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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

A Broken-Leaf Geometer moth, Gonodontis Pallida. Seeing it for the first time.

A geometer moth that looks like a dry crinkled leaf. Gonodontis Pallida

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Eve Castle @evecastle.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. #quote by George R.R. Martin

A pic of several hard back books stacked so you can see their variant colors of paper but not their spines. This is written across the pic:

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.

#quote by George R.R. Martin

Source: DESIGN BY BETSY FARRELL GETTY IMAGES

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Poodle! Felt happy creating this art. When I saw the daisies I had a different idea. But the moment I placed them on the table, poodle eyes laughed at me. #botanicalart #illustration #nature

Poodle made from daisies.

Botanical art depicting a playful poodle’s face, creatively arranged using white flowers and petals on a dark background. Rounded blossoms mimic the curly fur, while darker-centered flowers form expressive eyes. Small flowers and petals shape the smiling mouth and perky ears, bringing the charming dog to life.

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Poodle! Felt happy creating this art. When I saw the daisies I had a different idea. But the moment I placed them on the table, poodle eyes laughed at me. #botanicalart #illustration #nature

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

was mostly keeping it together until I read Kyle MacLachlan's tribute to David Lynch

"Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie. He clearly saw something in me that even I didn’t recognize. I owe my entire career, and life really, to his vision.

What I saw in him was an enigmatic and intuitive man with a creative ocean bursting forth inside of him. He was in touch with something the rest of us wish we could get to.

Our friendship blossomed on Blue Velvet and then Twin Peaks and I always found him to be the most authentically alive person I’d ever met.

David was in tune with the universe and his own imagination on a level that seemed to be the best version of human. He was not interested in answers because he understood that questions are the drive that make us who we are. They are our breath.

While the world has lost a remarkable artist, I’ve lost a dear friend who imagined a future for me and allowed me to travel in worlds I could never have conceived on my own.

I can see him now, standing up to greet me in his backyard, with a warm smile and big hug and that Great Plains honk of a voice. We’d talk coffee, the joy of the unexpected, the beauty of the world, and laugh.

His love for me and mine for him came out of the cosmic fate of two people who saw the best things about themselves in each other.

I will miss him more than the limits of my language can tell and my heart can bear. My world is that much fuller because I knew him and that much emptier now that he’s gone.

David, I remain forever changed, and forever your Kale. Thank you for everything."

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Evening lights with a hand assembled #Qwad3d action figure.

A 3D printed and assembled figurine in black and white placed on a table lamp.

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I was thinking extreme climate is not about nature going berserk. It is a way for Nature reclaim all that humans selfishly possess. The five elements are powerful enough to destroy mankind and they will exist even when we aren’t around. Let that sink in. #losangelesfire

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SG @silverlightgal.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Times are a bit hard. Am urgently looking for paid writing assignments. If you or anyone you know requires a freelance writer (film/technology/travel/feature pieces/ghost writing), please hit me up.

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Blog post- About caterpillars and butterflies with a video of lime butterfly emerging from its chrysalis www.neelavanam.com/post/a-gentl...

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A gentle flutter in your balcony.

About butterflies that are commonly seen inn a garden.

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Blog post- About caterpillars and butterflies with a video of lime butterfly emerging from its chrysalis www.neelavanam.com/post/a-gentl...

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A gentle flutter in your balcony.

About butterflies that are commonly seen inn a garden.

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

The heart of a lotus leaf opening itself to the world- slowly and steadily.

A lotus leaf opens up slowly and looks like clenched fingers, holding on to its youth.

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Sabarmati Ashram- Where light plays with dark Wind plays with leaves The ripples of Sabarmati a soft murmur. Students descend from a bus, run through the corridors. Bachchon, look at the Mahatma, the teacher shouts. The behenji’s sweep the gathered dust with long handled mop, History remains.

A poem about Sabarmati Ashram-
Where light plays with dark
Wind plays with leaves
The ripples of Sabarmati
a soft murmur.
Students descend from a bus,
run through the corridors.
Bachchon, look at the Mahatma,
the teacher shouts.
The behenji’s sweep the gathered dust with long handled mop,
History remains.

