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Night Flowering Jasmine – Parijaat Tree Love
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“From plants that wake when others sleep, from timid jasmine buds that keep their odor to themselves all day, but when the sunlight dies away let the delicious secret out to every breeze that roams about” – Thomas Moore One of my favorite flowers of this season. I freeze at…
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Tree Love Thursday – All Around Us
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“I FEEL A GREAT REGARD FOR TREES; THEY REPRESENT AGE AND BEAUTY AND THE MIRACLES OF LIFE AND GROWTH.” ― Louise Dickinson Rich Recently I accompanied my kiddo to an exam center in Chennai. In the meantime, while he was taking his exam all I did was admire…
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Tree Love – Chinese Hackberry or Derris robusta
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“Consider a tree for a moment. As beautiful as trees are to look at, we don’t see what goes on underground – as they grow roots. Trees must develop deep roots in order to grow strong and produce their beauty. But we don’t see the roots. We just see and…
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Tree Love Countryside
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I often see this tree on my daily evening walks. The Tree is very lively, green, and fully grown, a cow is constantly grazing nearby along with wild butterflies too. Some white wildflowers or maybe not-so wildflowers are carpeting it in a beautiful way that adds to its beauty. So…
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Tree Love Cypress
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“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” – Warren Buffett Took an early evening walk on not so usual walking path of mine down Nilgiri hills. What caught my eye was how the trunk of this tree was covered in beautiful…
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Tree Love – Ficus thonningii
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Ficus thonningii Ficus Thonningii, Common Name: Strangler Fig. Strangler fig is an evergreen tree with a rounded to spreading, dense crown. And this crown only attracted my attention while crossing a road in Chennai. It looked like a banyan from a far away, but I was amazed to see it…
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Tree Love – Rubber Tree
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Since my childhood, I had been fascinated by the rubber tree, firstly because my mom use to call it a rubber plant and I was amused why such a big tree is called a plant and secondly because its leaves were very beautiful, sturdy, big and the tree looked beautiful.…
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Tree Love – October 2021
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In October first week, I accompanied my son to an examination center. Once the exam began parents were to wait in the waiting hall in the school building. The waiting hall for parents was on second floor of the school. As soon as I settled the curious me started walking…
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Tree Love May 2021
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Lockdown is back and roads are again empty,We can’t step out as they closed the entry.I miss the drives and trees on the side,Will we get back to normal, so I can enjoy the Ride…The deserted roads are not a regular sight,Will, we again walk this road breathing fresh air…
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Save Forest Save Wildlife
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Today is World Wildlife Day, The theme of World Wildlife Day 2021 — Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet. Even if it’s just one day, but it should be not a day’s affair but an ongoing process to protect and conserve wildlife and forests. World Wildlife Day is observed…
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Tree hugging
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It’s hugging day today, whatever it means to you or whoever you hug today, have you ever hugged a tree?Hugging a tree is not just to save trees or save the earth but it’s altogether a beautiful feeling. Nature walks, treks, being with the environment, or even walk in nature…
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X-Mas tree that grew with me in 2020
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In the first place, I’m blessed to see many beautiful trees near me, but this X-Mas tree stands apart. It was always a pleasure to see it standing tall and strong when anxiety gripped me in lockdown. The 2020 year that played on us The year of ups downs And…
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Tree House with oranges
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Got a lovely chance to peep into a dear friend’s farmhouse aka backyard farm. It was such a beautiful day spend with trees and birds which I can’t forget. Peeping out of the window to get a glimpse of nature and the environment is an awesome feeling. What caught my…
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Parijat – Night Flowering Jasmine
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There is something fresh, sweet, beautiful about these night jasmine flowers aka parijata. When October comes and these flowers bloom, they carpet the ground with their beautiful white and orange shades. Parijat Harsingar Jasmine Coral Jasmine October flowers Autumn flowers Indian Night Jasmine Hengra bubar Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, so many names,…