tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978530367199177342024-03-19T14:18:21.467+05:30Spice of Life!A khatta-meetha take on life around me through my presbiopic eyes!Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.comBlogger958125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-51609197538155442352024-03-17T21:46:00.006+05:302024-03-17T21:51:08.467+05:30Tree Drive (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My title suggests i would be writing about some tree plantation drive.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">But that is far from the truth.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Recently, our Tree lovers Whatsapp group was swamped with photos of a Yellow Seemal. Thats right ... Bombax ceiba with yellow flowers. It looked wonderful and is rare in this part of the world.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Like everyone else on the group, I too wanted to see it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The only problem was the location was over 60kms away. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I got major FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) when more folks visited the tree and shared the images. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Luckily for me, dear husband agreed to accompany me and he drove all the way. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I packed some sandwiches and we set off early to avoid heat. Surprisingly the road was superb and I ignored all other trees enroute. (That was on the return journey and for another post!! :-)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It was a joy to see the tree at the precise spot, standing alone and in full bloom . The road was lonely, and locals drove or walked past without a second glance. I would like to think they had already had enjoyed the blooms as flowering had been going on for a few weeks at least. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Without much ado.. here is the Yellow Seemal aka Kate Sawar in Marathi or Silk Cotton Tree. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DpNA-7u-NSdNeS5gKAN5NGLYrUHcHXWhPjQGxE9DDrxciBbgyITKiJrbrqTGGWSQjf42zLCuMpnYD9L58Zbiq1qyqjO1jl0voimm49s3bRVqxUDX7ONj_FTo1u9Jb16Ws-BO-WAEvA_A10HRDrkjJCpaZhI2W5MhS9xNQvrKYIde9hNl2N72-Oju_n4/s4624/PXL_20240313_015651244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DpNA-7u-NSdNeS5gKAN5NGLYrUHcHXWhPjQGxE9DDrxciBbgyITKiJrbrqTGGWSQjf42zLCuMpnYD9L58Zbiq1qyqjO1jl0voimm49s3bRVqxUDX7ONj_FTo1u9Jb16Ws-BO-WAEvA_A10HRDrkjJCpaZhI2W5MhS9xNQvrKYIde9hNl2N72-Oju_n4/w480-h640/PXL_20240313_015651244.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8y4lqv_WA8OrcS67Bf7rEDrmqNDqb8i3dhdn13sMy-LcM77BpfKrBpcaYBLlw0zlZvlsfZLNg-0NnbhIYoInn4m51MH9wCNhmyyXUS31L2420tIJ54N5vtxR50icIDOqcsO8kiuFLJ23WZEV6Qsj3PX1gNhudTofA6ZR4sRE9NIOVD557kGSHw7OHqk/s4624/PXL_20240313_015810632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8y4lqv_WA8OrcS67Bf7rEDrmqNDqb8i3dhdn13sMy-LcM77BpfKrBpcaYBLlw0zlZvlsfZLNg-0NnbhIYoInn4m51MH9wCNhmyyXUS31L2420tIJ54N5vtxR50icIDOqcsO8kiuFLJ23WZEV6Qsj3PX1gNhudTofA6ZR4sRE9NIOVD557kGSHw7OHqk/w300-h400/PXL_20240313_015810632.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoYNhhZbA-gwJbQrAkUPFs5PdUz30AfbfhUtPK4aIfgSHQzOBI9bz1Ss9Qqk_ND8X4eORFMEh4uhpRTzRu8amz_IBdbtTElr73_c_7bEEFu3Oz7ZnX7s_8OadBnSH3QPqhy3DiHW4IJ1b6OYP1QgYCW8yDeUMghaW3glKWjBI6xOci-Sp4AVnuQqOl0g/s4624/PXL_20240313_020035907.