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  LT COL NOEL ELLIS   27/X/2024   Sunday is one of the most hectic days, probably the longest day. There is so much to do. To pack all the goodies in the day becomes exciting and fulfilling to the hilt.   A walk in the outdoors is a bliss in our colony. Cool breeze and fantastic smells greet you everywhere. Harsingaar is in full bloom, as also the Devil’s flower or “Alstonia Scholaris”. Their sweet smells are free ‘aroma therapy’.   Some people around were complaining about the allergies they create, especially for people having breathing problems. ‘Pollen’ of any flower can be allergic, is my view. Allergies could be aggravated by so many other reasons too. People want such trees to be ‘axed’, which I think would be criminal.   In Sainik School Kapurthala where I grew up, these trees grew as high as 150 feet tall. Here, they remind me of standing in the school assembly or while going for an after-dinner stroll to the ‘Baija’ (Garden) enjoying the fragrance...

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  NEW FEEDER IN ELLIS’ GARDEN   LT COL NOEL ELLIS   22/X/2024   Birds have been a source of our joy. Their chirping and singing adds melody to the day's proceedings. Even their distant calls add a musical note to the natures choir. We wanted to do something more for them.   Hummingbirds are one species who have been regular visitors to our garden. Some have even nested in our garage. They have fought, played, frolicked, and multiplied. We feel blessed.   Flowers, especially hibiscus are ‘irresistible’ to them for nectar. Plants in the garden attract insects which also is a meal for many birds. We serve rotis to add some variety and change of taste. Later, we added a grain feeder to entice them. Small birds attracted ‘birds of prey’. So, there is an assortment of birds visiting us and increasing by the day. The ruckus in the garden is a testimony to it.   One day, while surfing on an online portal, I came across a ‘hummingbird feeder’. One had to fill i...

  A "Kite" came calling made my 🧡 Dil Khush ❤️

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  LT COL NOEL ELLIS   19/X/2024   I like to keep my hair short. If you can hold the hair on your head in a fist, it is definitely time for a haircut.   The ‘Olive Green’ blood in the system is one of the factors to keep your hair ‘comb free’. No offences to ‘baldies’ please. A slide of your hand on the head and hair should be done. Period.   ‘Subhash’ was our barber when I was a kindergarten kid. A middle-aged man, who used to come home to do the honours on his bicycle. I used to ‘detest’ haircuts. The ticklish feeling and getting goosebumps when he would use his silverish ‘Khach-Khach’ machine to trim your hair on the neck was the only enjoyable feeling.   Moment, he used to take out his ‘Ustra’, all hell used to break loose. Many times, I would jump off the chair and run away with half a haircut done. What scared me the most was when he would hang a leather attachment nailed to the mango tree under which we sat for the cut and shar...