Trees Are Life

  • Sprawling Sacred Banyan Tree – Tree Love November

    Sprawling Sacred Banyan Tree – Tree Love November

    On my recent visit to Passport Sewa Kendra, Jhandewalan Delhi, I stumbled upon a sprawling, ancient banyan tree with roots that stretched above the ground, creating a majestic display. Alongside the staircase stood this peepal tree, adding to the beauty and serenity of this spot. Right amid the urban hustle,…

  • Frangipani/ Plumeria/ chafa – October Tree Love

    Frangipani/ Plumeria/ chafa – October Tree Love

    When everyone fell for the vanity of rose, She loved the sorrow of a Frangipani. – Anonymous(Online) This beautiful tree meets and greets me daily. It’s planted in the lawns on the ground floor of my building. I daily sip my tea overlooking it. I was always amused by who…

  • The Banyan Tree at Sanchi, My September Tree Love

    The Banyan Tree at Sanchi, My September Tree Love

    “Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all” ― Buddha Sanchi Stupa My recent visit to Sanchi Stupa took me to another level of calmness. The Sanchi monuments are located…

  • Tree Love February 2024

    Tree Love February 2024

    Life of a Rubber tree Start harvesting at 7th year Produces Latex for 25 years. Used for furniture at retirement     I have been fascinated by Rubber trees since my childhood. They are the first Love in the Tree Love series. Firstly, because of the shiny green leaves it…

  • Tree Love January 2024

    Tree Love January 2024

    “I love walking in the woods, along the trails, by the beaches. I love being part of nature. I love walking alone. It is therapy. One needs to be alone, to recharge one’s batteries.” ~ Grace Kelly While traveling across Nilgiri forest enroute pykara lake in Ooty, I was memserised…

  • December Tree Love

    December Tree Love

    “For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.” – Martin Luther While waiting for a friend in the midst of Delhi traffic chaos, all my eyes could see was this lovely…

  • October Tree Love

    October Tree Love

    Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit. ~ Anton Chekhov Yet another walk and yet another angle to see my daily trees. I was confused about which tree to share…

  • Night Flowering Jasmine – Parijaat Tree Love

    Night Flowering Jasmine – Parijaat Tree Love

    “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…