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoYNhhZbA-gwJbQrAkUPFs5PdUz30AfbfhUtPK4aIfgSHQzOBI9bz1Ss9Qqk_ND8X4eORFMEh4uhpRTzRu8amz_IBdbtTElr73_c_7bEEFu3Oz7ZnX7s_8OadBnSH3QPqhy3DiHW4IJ1b6OYP1QgYCW8yDeUMghaW3glKWjBI6xOci-Sp4AVnuQqOl0g/w640-h480/PXL_20240313_020035907.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Silk%20Cotton%20Tree.html" target="_blank">Bombax ceiba</a></i> belongs to the Malvaceae family.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lrIfGKTfsApucp6Dx_tNoeKuhpo8xQcYxdfeoE_XPPtzp8tBzfj93r91wMg7tYANKJ0Oa2tacjJxNhyJQ9qeqgXiuGmmqAFOHqd2FDI1F83qbERRv1oJZEkA1WvoXiFxCxjmqy9KcUTaCrI85cA0hgrVgL64jKTmW92YWUDD6opOKr4Sr9dyj8CHTP4/s4624/PXL_20240313_020039272.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lrIfGKTfsApucp6Dx_tNoeKuhpo8xQcYxdfeoE_XPPtzp8tBzfj93r91wMg7tYANKJ0Oa2tacjJxNhyJQ9qeqgXiuGmmqAFOHqd2FDI1F83qbERRv1oJZEkA1WvoXiFxCxjmqy9KcUTaCrI85cA0hgrVgL64jKTmW92YWUDD6opOKr4Sr9dyj8CHTP4/s320/PXL_20240313_020039272.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We have now renamed that road as the Yellow Bombax road!! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55B0OR0pB-gySkz4vkPjsOUGIX4dbrWAwiQ-v3joMZ-iELZaa8Ra5bAitUbWajYyGHj4VSDkvUGk4keq5aNjDjiprEkRYcwaIpid6PRpvX57-fl0O7cKcg0vEoAGpAE-RctzABSpO8kTaLuCoa1Yb0s-XZXgaeRQH1RG8bNFNoKYbUsq6sTAtxdx5EPM/s1862/PXL_20240313_020039272~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="1723" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55B0OR0pB-gySkz4vkPjsOUGIX4dbrWAwiQ-v3joMZ-iELZaa8Ra5bAitUbWajYyGHj4VSDkvUGk4keq5aNjDjiprEkRYcwaIpid6PRpvX57-fl0O7cKcg0vEoAGpAE-RctzABSpO8kTaLuCoa1Yb0s-XZXgaeRQH1RG8bNFNoKYbUsq6sTAtxdx5EPM/w592-h640/PXL_20240313_020039272~2.jpg" width="592" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That is my Tree Drive for the TTL!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining <a href="https://happinessandfood.com/2024/03/14/thursdaytreelove-162/" target="_blank">Parul </a>in her ThursdayTreeLove bloghop. Do head over to see fantastic trees from around the world. Better still join in!</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--></span></span>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-65036438669688661152024-03-07T12:14:00.002+05:302024-03-07T12:27:10.360+05:30Bare (ThursdayTreeLove)<p style="text-align: left;"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"></ol><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Peepal (<i><a href="https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Peepal.html" target="_blank">Ficus religiosa</a></i>) are almost leafless presently in Pune. However the bark colour and peculiar fluting of the trunk and branch ramification make it easier to identify this tree.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is a massive <a href="https://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2023/01/tree-with-story.html" target="_blank">Peepal </a>standing alone in a parking lot. The ramifications are superb...we try to achieve this in our bonsai (and it's quite difficult to do so). </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoGL3n8Kx35GyBczbvJPxLkJ02BtEUiZDWuEIwyHmVoROC_Fo6ytCs2_tBvASSTlDvtmbZh2O7Xf-fz8goGS9YXhxwOzBb6BhGkp-RUtH_R7ZDAzGEJlOVxC4ChiUhD2L60OeEv97aKuGuxqsFbkBkQVQWJ7K0inh2fn7Dn-VfLjsCxgn5e1-clTIstE/s4624/PXL_20240229_083846960~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoGL3n8Kx35GyBczbvJPxLkJ02BtEUiZDWuEIwyHmVoROC_Fo6ytCs2_tBvASSTlDvtmbZh2O7Xf-fz8goGS9YXhxwOzBb6BhGkp-RUtH_R7ZDAzGEJlOVxC4ChiUhD2L60OeEv97aKuGuxqsFbkBkQVQWJ7K0inh2fn7Dn-VfLjsCxgn5e1-clTIstE/w480-h640/PXL_20240229_083846960~2.