Nature The Teacher

  Photograph by: DSLucas The Lupinus plants come in various subspecies and produce exotic flowers in attractive colours. The flowers are known by various other names such as Lupin, Lupine, woody plant, buffalo clover, wolf bean, Lupinus subcarnosus, Lupinus albus, ligneous plant, genus Lupinus.  Based on their colour they are also known as white lupine, blue lupine, bluebonnet, yellow lupine etc. Although these were originally native to America and some parts of Africa, now they are found in gardens all over the world. The invasive nature of these plants in some regions has made it spread into the wild. They are primarily used for ornamental purposes, but lately they are studied for the nutritional value of its seeds for animal and human consumption. The striking feature of this plant is the long stem on which the flowers grow, as if the plant is holding them high for everyone to see. Surrounded by large trees, shrubs, other flowers and its own leaves etc. this plant immediate...

  Not all are born with a silver spoon in their mouth and at the same time not only those who are born with all favourable conditions succeed in life. Born and living in adverse conditions is tough, but it’s the tough that make the best out of a given situation and show exemplary resilience and spirit of survival. “ Tough times don’t last, but tough people do .” said Robert Schuller, an American Christian televangelist, pastor, motivational speaker, and author.  This plant did not have any choice to select its place of birth. Probably a bird decided its fate and dropped a seed on the rock. Probably a little dust blown by the wind, deposited in the crevice in the rock and a bit of moisture from the dew provided it the much needed support to sprout and spread its tender initial roots. With whatever it could get from nature, it sprouted and gradually started exploring where the soil is and the water. It spread its roots over the rocks until they found more soil and a bit of more ...