Behenji, the lady who sweeps the corridors of the Ashram

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Today’s harvest- Broad bean and Tuvar bean from the garden. #gardening #nature #homegarden

Today’s harvest- Broad bean and Tuvar bean in a basket

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Snowberry twig with faded leaves. Colored pencil on illustration board.

Colored pencil drawing of snowberry (Symphoricarpos)

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𝐓𝐨𝐦 𝐇𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 - 𝐓𝐇𝐌 @tomhicksmedia.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

A personal favorite. The older I get, the more poignant it becomes...

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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 29/11/2024

Fallen oak leaf covered in frost

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Heeyoung Kim - Botanical Artist & Instructor @brushwhisperer.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

This tiny damselfly has the finest wing details I have ever painted! I have to deal with it with the finest brush that has only one or two hairs. Well, don’t laugh at the bee butt! Have a cheerful day! #botanicalart #SciArt #insect #naturalhistoryart #artforactivism

#Painting a tiny #damselfly with extremely detailed wing details. I have to deal with it with the finest brush. A blue damselfly is sitting on a #cottonwood leaf stalk. Delicate balance and fall colors create wonderful contrast to the blue color. Have a cheerful day!

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

This amazing photo of a male leafcutter bee pushing away the protective plug of leaves, and emerging from his nest, was taken by macro photographer, Ed Phillips @ed-phillips.bsky.social who is well worth a follow! #bees #pollinators #insects #nature🌿 🐝

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

A Persimmon fledgling. I tasted the fruit for the first time. It was not loaded with sweetness but it was good. I loved the leaves on the top and thought it looked like a fledgling waiting for its mom to bring food. Just put the fruit skin together to create this. Do you like the fruit?

A Persimmon fledgling. A fledgling created with Persimmon.
I tasted the fruit for the first time. It was not loaded with sweetness but it was good. I loved the leaves on the top and thought it looked like a fledgling waiting for its mom to bring food. Just put the fruit skin together to create this.
Do you like the fruit?

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Kat Lehmann @songsofkat.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Let us name the sunny days, not just the storms.

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Ingrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Your moment of zen.

View of Mount Salak, Bogor, Indonesia on the horizon.

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

If you take the NICE road to Banerghatta from Mysore Road you can see swathes of fresh fountain grass on either side for a stretch of nearly two kilometres. A feast to the eyes. #Bangalore #naturalists 🌱

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Winter morning~ warming its heels on stone~ an Eggfly

The image shows a female Common Eggfly butterfly (Hypolimnas bolina) resting on a sunlit, textured stone surface. Its dark brown wings are fully open, displaying prominent white spots that are characteristic of the species. The warm, earthy tones of the stone contrast with the butterfly’s subtle yet striking coloration, highlighting its natural beauty. The butterfly, commonly found in India and other parts of Asia, is known for its calm demeanor and preference for sunny gardens and open spaces.
Accompanying the picture is a micro-poem describing the scene.

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Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

“Reverie” ballpoint pen Etsy.com/Shop/TheArtOfRobHusberg

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hungarian artist Agnes Herczeg creates lace artworks

Colour photograph of a sculptural lace artwork featuring a small boat, side view, with a single figure inside, facing left, on a swirl of blue lace representing a large curling wave, the artwork is being held up at the bottom by white fingertips

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Very often I bring diverse things together to create art. The wings are banana stem, an acacia seed pod and Impatien flowers. #botanicalart #gardenart

The image showcases a creative botanical art piece resembling a flying insect. The wings are crafted from an acacia seed pod, featuring its natural curved and dotted texture. The body is made from coiled strips of banana stem, adding a dynamic, swirling effect. Below the insect are two vibrant pink flowers with delicate petals, providing a striking contrast to the earthy tones of the insect design. The composition is placed against a clean white background, highlighting the details and natural textures of the materials.

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Space @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Rare photo of the Milky Way seen from the surface of Mars

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Hi 👋, in this month’s column on Gardening, I answer a reader’s query on composting and explain the risks of growing Nerium Oleander and other toxic plants in your balcony.