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This tree just waiting to burst into leaves looked especially attractive to me as I was meeting a few of my batchmates after 40 years!! A unique date (a leap year) added to the surreal quality of our meet up! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Its great to meet college friends, relive memories and enjoy each others achievements. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgKpC_PFqR2hxNzAws9AXCYiN5jO9riONDO18xwRUiY3F_pW-gcG6-eztnHk6UN4dnfh6S5GE_86ZjzjBaH9YRR4Ba1bdZNht4LPrVm7UgWYpvyM5f5i5KsxDO2l7RZ5KuFCqzkHmHyOWAxL19mEuhfQWZHkDhNd0Kcb6UXSQlMz0uBK06ES7BazI9mY/s3340/cropped%20Peepal%20at%20The%20Mills%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2039" data-original-width="3340" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgKpC_PFqR2hxNzAws9AXCYiN5jO9riONDO18xwRUiY3F_pW-gcG6-eztnHk6UN4dnfh6S5GE_86ZjzjBaH9YRR4Ba1bdZNht4LPrVm7UgWYpvyM5f5i5KsxDO2l7RZ5KuFCqzkHmHyOWAxL19mEuhfQWZHkDhNd0Kcb6UXSQlMz0uBK06ES7BazI9mY/w640-h390/cropped%20Peepal%20at%20The%20Mills%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: center;">I am joining </span><a href="https://happinessandfood.com/2024/02/22/thursdaytreelove-161/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Parul </a><span style="text-align: center;">in her ThursdayTreeLove bloghop. Do head over to see fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX74LplUnxMkZKizq9cVXfANxHECJ85_-CWHn8M-DAbMjKkMjTLVNxE96G849VBEPO-a4vK9jk0a5wjr5maxpTxiLO9scWT2Gk-WI89E3jyiObqBrpdwxdOJ3pGM82NxQRTuWc9l5o_Vmv575KocPlvENKMFizvn07h_wOWX4eEZNH4niCJGOg2zmAviY/s4624/PXL_20240229_083846960.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX74LplUnxMkZKizq9cVXfANxHECJ85_-CWHn8M-DAbMjKkMjTLVNxE96G849VBEPO-a4vK9jk0a5wjr5maxpTxiLO9scWT2Gk-WI89E3jyiObqBrpdwxdOJ3pGM82NxQRTuWc9l5o_Vmv575KocPlvENKMFizvn07h_wOWX4eEZNH4niCJGOg2zmAviY/w481-h640/PXL_20240229_083846960.jpg" width="481" /></span></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-20333096609502512322024-02-21T11:50:00.004+05:302024-02-21T12:16:44.008+05:30Theobroma (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> We meet a product of this plant quite often.. we consume it often in most age groups and for some it is a prohibited joy. We have it as a treat/gift it/ relish it on the cheat day of a diet and so on...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You may have guessed.. I am referring to the Chocolate.. which is made from Cocoa beans that grow on the <i><a href="https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cocoa%20Tree.html" target="_blank">Theobroma cacao</a></i> trees of the Sterculiaceae family. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It is an introduced species in India but seems to be very happy in our southern states where it is widely cultivated and we are now a significant producer of Cocoa beans. These images are from Munnar where it is a common sight. