Grass lands

We were trying to shoot grass with lots dew (I would call paradigms of sun) in the higher regions of Nilgiris. I tried to recall my memories about grass harvesting paddy, climbing a bamboo ladder, smell of extracting lemon grass oil and lot (don't know names) and decided to find little more about grass and grasslands.

Grasslands go by many names. In the southern part of India, they are known as Pul veli (Tamil), Pul hiro (Toda), Pul medu (Malayalam) and Ullu matta (Baduga)... In the U.S. Midwest, they're known as prairies. In South America, they're called pampas. Central Eurasian grasslands are referred to as steppes, while in Africa they're named savannas.

What they all have in common is grass as their naturally dominant vegetation. 

This miraculous plant covers a quarter of all the land of the earth, Grass lands exists where ever there is a little rain but not enough to sustain a forest.

When rainy season arrives, our grasslands become coated with flowers, some of which can survive well into winter with the help of underground storage organs and thick stem bases.

Grasslands are of vital importance for raising livestock for human consumption and for milk and other dairy products. My old house's roof was covered with grass, now some of the Toda houses' and all the Toda temples' roofing is done with grass (a special grass!).