Our terrace garden

Some pictures of the our terrace garden lovingly nurtured by my dear wife Amita.

The Curious Case of Missing Garbage on a Moonlit Dawn

Bangalore is also known as the city of lakes. There is a small lake close by where I live, by the name Sankey tank. Probably named after a high ranking British official of the Raj times. In recent times, the lake has got renovated with a park and jogging track around it.
I often go for early morning walk around this park. One unique thing about this place is its absolute cleanliness. You would rarely find plastic cup, half eaten corncob or used paper tissues strewn around. Just step out of the park and it is exactly the opposite picture. Almost at every corner there is garbage piled up. To be fair to the Bangalore Municipal Corporation, they do pick up garbage regularly. But the garbage remains open for sufficient time for stray dogs to be invited.
I wonder how Bangaloreans get transformed the moment they enter into Sankey tank park precincts. Mind you there are steetside vendors selling ice cream, corn and bhel just outside the park. But none falls to the temptation of taking the eatables inside the park, nibbling at it watching the still waters and then being oblivious to leaving the trash behind.
All this seems to be out of the visitors' own volition. There is no security staff there to chide too. Once in while you see a scrawny uniformed chap carrying a makeshift baton in his hand. He would hardly scare anyone.
So why none feels like dirtying Sankey tank park is a mystery. If someone solves it, it will be great to replicate it all over Bangalore and then the rest of the cities in India.
Anyway, the most scenic sight at Sankey tank is the early morning moonset. Its a rare sight as full moon comes around only once in a month! Bangalore sky is overcast in most of the mornings making the moon invisible. I managed to take a picture some years back. See it along. You can see the moonlight reflecting in the water.