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The evergreen tree is well branched with shiny green leaves. Its small whitish flowers and grow directly on the trunk and thereafter it grow into a large fruit that's yellow when ripe. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ19Cxl8-wvbrOOf_As7FGJzC6E27Dl_d9oAdnuXELb91siyyfN6bPZrAZeCw7WCqGnbAA2OMQks5MkD5VwAYREDA59J2eNq-8-AOHygjhlMj17l6V83-l8rEj9uW8O1BWRwxY796XGk9cVVuS0PilfG66MkKvCgB4ag03w4NdxULucThsYhTb4reBYvY/s4080/IMG_20231004_064601189.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ19Cxl8-wvbrOOf_As7FGJzC6E27Dl_d9oAdnuXELb91siyyfN6bPZrAZeCw7WCqGnbAA2OMQks5MkD5VwAYREDA59J2eNq-8-AOHygjhlMj17l6V83-l8rEj9uW8O1BWRwxY796XGk9cVVuS0PilfG66MkKvCgB4ag03w4NdxULucThsYhTb4reBYvY/s320/IMG_20231004_064601189.jpg" width="241" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fTKuaqUVdwqOcoh5rl5IhARrvW7BKIgEYxk8G2BwuAjwe_v_Ci3FLqdN2yENhmxGAZjSVMWpgvg172k_yFbKkwfAce8M7d-iDiw8wY8VHqi9pm0sf9eTHIY1gQh4QiD8qC5eX4VmS38pJVAKw25izoV3Muy7hmv3X-paC4fRR3R_FrOaa7KU_n_ECN4/w300-h400/IMG_20231004_064711040.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="300" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cauliflory - refers to flowers that grow directly on the trunk</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fTKuaqUVdwqOcoh5rl5IhARrvW7BKIgEYxk8G2BwuAjwe_v_Ci3FLqdN2yENhmxGAZjSVMWpgvg172k_yFbKkwfAce8M7d-iDiw8wY8VHqi9pm0sf9eTHIY1gQh4QiD8qC5eX4VmS38pJVAKw25izoV3Muy7hmv3X-paC4fRR3R_FrOaa7KU_n_ECN4/s1600/IMG_20231004_064711040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;" width="300" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiny fruit visible</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNY7b2ivTrQ6NfWLnz7oIEE0k_LxcwqLdnvYfUIILH4jVxsGzyfDjg6ld83uJ2XnRJgEil5k8R6Ob3SVD89sKytzd-GVBDmKjo_G5DsYbfAj63KZuNBUJAEzL3yXYUMnbA3uPmJohTvWWuxpv8uWGBbpQJMv7t-ZsieflEN4X_Wf7s7oEaN8vAjIo1jQ/s1600/IMG_20231004_064815289.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjMyHZulmAUjE9MLdeSeZQh9C-IxD3ddh-ro69Nx87Q6rfLdJubqevRAXWleL3CqGR32LCvRZkcWd_FRuOLdOYvV-g31hoPoSc9akq758n92kD-J_N0jEt7lk3kA5BXh4H0DRSYdRDhgQZmsIbzjp7cj8vsVEylHt1g5DwBzyJ_Z7d-7C1b_w32es9o0/w482-h640/IMG_20231004_064825037.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="482" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small tree that stands out in the lush green countryside</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjMyHZulmAUjE9MLdeSeZQh9C-IxD3ddh-ro69Nx87Q6rfLdJubqevRAXWleL3CqGR32LCvRZkcWd_FRuOLdOYvV-g31hoPoSc9akq758n92kD-J_N0jEt7lk3kA5BXh4H0DRSYdRDhgQZmsIbzjp7cj8vsVEylHt1g5DwBzyJ_Z7d-7C1b_w32es9o0/s4080/IMG_20231004_064825037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The fruit needs some processing to extract chocolate as we know it. There are several chocolate making units in Munnar but I could not see their extraction process. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So that would be for another visit and post!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">:-) :-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Next time you eat chocolate, do think of this flower and tree with the unique sounding name!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining <a href="https://happinessandfood.com/2024/02/08/thursdaytreelove-160/" target="_blank">Parul </a>in her ThursdayTreeLove blog hop. Do head over to see some fantastic trees from around the world.