There I am, peering at an interesting find. A tiny delicate lil orange frilly mushroom... :)
And here I've found one of those lovely fat "Pill Bugs", (Armadillium) that curls up like a armoured ball when you touch it...
And finally one of the Std VII kids said, "Moushi, yaavaglu neeva nammda
photo tagotirtiri, ivatta na nimmda onda photo tagontenri, pleeeease?"
And I had to given in to that sweet lik kids even sweeter request, and without remonstration or putting up a fuss, I handed him the camera... And lo there you have the Gutter ki Rani...!! Doing what she does best...!! :D
On our walk today, we'd set out to search for monsoon insects and fungus... We were very careful not to harm any of the insects as well as the fungus. I had instructed the kids beforehand and each kid was utterly careful... Of course I had to take the lead to set an example and boy, did I have fun. I was so much at home in those large rain water gutters that line Gulmohar Avenue...
We let the insects climb onto our hands and onto sticks/twigs to get a closer look and the let them back into their habitat... The kids did a fabulous job of spotting a variety of insects and fungus. It was fun, every time a kid/kids spotted something interesting, it was like- "Moushiii...! Moushiii...! Lagoo barripa...!!" Even before I'd reached the spot, there would be another kid yelling in excitement- "Moushiii...! Ille barripa !" And there I was running all over the place, trying to keep pace with their sharp spotting skills, trying to do my own bit of spotting, trying to capture their finds on camera and trying to shoot some candid pictures... But through all this, we unfortunately did not see any of those pretty red Weevils on this trail.
The kids sketched the insects and fungus and jotted down interesting details. And now I'm gonna help them identify their finds and then we're gonna have a presentation at school.
Today it was double mazaa for me as I had the chance to take both my batches on the walk today. And the best part was, we got to get wet in the rain this time too... :) :)
And I had to given in to that sweet lik kids even sweeter request, and without remonstration or putting up a fuss, I handed him the camera... And lo there you have the Gutter ki Rani...!! Doing what she does best...!! :D
On our walk today, we'd set out to search for monsoon insects and fungus... We were very careful not to harm any of the insects as well as the fungus. I had instructed the kids beforehand and each kid was utterly careful... Of course I had to take the lead to set an example and boy, did I have fun. I was so much at home in those large rain water gutters that line Gulmohar Avenue...
We let the insects climb onto our hands and onto sticks/twigs to get a closer look and the let them back into their habitat... The kids did a fabulous job of spotting a variety of insects and fungus. It was fun, every time a kid/kids spotted something interesting, it was like- "Moushiii...! Moushiii...! Lagoo barripa...!!" Even before I'd reached the spot, there would be another kid yelling in excitement- "Moushiii...! Ille barripa !" And there I was running all over the place, trying to keep pace with their sharp spotting skills, trying to do my own bit of spotting, trying to capture their finds on camera and trying to shoot some candid pictures... But through all this, we unfortunately did not see any of those pretty red Weevils on this trail.
The kids sketched the insects and fungus and jotted down interesting details. And now I'm gonna help them identify their finds and then we're gonna have a presentation at school.
Today it was double mazaa for me as I had the chance to take both my batches on the walk today. And the best part was, we got to get wet in the rain this time too... :) :)
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