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Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 15 May

In bengali we call basil plant as tulsi. I have tulsi plant in pots in balcony. The leaves are useful if eaten with honey which can reduce cold and cough. Also there are other medicinal properties of basil. It is offered in Vishnu...

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The Leaves Have it

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 9 Apr

As many of you know I have three trees outside my bedroom window. I live in there so seeing out past those trees is really the bees knees. I can see over to the parking lot at Taco Bell across the side street. Then it's out past...

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I love the way the betel plantations are covered in a Boroj

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 2 Apr

In Bengal and Orissa pan or betel leaves create a mood. Pan leaves or betel leaves are watery plants requiring huge watering. So they cannot stand strong sunshine. The covering ensures that. There are suparies, gulkand made out of...

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Things Change So Quickly

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 29 Nov

It was only about two weeks back and I was enjoying looking out my twin window in my room at the beautiful orange and yellow leaves. So pretty! Now the limbs that once held those lovely examples of Mother Nature are all grey and...

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Towed and Stowed for the Season

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 23 Nov

Well, that's it. The camper is in hibernation until next year. A couple of weekends ago we towed it to Camping World about an hour away to have it winterized, and just yesterday we went and picked it up, and now it's back in...

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That They Would Even Have to Publish This Article is a Real Sign of the Times

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 19 Nov

I have lived in this world now for 74 years. I have seen some idiotic things, some silly and some downright bizarre things in my day. I remember growing up at my grandparent's house and the lovely relationship we had with all the...

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Feeling sick today

Kusuma Dumpa @Kusumakrishna (1235) 23 Sep

Weather changes are worrying me alot.I am feeling nausea just due to 10minutes sun expose.No mood to work.But no more leaves left for this year..as I spent all on a vacation.just waiting for the clock to turn 5.

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there is a mahua tree whose leaves and fruits are crushed to make intoxicants

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 7 Sep

There is a mahua tree grown in forests in India. Their leaves and fruits are crushed to make a wine of local variety. There is huge intoxicating effect of all of them. When one stands under the tree there is a lovely aroma that...

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One of my favorite songs

rsa101 @rsa101 (40946) • Philippines 28 Jul

As I was trying to browse to internet. I came across this song. This song has been my favorite since the pandemic times and to this days it still rings some memories in the past and present that I can relate to this day. I am...

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The Mister has found caterpillars on the roses !!!

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11252) • United Kingdom 27 Jul

So, The Mister has just been tending the garden and suddenly he shouts me ….he is holding something ….”is it alive ?” I ask ….it was …. He found a caterpillar on his beloved roses …. Up to now ….14 of the little darlings have...

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The Weather and Misc.

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 10 Jul

It's only 76F here today so far. We were actually able to enjoy some cooler weather last night and got some good sleep. My daughter and I both wake up early and don't get a full night's sleep when it is so hot. My grandson could...

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In India the betel leaves are eaten after meals

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 11 Jun

In India the betel leaves are eaten after meals. there is a sweet pan or betel leaves used to enhance the mood. There is a material called gulkand given in the pan which is made from the petals of the rose flower. It adds taste...

These look out of place

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Jun

We stayed at a B&B on Saturday night and I took this photo of a tree that was in the yard. I don’t know what sort of tree it was although it didn’t look like anything exotic. However, the patch of leaves you see was very...

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I love red leafed trees

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 26 May 25

I saw this tree behind a friend's home as we had a little barbeque lunch together. I am fascinated by colors other than green on trees. This was a beautiful shade of red / orange and added a lovely vibe to the backyard. What...

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In Bengal methi chicken curry is popular

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 13 Dec 24

In winter Fenugreek leaves or methi is very popular. They are crushed into pulp. They are added in chicken curry. It gives a green colour to the curry. The curry can be eaten both with chapatis and rice.

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In Calcutta methi ka paratha is very popular

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 4 Dec 24

It is winter in Calcutta. Fenugreek or methi leaves are crushed and atta or flour is put on top of that to make methi ka paratha. Generally a curry is also made of brinjal and methi and it gives awesome taste to eat with methi ka...

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I Hope the Weather Holds Out

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 19 Nov 24

Yesterday I would have liked to have gotten out to mulch the leaves yet another time, but it was rainy all day and there's no way I'd want to try to mulch wet leaves. So far the weather is working out this morning and I hope it...

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Lotus is also given in puja

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 17 Nov 24

In bengal there are many ponds and water bodies where the lotus flower with leaves are offered in Puja to Gods. I already wrote about lotus leaves are used in fooding. The same lotus is used for making oils having huge herbal...

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In villages in Bengal the lotus leaves are used for food purposes

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 17 Nov 24

In the different villages of bengal still lunch and dinner are given in lotus leaves. The lotus leaves float in ponds in villages. They are helpful and dont have germs. These days banana leaves are used in villages. In cities...

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Leaves Are Changing

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 14 Nov 24

Outside my bedroom window are three trees. The limbs consume my windows and the leaves obstruct my view of the Taco Bell across the street and the main drag just past it. I don't mind too much but would like to see out. There...

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