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Better still, join in!</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-50960772121911817052024-01-26T16:19:00.003+05:302024-01-26T16:19:41.494+05:30Precious (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;"><i><b> <span style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: unset; -webkit-text-fill-color: unset; -webkit-text-stroke-color: unset; background-color: rgba(182, 182, 182, 0.15); caret-color: unset; text-decoration-line: unset;">"Ancient trees are precious. There is little else on Earth that plays host to such a rich community of life within a single living organism."</span></b></i></span></p><figcaption style="background-color: rgba(182, 182, 182, 0.15); box-sizing: inherit; padding-top: 20px;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;"><i><b>- <cite style="box-sizing: inherit;">Sir David Attenborough</cite></b></i></span></figcaption><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_g_Vvv5oRHB_0HDMbjJV8tnpI3XaWboZD9nll5g5nUeuCqRSDoG_e5Z8CRvsvNeGKPQpu-n4MnZlzD3oAj9IHLgaHyUdvbMON-rD4F_h6FfmXEVOis1IxEoZ8OcWKCPsnMMBFwiGBNKkji5RBGmPyMFSHkoPLc-n8GyrEZWNeQa8H2v9tc_XFtzGnfzw/s4624/PXL_20240125_120349934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_g_Vvv5oRHB_0HDMbjJV8tnpI3XaWboZD9nll5g5nUeuCqRSDoG_e5Z8CRvsvNeGKPQpu-n4MnZlzD3oAj9IHLgaHyUdvbMON-rD4F_h6FfmXEVOis1IxEoZ8OcWKCPsnMMBFwiGBNKkji5RBGmPyMFSHkoPLc-n8GyrEZWNeQa8H2v9tc_XFtzGnfzw/w640-h480/PXL_20240125_120349934.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">This is just one of the trees that live at Pune's Empress Garden. </span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It's a very old Ficus and the aerial roots seem to be hosting many other plants. Obviously many birds and insects too must find this space extremely hospitable! </span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNpWFFG22DsM47uvOnDKhRIyO32FmzkYs7e36MmRcJTI_rmO1Vcx1D96zcyq6UfoI6U50nTzCaSWCU2WPzaLOA4x9lqFY94wBedMfrhs0DF59Do7NquzpmSa0Os1zUJLrX4R3ZG_4MnoB4JF9ZJSexxJsdh4ZnLPfeRUFulKcUPQbo9bvBNkdhCg4ywY/s4624/PXL_20240125_120358735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNpWFFG22DsM47uvOnDKhRIyO32FmzkYs7e36MmRcJTI_rmO1Vcx1D96zcyq6UfoI6U50nTzCaSWCU2WPzaLOA4x9lqFY94wBedMfrhs0DF59Do7NquzpmSa0Os1zUJLrX4R3ZG_4MnoB4JF9ZJSexxJsdh4ZnLPfeRUFulKcUPQbo9bvBNkdhCg4ywY/w300-h400/PXL_20240125_120358735.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiko6ONxz575bIaSVbQ34mamMO6MuuWuatAUg19TlwExeE6rsJ_n6zF3ZM5zW3r2uoDILasu7AqTFSiCEM5tQ8NC71h5wW7wP-Y45WbLLjV5jmQG240biY2MnTqaQvtGOe8SkXNDE29wJ8X-ynl4NrFJKG63FhFr3YpgXqjWFE1XzjMR1034aVYgxwlGYU/s4624/PXL_20240125_120406955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiko6ONxz575bIaSVbQ34mamMO6MuuWuatAUg19TlwExeE6rsJ_n6zF3ZM5zW3r2uoDILasu7AqTFSiCEM5tQ8NC71h5wW7wP-Y45WbLLjV5jmQG240biY2MnTqaQvtGOe8SkXNDE29wJ8X-ynl4NrFJKG63FhFr3YpgXqjWFE1XzjMR1034aVYgxwlGYU/w640-h480/PXL_20240125_120406955.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl-vsdwiqaf6RrHCQbg-UxMV0LMhhI9vioLY-fCRTGbXqegk_Ib1HhoG3jxsWYuwXBdB4hyW48cx6gnskjYYYfUorfj0nXV7dqG_9uA8punNjkviFYQ77UVLEurqR_uPlnNVvzH6vGOV2jNVA6QE7vNmqZAWXwngNgF0Vt6ph9N4DQ1m4maBhP6EP-oE/s4624/PXL_20240125_120521694.