Cherries at Home 3

Cherries at Home 3, originally uploaded by Swami Stream.

These Cherries are from Himachal Pradesh

Cherry growers in Himachal Pradesh, often called the country’s fruit bowl, are hoping for a bumper crop.


‘We are expecting a bumper cherry crop because of the favourable climatic conditions in the flowering season (March-April). Field reports indicate a good production,’ said S.P. Bhardwaj, joint director at the Solan-based Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry.

Himachal Pradesh produced 453 tonnes of cherry in 2008-09, though it was higher in 2007-08 - 698 tonnes.

The state horticulture department believes production will match that of two years ago. ‘This time, production is likely to cross the mark of 2007-08,’ horticulture research officer Daulat Ram said.

The fruit is also fast catching up as an alternative crop in apple-growing areas in the higher slopes of the Himalayas.

Uploaded by Swami Stream on 7 Jun 09, 10.45AM IST.

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Flowers at home

Flowers at home, originally uploaded by Swami Stream.

I did not really plan the shot this way but liked the way it has come out. I processed them in RAW and converted to JPEG . This is one of the oldest RAW processed images before I got addicted to it.

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Cherries at Home 2

Cherries at Home 2, originally uploaded by Swami Stream.

Shot during sunrise, these cherries have some frost on them as I just removed them from the fridge to shoo them.

Recent studies confirm that tart cherries reduce inflammation and pain and offer protection against neurodegenerative diseases.

The benefits of tart cherries are found in fresh, frozen, canned or juice forms of cherries. High levels of anthocyanins are found in both tart and sweet cherries. In one study, women who ate two servings of Bing cherries daily experienced decreased markers of inflammation and reduced serum urate levels. However, tart cherries offer far more benefits than sweet cherries. Tart cherries are very rich sources of anthocyanins whereas sweet cherries have lower amounts.

Tart cherries include the Montmorency and Balaton varieties and are produced primarily in Michigan. In general, the darker the cherry color, the higher the anthocyanin content. The Fruit Advantage Tart Cherry dietary supplement is another rich source of tart cherry, containing 1200 mg/serving.


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Uploaded by Swami Stream on 6 Jun 09, 8.12PM IST

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Gurgaon Sunrise

Gurgaon Sunrise , originally uploaded by Swami Stream.

I woke up early one day and saw a beautiful sunrise on a cloudy morning . The sun did not show up but the sky was beautiful .

Uploaded by Swami Stream on 5 Jun 09, 9.53PM IST.

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Cherries at Home

Cherries at Home, originally uploaded by Swami Stream.

Did some Cherry shots yesterday early morning will post a few more I guess.


The word cherry refers to a fleshy fruit (drupe) that contains a single stony seed. The cherry belongs to the family Rosaceae, genus Prunus, along with almonds, peaches, plums, apricots and bird cherries. The subgenus, Cerasus, is distinguished by having the flowers in small corymbs of several together (not singly, nor in racemes), and by having a smooth fruit with only a weak groove or none along one side. The subgenus is native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with two species in America, three in Europe, and the remainder in Asia.

Uploaded by Swami Stream on 6 Jun 09, 9.54AM IST.

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Pigeons

Pigeons , originally uploaded by Swami Stream.

Was checking my sole old photographs I had shot in Bangalore and not uploaded . This is one of them reminds me of the good times in the lovely city.

Uploaded by Swami Stream on 4 Jun 09, 8.31AM IST.

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Flier with the Newspaper

Flier with the Newspaper, originally uploaded by Swami Stream.

This was the flier we received one day with our newspaper. The newspaper vendor makes a side business of shoving in some 5-10 fliers a day of various things like home delivery restaurants, medicine , classes, services etc . This one is very unique hence I am putting it up on flickr. This is of a god man who claims to solve all your problems , read the fantastic description of what he does and enjoy .

And in case anyone is interested the address and phone number is also captured :).

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Uploaded by Swami Stream on 1 Jun 09, 9.17PM IST.


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