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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Bangalore flower show 2015

The bi-annual flower show at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens, Bangalore happens every January and August.  The 201st flower show is currently happening and as always half of Bangalore is continuing to turn up diligently.

Here are some flowers and critters I saw...

Meadow Argus Butterfly on Baby's breath flowers...


Ageratum Houstonianum (flossflower, bluemink, blueweed, pussy foot, Mexican paintbrush)...


Baby's Breath...



 Assorted flowers...



 Black-eyed Susan... 



 Bracteantha (Straw flower)...



Celosia wool flower...



 Celosia wool flower...


 Celosia wool flower...



 Chrysanthemum...



Celosia Cockscomb... 



 Celosia Cockscomb... 



 Celosia Cockscomb... 



Common Eggfly butterfly on Zinnia...



Honey Bee feasting on Dahlia...



 Daisy...



 Damselfly...



 Dianthus...



 Dianthus...



 Dianthus...



 Dianthus...



 Dianthus...



Female Lemon Emigrant butterfly...



 Marigold...



 Meadow Argus Butterfly on Baby's breath flowers...



 Petunia...



 Phlox...



  Phlox...



  Phlox...



  Phlox...



 Dahlia...



Phlox...



 Plains Coreopsis...



 Poppy...



  Poppy...



 Red Wax Begonia...



 Rocket Larkspur... 



 Rose...



  Rose...



  Rose...



 Spider Lily...



Tailed Green Jay butterfly...



  Red Wax Begonia...



 Pansy...

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Saturday, January 03, 2015

Fun with Mcdonald's Piri Piri fries

McDonald's is relaunching its Piri Piri Fries in Bangalore. I was invited for a fun afternoon with son and wife to our neighborhood McDonald's. 

Here's a photo tour of the McDonald's Piri Piri experience...

The Piri Piri spice mix needs to be mixed with the regular french fries...


Piri piri is the Swahili word for 'pepper pepper'. It is also called African bird's eye chili. Use the 'Shake Shake Bag' to mix it...

And the spicy Piri Piri fries are ready...

The McDonald's Piri Piri fries seem to be made with the Indian palate in mind. It has an overwhelming garlic flavor which combines well with Piri Piri to give that extra zing...


They were far too spicy for the boy...


Piri Piri fries make great alien antenna too...


Chicken Maharaja-Mac burger...


Hot chocolate fudge to douse the fire...

 Some more fun...


Boy was so happy to own the Ninja Turtle toy that came with the Happy meal...

And to make things exciting, McDonald's have created the #UnshareMyFries game where Bangaloreans share their best and wackiest excuses not to share their 'Piripirilicious' fries to win a one-month free supply of Piri Piri fries! 

Visit www.unsharemyfries.com to participate.


Thursday, January 01, 2015

Rainy New Year's Morning

It is a rainy new year's morning in Bangalore and the nature seems to be quietly appreciative of the new dawn... 

Happy New Year, folks!