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl-vsdwiqaf6RrHCQbg-UxMV0LMhhI9vioLY-fCRTGbXqegk_Ib1HhoG3jxsWYuwXBdB4hyW48cx6gnskjYYYfUorfj0nXV7dqG_9uA8punNjkviFYQ77UVLEurqR_uPlnNVvzH6vGOV2jNVA6QE7vNmqZAWXwngNgF0Vt6ph9N4DQ1m4maBhP6EP-oE/w400-h300/PXL_20240125_120521694.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Empress Garden is an over 150year old <a href="https://empressgarden.org/" target="_blank">garden in Pune</a> home to many old and unique trees. A part of our precious natural heritage.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining <a href="https://happinessandfood.com/2024/01/25/thursdaytreelove-159/" target="_blank">Parul</a> in her ThursdayTreeLove bloghop. Do head over to see fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in. </span></div>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-70174047981773404712024-01-21T08:30:00.000+05:302024-01-21T08:30:02.264+05:30Unique Tree Unique Place (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> As 26th January is our Republic Day, I have a tree from a special unique place. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Its a Keekar (Acacia variety) that has its home at Longewala. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Longewala is a place near Jaisalmer in India's Rajasthan state . It is close to the international border and was witness to a fierce battle in 1971. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There is a memorial at the spot that displays captured enemy weapons, tanks etc. There is also a short film that recreates the events of December 1971 and it is shown in an actual bunker. The entire ambience gives one goosebumps and one can only salute the brave.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can read more about it <a href="https://www.tourism.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajasthan-tourism/en/longewala_war_memorial.html" target="_blank">here </a>and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Longewala" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here is the tree. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Keekar seems to have a twin trunk or a low first branch. That low branch has grown almost horizontally and curves for quite some distance. In fact, it has been propped up with some supports. </span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDjUZMQxTL8Kyf4IBq8K4aC4349GVhr3wwYRAvy56Te3mhhPf9Hp4FeAtJ7SsbSuIAb2UPTI2qylJT_oXG0_i2E4eGePcZi6w87HnnXFh50Jv7-t4r77skJS2Om1t9IakxvY0K-S18odHKH9ToiWAXhSA8fdzDFMJ2A3g3Qh91pfD3tlk_CobB0rg8Zg/s4624/PXL_20231210_063212847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDjUZMQxTL8Kyf4IBq8K4aC4349GVhr3wwYRAvy56Te3mhhPf9Hp4FeAtJ7SsbSuIAb2UPTI2qylJT_oXG0_i2E4eGePcZi6w87HnnXFh50Jv7-t4r77skJS2Om1t9IakxvY0K-S18odHKH9ToiWAXhSA8fdzDFMJ2A3g3Qh91pfD3tlk_CobB0rg8Zg/w400-h300/PXL_20231210_063212847.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-ThzBTJCMBzyGBjKGYWmQGt7z9uRorBP_wG0qQai_FQ1_gMd89XAWaNwmA-6eedUIkQCjIC_sJUzv1TY0exk5fhiz4eillkv-KUG_KVsEcBl1mgli3ifX-dVp8SfV384sgcF2WypuOkGq3dZaebffWXlJaIfVHi-HYhf15GBC2aJwgJDKI-9h4E4EF4/s4624/PXL_20231210_060713440~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-ThzBTJCMBzyGBjKGYWmQGt7z9uRorBP_wG0qQai_FQ1_gMd89XAWaNwmA-6eedUIkQCjIC_sJUzv1TY0exk5fhiz4eillkv-KUG_KVsEcBl1mgli3ifX-dVp8SfV384sgcF2WypuOkGq3dZaebffWXlJaIfVHi-HYhf15GBC2aJwgJDKI-9h4E4EF4/w300-h400/PXL_20231210_060713440~2.