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RockSea & Sarah
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Rocksea and Sarah's adventures in nature photography and insect photomacrography; kerala christian family genealogy and family tree; hand embroidery tutorials; child adoption in india; ocean, atmospheric and monsoon dynamics; poems on love, nostalgia, life, school and college days; articles on india, japan and italy.
Recent Posts
living statues of padova
Apart from the living statues, the above 2 photographs have something in common. The first one has a toy-dog in it, and the second one has a toy dog in it [toy dogs are very small dogs which people keep as pets]. The toy-dog in the first one is g...
the dung beetles
The dung beetles belong to the family scarabaeoidea, and are also known as scarab beetles. Those in the images below, are in the process of rolling the dung, after which they take it to a safe place and bury for consuming later. They don’t ...
the assassin bugs are here
Why would such a small, beautiful, innocent looking insect be called an assassin bug? Other than the slender legs and the antennae, do you see a single tubelike projection from its mouth, pointed downwards? This projection is called a “rostr...
cemeteries from around the world
Cemeteries – they remind us of our forgotten past, and hint us on our imminent future. Wherever we go, if time and distance permits, we try to make a visit to the local cemeteries. Cemeteries around the world have distinct styles, and talks a...
door knobs of italy
One of our favorite themes for photography in Italy are these fabulous door knobs. There are a lot of old buildings in Italy, from the ancient to the medieval. Completely new buildings are lesser than you expect and what they usually do here is to re...
the jumping spider, banded phintella
Ever seen such a small, iridescent, jumping spider? Easy to miss among the bushes, but once you find it, you will get stuck with its beauty! The banded phintella, phintella vittata, belongs to the family of jumping spiders (salticidae). Jumping ...

