A pair of Indian Ringneck Parakeets have been visiting my garden daily for a long time, feeding on the pod seeds of the yellow Dwarf Peacock or Caesalpinia pulcherrima – but it is on Christmas Eve that we finally encounter them (and photographed one), as the worries of the world is set aside, to spend…
How tiny and delicate, this pink peacock flower is as it soak in the verdent garden air, after a tropical downpour. The raindrops linger for as long as possible, clinging to life for as long as they can, before their inevitable recycle into the void of the metaphysical. Eternal has been brought into the Present…
The Caesalpinia pulcherrima or Dwarf Peacock never fails to delight the parakeets as they harvest the pods and seeds. While the strict gardener will remove the pods to preserve the beauty of the bushy canopy and profuse flowers, I will leave the pods for the birds as they noisily munch on the seeds and scatter…