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Support for the branch</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xTUsLHUWFIxi08EWJk78249lDVaCowqybji9ZL-i0RKqdItwDcTw0Li4HveRcHgwNbU4EM8k5eSuWwi8IvnkJEJnCRcWNX_eTqeqDgri0RAUZRkxYh6DYjwfUkxxLbtYciZJdJtb6AZwsxK0d_ph8aAFd33TpPoDA5sGNbmJR6COFiC5kTj07MjOgNE/s4624/keekar%20at%20Longewala%20outside%20bunker%20(10).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xTUsLHUWFIxi08EWJk78249lDVaCowqybji9ZL-i0RKqdItwDcTw0Li4HveRcHgwNbU4EM8k5eSuWwi8IvnkJEJnCRcWNX_eTqeqDgri0RAUZRkxYh6DYjwfUkxxLbtYciZJdJtb6AZwsxK0d_ph8aAFd33TpPoDA5sGNbmJR6COFiC5kTj07MjOgNE/s320/keekar%20at%20Longewala%20outside%20bunker%20(10).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This image gives an idea of the horizontal curving branch. I tried to get an image without people but that was next to impossible considering the queue to see the film. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKUpD0Ugr-NSLXgRUVDJLqOW3e-yihHD_pRTHon4iJrb9s117_adRb8883ao74lLofuwxKYA_hLoLWuabHwaIlbo5P1-dwvuCrbBZqZXWaQmTkVqbopjcZ6Vpsmwjd21ThJLISJwZ1OlEKeZiR089Z1t0nBgX3NcNr8EC7BvM5cGj9uOorgh823qjUig/s4624/keekar%20at%20Longewala%20outside%20bunker%20(9).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKUpD0Ugr-NSLXgRUVDJLqOW3e-yihHD_pRTHon4iJrb9s117_adRb8883ao74lLofuwxKYA_hLoLWuabHwaIlbo5P1-dwvuCrbBZqZXWaQmTkVqbopjcZ6Vpsmwjd21ThJLISJwZ1OlEKeZiR089Z1t0nBgX3NcNr8EC7BvM5cGj9uOorgh823qjUig/s320/keekar%20at%20Longewala%20outside%20bunker%20(9).jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Leaves</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Visiting such places serve as a reminder of sacrifices made by our soldiers to safeguard our freedom. Here are some images from Longewala.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUji7hhzDayyMpGGAs2H0WXcHVQCpqWxpSaEnHFhyphenhyphenPamRcvarr9cshbqxQh7hdSo6VVyn8w0zaZb2sCUBzJZsLDXBNzjC1AueYUCCtl1UUJ5-q21uA78A7daJQZAeMmZLwjKgqaMMgasbLmu35UsSOavssxDe1h1wXHYlffwZrjkIU9zIkhen6_baqFQ/s1024/IMG-20231210-WA0127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUji7hhzDayyMpGGAs2H0WXcHVQCpqWxpSaEnHFhyphenhyphenPamRcvarr9cshbqxQh7hdSo6VVyn8w0zaZb2sCUBzJZsLDXBNzjC1AueYUCCtl1UUJ5-q21uA78A7daJQZAeMmZLwjKgqaMMgasbLmu35UsSOavssxDe1h1wXHYlffwZrjkIU9zIkhen6_baqFQ/w400-h300/IMG-20231210-WA0127.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LJ8zfIhimZizq_WsRpuPoEuzHYp5os_gCbqetplsf_IXv_QFojzfH41OaeG4RdmkEGIV7NmTpFSrHGRM7FrjvaCYUe_7D0oDWnhoEiewl5fljNXHDBAkbkniAXxqB8pFPuAeI-FWjIxsEU4KwX362iuAEnSCSmLs2IKgMlXx0Ts9mXR5CTLR9wKv-iA/s1280/IMG-20231210-WA0146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LJ8zfIhimZizq_WsRpuPoEuzHYp5os_gCbqetplsf_IXv_QFojzfH41OaeG4RdmkEGIV7NmTpFSrHGRM7FrjvaCYUe_7D0oDWnhoEiewl5fljNXHDBAkbkniAXxqB8pFPuAeI-FWjIxsEU4KwX362iuAEnSCSmLs2IKgMlXx0Ts9mXR5CTLR9wKv-iA/s320/IMG-20231210-WA0146.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsgB66jpddHpPsF_UNe2pDGQlceGeVf9niEbTm4NMy4f2DNKCUhRxQw-PqAB8Bw8uGJlGDMcnqjqJ3UPCQZ7ndZK11w1ieOzYW-DG4E119FFSMx17U44OpIUkBVZkpnnVze9AJlFHgNDIQtXV0D9ZqWcGUmdPBUYkwFJ-Smi0DpAKwnZnALyU-4KpAsA/s4624/638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsgB66jpddHpPsF_UNe2pDGQlceGeVf9niEbTm4NMy4f2DNKCUhRxQw-PqAB8Bw8uGJlGDMcnqjqJ3UPCQZ7ndZK11w1ieOzYW-DG4E119FFSMx17U44OpIUkBVZkpnnVze9AJlFHgNDIQtXV0D9ZqWcGUmdPBUYkwFJ-Smi0DpAKwnZnALyU-4KpAsA/w300-h400/638.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Republic Day Greetings to all my friends!