“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”
– Ashley Smith
It has been raining a lot this side. Some days I love the clouds, the incessant pouring and the weather and some days I want the Sun to come out of hiding.
But I do love the rains. I also love drives in rain. With the pandemic, road trips have taken a back seat but then we stepped out for an errand over the weekend and it started pouring. I was day dreaming looking at the rains through the car window when I realized I was actually looking at this tree.
Shots like these are closest to my heart. They tell me that my lens shows me the world I want to see and not the world that actually is.
Thursday Tree love is a photo feature hosted on this blog on every 2nd and 4th Thursday of a month. The next edition will go live on October 28, 2021. If you would like to play along, post a picture of a tree on your blog, tell me where did you spot the tree and link it back to this post.
If you don’t see the pingback, please leave a link to your post in my comments section. Please make sure that your post’s link is showing up on this latest edition. I will link your posts on my blog in the next edition and spread some love. Let’s come together to appreciate the beautiful nature around us.
Before you go, don’t forget to check the lovely trees shared on #ThursdayTreeLove – 115:
- Angela joins with a tree from Srinagar, India
- Archana joins with Mimosa Hamata from her walks around the hills of Pune
- JoAnna joins with trees from her hike from a nature preserve in North Carolina
- Alana joins with birds and trees from upstate New York in the US
- Lin joins with trees from around her in England
- Chandra joins with a tree from her work campus in the United States
- Divya shares Peaches and Peach trees from Brentwood in Tennessee, USA
- Lily joins with trees from Cold Lake Provincial Park in Canada
- Traci joins with many Pine trees from Raymond NH in the United States
- Cath joins with an Eucalyptus tree from Hobart, Australia
- Liz joins with trees and waterfall from the Tunnel Creek Trail in Oregon, US
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Great photo and great last line! I also love the rain – and it has been raining a lot here lately too.
Here is mine for this week – https://aseparatelife.wordpress.com/2021/10/14/it-must-be-spring/
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Thanks, Mali!
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Wonderful quote Parul! Absolutely what we need to as we are overcoming the pandemic! Wonderful capture!! Here is my tree https://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2021/10/tree-boulevard.html
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Thanks Archana!
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I think we all see the world we want to see and not the world as it is, and who is to say what the true world is like? We’ve had a lot of time to think about it during the pandemic. Here’s my contribution: https://ramblinwitham.blogspot.com/2021/10/finally-turning-thursdaytreelove.html
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Thanks Alana!
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Beautiful parul – i loved your click, its so cool and the quote is awesome, agree with every word, thank you for sharing. Here’s my link:https://livealifeofgratitude.blogspot.com/2021/10/111-thursday-tree-love.html
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Thanks, Angela!
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Wonderful quote! Every day has its gifts. There’s something exciting and yet cozy about watching the rain from the shelter of a car or room. Here’s my next tree love post about trees with signs in their trunks: https://joannaoftheforest.wordpress.com/2021/10/14/thursday-tree-love-trees-as-artists-with-faces-a-wing-and-a-heart/
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Thanks, JoAnna!
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Lovely quote and photo.
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Thanks, Lin!
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Lovely photo, and an excellent quote! After years of thinking about doing a post on Thursday Tree Love, I’ve finally done it, Parul. Thanks so much for hosting. Here is is: https://www.damyantiwrites.com/2021/10/14/trees-love/22/00/37/12003/life/damyantig/
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Omg!! I am so so happy to have you join. All hearts ♥️
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That shot is perfect! I love it. I love rain shots too. I captured a lot last week when it rained almost every day. For now, my tree offering: https://iamchandralynn.com/2021/10/14/thursdaytreelove-a-sunflower-in-an-orchard-full-of-apples/
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Thanks Chandra!
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Love your photo and it’s nice to have those rainy days. We haven’t had that many rainy days this year, but mostly during the night. I really like falling to sleep to the rain. 🙂 Here’s mine for this week, https://tblsite.me/2021/10/14/ttl-116/
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Thanks Lily!
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that is a superb photo….I love it so much!
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Thank you, Cath!
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thanks!
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I am late but here is my take on the “Thursday tree love” challenge. Hope you like it. https://whereigowithmysketchbook.wordpress.com/2021/10/15/entrance-to-the-park/
This is from my other blog which I put all my sketches.
Regards, Teresa
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Thanks Teresa!
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Like always, a perfect pairing between words and photo, Parul! I know exactly what you mean – there is something wonderfully comforting about your shot It’s as if it’s saying that even on the gloomiest of days, you can find something beautiful – you just need to look for it. Thank you for the beautiful reminder, friend.
Here’s my contribution –
https://www.traciyork.com/fall-foliage-and-a-haunted-leaf-for-parul2411s-thursdaytreelove/
Hope you’re having a wonderful week so far. hugs
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Thanks Traci. Always glad to have you around!
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That’s a lovely capture, really one with an eye of an artist.
Here is my Tree Love post – https://praguntatwa.com/tree-love-october-2021/
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Thanks!
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That’s a lovely picture. It’s beautiful to sit and watch the rain and you’re right — sometimes we just get so lost in thoughts.
We just had some rains after AGES! And it felt so good. 🙂
This time, I’m linking some trees draped and bearded with moss — from Hoh Rainforest in Washington State.
https://www.dnambiar.com/2021/10/hoh-rainforest-washington.html
Thank you for hosting Parul. Have a good week. 🙂
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Thanks Divya!
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What a beautiful capture this is! I will join this week for #ThursdayTreeLove. 😊
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