

Lovely jasmine flowers which grow around the house and the scent wafts into our bedrooms in the early morning or when we sat in the side verandah for our 5 o'clock tea.
I think the scent of the jasmine will remind me of my lovely restful stay in Bangalore.