The park has quite a few date trees(which is very
common here).Its the season for dates(fruit) to
ripen and are ready to be eaten.The Arabian sea
ripen and are ready to be eaten.The Arabian sea
nearly surrounds the park and overlooks the Muscat
Port,making it very pleasant in the evenings.
At times,as the sun starts to set in the west
we also see the moon peeping from behind a
As dusk settles this is what Kalbu Park looks like.
The other day we were pleasantly surprised when
we spotted quite a few beautiful Painted Ladies
in the park inspite of the heat.What a joy it was to
see Diya(our little daughter)trying to catch them.
We managed to get a few shots as they flew from
lantana to lantana and sometimes rested on the grass.
We managed to get a few shots as they flew from
lantana to lantana and sometimes rested on the grass.
What a beautiful place Kalbu Park looks.
ReplyDeleteLove that golden sunset with the boat.
We've had a large invasion of Painted Ladies here in th UK. Amazing to see so many of the beauties.
Great photos of your regular evening spot. It looks lovely and peaceful. I was going to mention the painted lady invasion of Britain too, but I see holding moments has already! (-:
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic Butterfly and a superb set of photo's.
ReplyDeleteLove your photos, Shatana.. The park, the moon, the butterfliesl---EVERYTHING is gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy
These are all beautiful photos - such a nice selection!
ReplyDeletewonderful captures!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful series of shots. The painted ladies are gorgeous.
ReplyDeletePainted Ladies in Kalbu Park and also here in the UK - a timely reminder that this is one Earth we all share. That's a great shot of the moonrise over the mountains.
ReplyDeleteRob :)
Hello Shantana, I think my previous comment was deleted...I just want to say how lovely it is to see where you spend your evenings. The views are amazing and your daughter must have enjoyed chasing the butterflies. Thanks for sharing such magical photos.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great place to live! The butterflies have been to our gardens here in Ohio as well, spring is definately here!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and mosaics on your blog.
Dave
Nice blog with beautiful pictures.
ReplyDeleteGrretings from Spain.
Hi Arunava and Shantana, Lovely blog! I foresee evenings slipping away while I explore more. Kalbu Park looks beautiful, especially at sunset, the lights on the water and the moon sneaking up behind. You captured it so well I can imagine walking there myself.
ReplyDeleteYou have some beautiful photos here. Kalbu park is gorgeous! I would love to have a place like that to spend my evenings.
ReplyDeleteBonjour et bravo
ReplyDeleteOooh! Great butterfly shots! Also loved the many park views--the shimmering waters, the moon, the silhouettes! Sounds like a wonderful place! Was out of blogdom for 2 and a half days! Felt isolated. LOL! Computer regularly conking out...koboloi laaj laage! The images of the Painted Ladies will stay in my mind for a long while....
ReplyDeleteholdingmoments and Jenny, we just got to see the beauties only that particular day.Never saw them again.Envy you guys getting to se so many.
ReplyDeleteBetsy, Shellmo,Magiceye,Elaine thanks for your comments.Much appreciated.
Rambling Rob, thanks for visiting and do visit again.
Mildred, glad that you enjoyed.
David,Álvaro, Omi, France,thanks for visiting and your kind words.Do drop in again.
Susie,why don't you come over here for a while and you can join us:)
Kanak,I was wondering why the silence:)Now I know.We really enjoy going to the park in this killing heat(still at 38*C)Was so disappointed that we saw the beauties only for one day!Please plan to come over while we are here:)
Just been catching up with your latest posts, such lovely photos, what a beautiful place you live in. The Dune Bashing looked great fun but far too scary for me!
ReplyDeleteYou have done better than me, the 'invasion' of Painted Ladies has not materialised in my area, I have seen two or three fleetingly, but not long enough to get a photo.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these moments for us. I loved to discover a bit more about your area and the butterflies shots are wonderful...
Hello Arunava and Shantana. Thanks for visiting my blog. You have wonderful pictures here too. It is very interesting to learn about other countries, their fauna and flora.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful place to spend your evenings :D I see the painted ladies have reached you too... Nice pictures and how lovely to have Lantana just growing wild!
ReplyDeleteGreat images. So this is where they have been hiding. I note that they have the pink shade on the wings which our new breed will have later on.
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