Wildflower Exploration at Siruthavur
Recently, wildflowers have captured our interest. By definition itself they amaze us. How they appear in front of us in unexpected and inexplicable ways. And how they find their way there through the mysterious forces of nature. Picked up by wind and animals, their seed spores disperse at random and make their new destination a home by settling into the existing ecosystem of insects and other plants. Entering our home at Siruthavur during the weekend before Pongal, we were immediately struck by a curious sight. A mound of upturned rubble-filled sand that lay in a discarded pile had turned into a burgeoning wildflower farm, dainty shoots reaching above our waist. Among the planned gardens of uniformly arranged plants that lie along the border of our farm house, this wildflower mound was a peculiar sight. Yet, its soft outlines, with snowflake-like blossoms bleeding gently into the background, brought an unexpected charm to the landscape. We were struck by its ephemeral beauty. The lace ...