I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something. ~ Neil Gaiman
About a fortnight back, I stepped out after two long years for a work event that was hosted at an outside location. It was a feeling I had forgotten about. It was a good day. I loved the conversations and the location for this event. It was green with trees with a small body of water and many birds around. For as far as I could see, there was greenery. While I was there for work, my mind wandered a lot. I wondered how lovely it would be to have a house in woods. Where I can hear birds around and see the clouds and the sky. Where there are no skyscrapers and no sound of traffic. Looks like if given a chance, countryside would be my happy place.
What about you?
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 June 9, 2022. 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 -129
- Bren joins with a blooming tree that surrounds a lake at Sheffield Park Gardens in East Sussex,UK
- Alana joins with blooming Cherry tree from Southern Tier of New York
- I J Khanewala joins with Bougainvillea blooms from his neighborhood in India
- Cee shares a Cypress tree from Oregon City, Oregon
- Lin joins with two trees from Warkworth and Waldridge in England
- Mali joins with a green Pohutukawa and another autumn tree from her part of the world in New Zealand
- JoAnna joins with trees from her city and her neighbourhood in the USA
- Angela joins with a tree from Infant Jesus Church in Bangalore, India
- Archana joins with Gulmohar tree and its red blooms from Pune, India
- Chandra joins with a photo edit of trees and a bridge that steal the scene from Harvest Square Preserve in Alabama, US
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Indeed the countryside would be a wonderful place to be but the city offers some creature comforts that I also enjoy! Can we have the best of both worlds??? Here is my tree.. https://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2022/05/monsoon-fruit-thursdaytreelove.html
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I know what you mean Archana. Best of both the worlds and everything 🙂 Thank you for joining. Hope you are well.
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wow parul i just the loved the place, want to take a few days break 🙂 I am planning too in the coming week with my daughter, hopefully i will find some beautiful trees for the next month. The quote is inspiring and I do agree, glad to be connected here, here is my link:https://livealifeofgratitude.blogspot.com/2022/05/tree-love-125.html
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You must visit the place when you are here. It’s lovely and closer to airport. Thanks, Angela. Bangalore’s weather is heaven these days 🙂
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Countryside but within easy reach of a town.
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That’s a good one, Lin. Thanks!
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I grew up in New York City and also lived for four years in a rural state in a rural area. I prefer the city, but not a large city (never again, I hope) where I can sit in a back yard and enjoy greenery and birds. My contribution: https://ramblinwitham.blogspot.com/2022/05/dogwoods-thursdaytreelove.html
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So you almost had best of both worlds 🙂 I would love to go back to rural area that is well equipped with technology and connectivity. Chirping of birds and clear skies is all i hope for. Hard to find that in India though. Thanks, Alana!
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Beautiful photo. I enjoy living in an area that is high tech and rural, so I get the best of both worlds. The bonus is there is a deep appreciation in most areas of maintaining the natural environment in even the “high tech” spaces. Here’s my offering: https://iamchandralynn.com/2022/05/26/npm-thursdaytreelove-blues-for-the-babies/
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That’s lovely and lucky you 🙂 Thanks, Chandra!
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Gorgeous! I like the idea of being high on a hill with a view out to tropical waters, but still surrounded in greenery. Or on a safari in the African bush which is another happy place. Here’s mine for this week: https://aseparatelife.wordpress.com/2022/05/27/lemon-tree-very-pretty/
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A safari in Africa is something that makes me leave everything and go too 🙂
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“For as far as I could see, there was greenery,” sounds like heaven. Thanks for sharing the lovely tree and encouraging quote. This is the second time Neil Gaiman has come to my attention in a few days. Here’s my latest tree love: https://joannaoftheforest.wordpress.com/2022/05/26/thursday-tree-love-blooming-magnolias/
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Thanks JoAnna! I haven’t read his books but I have heard good words too. 🙂
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I have a tree that I took during the wintertime for my entry this week. Enjoy!
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That’s lovely and makes me happy 🙂
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Looks at that heart-like foliage! ❤
That's a pretty picture.
As for the countryside, I'm home, there. And my escapes to the countryside (and mountains) have been the most rejuvenating!
I'll be back on TTT soon, Parul.
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Thanks Divya! Looking forward to having you join us. 🙂
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You’ve probably had the most enviable weather in the country in the last month. A lovely photo in celebration.
I dug up a post from a while back for tree love:
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Thank you!Yes, the weather is still amazing here 🙂
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My contribution
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thanks for joining!
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Of late I shifted to new apartment and my new mornings remind me of my childhood. The society is on outskirts of Bangalore, and mornings are filled with silence, chirping of birds and luckily from last two days I can hear peacock.. it’s so mesmerizing! Living in woods is something which I long for. With growing age, I think we all have developed a less attraction towards sky scrappers, fast life; we just want peace now.
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Lovely! Would love to see some trees from your part of Bangalore 🙂
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That looks beautiful, Parul. So calm and pleasant. Greenery has that effect on us, doesn’t it? I will join this week for sure. Missed out on my dose of #ThursdayTreeLove a little too much. ❤️
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That is so true! Please join when you get a chance, Vinitha, Always a pleasure to see you around.
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