A newspaper article titled “All you wanted to know about toxic plants” by Subhashini Chandramani. The article discusses the risks of growing toxic plants in balcony gardens due to low awareness among amateur gardeners. It features a left-aligned column of text accompanied by three images: pink oleander flowers, yellow oleander flowers, and fragrant night-blooming jasmine, each with captions highlighting their characteristics. The layout includes a bolded introduction and a reader query at the bottom, focusing on composting concerns. The article emphasizes plant safety, functionality, and the importance of traditional knowledge in gardening.

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

The throbbing veins of youthful leaves.

The image shows a close-up of a newly sprouting guava leaf emerging from the cut end of a branch. The light green leaf is illuminated by sunlight, making its detailed vein patterns stand out. The stem has a soft pinkish tint near the leaf’s base, and the dark, blurred background enhances the vibrant freshness of the young guava growth.

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Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 19/11/2024

A brief thread on alt-text. Alt text is descriptive text that conveys the meaning of an image. It's designed to make visual content accessible to people with vision disabilities. When a person uses assistive technology such as a screen reader, the screen reader will read the onscreen text aloud 1/7

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

If you know me from the “other place” please do reply to this post and let me know who you are so I can follow you back. I’d love to keep in touch with as many people as possible, but I’m getting a bit confused as to who’s who on here. I’d also be grateful if you would share this message for me!

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vktkv @vktkv.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

ನನ್ನವ್ವ ಬದುಕಿದ್ದು ಕಾಳುಕಡ್ಡಿಗೆ, ದುಡಿತಕ್ಕೆ, ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಮೇಲೊಂದು ಸೂರು, ಅನ್ನ , ರೊಟ್ಟಿ , ಹಚಡಕ್ಕೆ ಸರೀಕರ ಎದುರು ತಲೆಯೆತ್ತಿ ನಡೆಯಲಿಕ್ಕೆ ಇವಳಿಗೆ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ, ಕೃತಜ್ಞತೆಯ ಕಣ್ಣೀರು ಹೆತ್ತದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಕಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಮಣ್ಣಲ್ಲಿ ಬದುಕಿ ಮನೆಯಿಂದ ಹೊಲಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದಂತೆ ತಣ್ಣಗೆ ಮಾತಾಡುತ್ತಲೇ ಹೊರಟು ಹೋದದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ~ ‘ಅವ್ವ’ ಪಿ ಲಂಕೇಶ

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I gingerly step into the garden, hoping not to wake the plants from slumber. The nip in the air feels like November. Parakeets on the dying tree nibble on dry fibres like old stories. A butterfly flies in, basks in the sun, while the Christmas tree, fills the air with its fragrant flowers. #garden

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Maple seeds. Colored pencil on illustration board.

Colored pencil drawing of dried maple seeds

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Realised that I can’t tweeze my eyebrows while wearing glasses! 😏

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

The last red seed. Work in progress: Magnolia seedpod in black and brown Micron pen and colored pencil on illustration board. #botanicalart

Pen and ink drawing of a magnolia seedpod

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

A celebrity divorce made me write this.

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

The evening walk was filled with the scent of Manoranjitham- Ylang-ylang-Cananga Odorata flowers. What do you call it in your language?

A flower called Cananga Odorata. It is very fragrant and called Manoranjitham in Tamil. Local languages are beautiful because they describe a distinguishing character of a plant. The Tamil word means a flower that smells the way you imagine it to be. It’s believed if you think of a fruit and inhale the fragrance of Ylang- ylang, you can smell the fruit. There are six green petals that turn yellow as it grows old. And the fragrance is at its height in the yellow stage.

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I am not here to read about politics and religion. I want my timeline to be about poetry, nature, art and gardening. I will be very cautious about whom I follow. I don’t give an F about your opinion and views on my choices.

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Subhashini Chandramani @neelavanam.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

A Chinese Lantern aka Redvein Maple. A truly lantern shaped flower from any angle.

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