Be(e) – A lady well-laden with pollen

On August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 By RupaliIn Daily Prompt, Macro Monday29 Comments

Take time to observe,

natural phenomena.

Nature is the master,

we are not.

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When you see bees flitting about your garden, you might notice that some of them have orange or yellow clumps along their hind legs. Resembling tiny saddlebags, these bright spots of cargo are pollen baskets or corbiculae. These baskets are found in apid bees, including honey bees and bumblebees.

Pollen is loaded at the bottom of the pollen basket, so the pollen that has been pushed towards the top is from flowers the bumblebee visited earliest on her foraging trip. When a pollen basket is full it can weigh as much as 0.01 g and contain as much as 1,000,000 pollen grains. So for those of you who buy bee pollen to eat as a health supplement just think of the work that has gone into gathering it.

References:

https://www.treehugger.com/why-do-bees-have-pockets-4864396

https://www.bumblebee.org/bodyLegs.htm

http://www.gardening-for-wildlife.com/pollen-sacs.html

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Random 16: Optional

On May 14, 2021 By RupaliIn Daily Prompt, Random29 Comments

Childhood game.

Agree and disagree.

Disagree and agree

was simple and fun.

Being in adulthood

for a long period.

Things are twisted.

Minds get rigid.

Ideas are fixed.

Windows are

tightly shut.

Agree – disagree

is not fun any more.

Friends mock others.

For being liberal.

For being kind to others.

Being rationale.

And most of all

for opposing

the fake image

of nationalism.

Staying and suffering

was optional.

The weight of

fake friendships was

heavy.

She chose freedom.

Now question is

Will she be happy?

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Be kind

Nature’s bounty

On April 4, 2021 By RupaliIn Daily Prompt35 Comments

Salute

Who owns the cottage,

Who own the trees,

Who owns the land.

Does it matter…

I walk.

I enjoy.

I conquer my fear.

I relieve stress.

I witness a thousand miracles.

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Repose

On March 19, 2021March 18, 2021 By RupaliIn Daily Prompt, Friday Flowers35 Comments

It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own ~ Marcus Aurelius

Repose

A little change of position,

gives a better vision,

and satisfaction.

I try it often,

and rarely regret.

Change is important,

to see better.

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Have a Fun Filled Friday

Art in Reflection 16

On March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 By RupaliIn Art in Reflection, Daily Prompt, Sunday trees46 Comments

Variable

No constant exists in this equation called life.

Life depends on the moments which varies every macro moment.

It’s totally up to us if we want to add variables which are directly proportional to our happiness & peace.

Last but not least we need to balance the white noise or else the streak of life is out of control.

Choose your variables wisely.

Are challenges taking away my freedom

On February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 By RupaliIn Daily Prompt, Six words Saturday50 Comments

Six Word Saturday

Theme

Eons ago
Life in KV
Classwork copy
Homework copy
Projects
Submissions in time
All scheduled!
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Decades later
Here I am
On WordPress
Monday to Sunday
This theme
That theme
Uff da
Do I see
an invisible classroom
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Life is Potpourri
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KV: The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is a system of central government schools in India that are instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. KV offers quality education to the children of transferable central government employees including Defence and Para-Military personnel by providing a common programme of education To pursue excellence and set pace in the field of school education.