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining Parul in her <a href="https://happinessandfood.com/2024/01/11/thursdaytreelove-158/" target="_blank">ThursdayTreeLove</a> blog hop. Do head over to see some fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in!</span></div>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-64013001987282449352023-12-28T11:31:00.002+05:302023-12-28T11:31:45.306+05:30Learn Something New (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Todays post has a very familiar tree but after all these years in Pune, I found an interesting practice related to it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Its the Peepal or <i><a href="https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Peepal.html" target="_blank">Ficus religiosa</a></i> of the Moraceae family. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We all know it . </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">But at a recent Heritage Walk in Pune, we visited the Munjoba Temple which is home to a large Peepal tree. In some family traditions, whenever a boy undergoes the Thread Ceremony, the boys father first plants a Peepal tree, conducts the ceremony on the tree then for the young lad.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I havent personally seen this practice but it shows the importance of trees have in our lives. According to <a href="https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Peepal.html" target="_blank">this article about the Peepal on the website Flowers of India</a>, " Hindus associate the tree with the three gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, Vishnu being reputed to have been born under a Peepul. Which is Vishnu himself in the form of a tree. "</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here are the images.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflP8nzU3j_qEKrMR5yXsTuEuikLVVHhQ5wWQcAhpQH9dusi1jg9elpU1qrID-mHz5kwBEVB19cnE0akdBeiT-EWdy3zU7xZPhUtyWMsGdNspLenkLmU7XB0jk4_J1juw86zHkIWKTYh3BGI_gdrbfLsq_oGp1eWMuPM3b2qyRBnHpR4XkkUxpsBCWWsw/s4624/23Dec%2023%20(19).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflP8nzU3j_qEKrMR5yXsTuEuikLVVHhQ5wWQcAhpQH9dusi1jg9elpU1qrID-mHz5kwBEVB19cnE0akdBeiT-EWdy3zU7xZPhUtyWMsGdNspLenkLmU7XB0jk4_J1juw86zHkIWKTYh3BGI_gdrbfLsq_oGp1eWMuPM3b2qyRBnHpR4XkkUxpsBCWWsw/s320/23Dec%2023%20(19).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhfb5e3N76fNWU-ijLiTIMBQG7JkLte9POQx80pnCyx-WKGlB-efwCLZmPGEuyV2TJftx-DsC92-5VwwUlQHBTA3ViYnPLy9tykZdjN4EMj5ZSVpHHgf_KHO3s0PKFvnj-Ltfd_he9SR2BKOU5qsdG3Djo3C2SFHanl6W3pzVDLI5sLjPCyN0Q3NaCl0/s4624/23Dec%2023%20(20).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhfb5e3N76fNWU-ijLiTIMBQG7JkLte9POQx80pnCyx-WKGlB-efwCLZmPGEuyV2TJftx-DsC92-5VwwUlQHBTA3ViYnPLy9tykZdjN4EMj5ZSVpHHgf_KHO3s0PKFvnj-Ltfd_he9SR2BKOU5qsdG3Djo3C2SFHanl6W3pzVDLI5sLjPCyN0Q3NaCl0/w480-h640/23Dec%2023%20(20).jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4HLXlY8IuU5s7qU5eSrDqhMSCMnGIvH0vqTRaiIjThqIfoxjSKOOWbwxgx9dGO1qIQaxXrAPZZF7vWh8GZsoHjr9KvBIpbiHE28CjzChx6fYU8umSb-cbnWI8c0mbLyG6DZdnz8lqwk9key7VpAcqYIV2UyMZVEtcWIl9bDm6lr6xu27Wvo3HwNjjk4/s4624/23Dec%2023%20(21).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4HLXlY8IuU5s7qU5eSrDqhMSCMnGIvH0vqTRaiIjThqIfoxjSKOOWbwxgx9dGO1qIQaxXrAPZZF7vWh8GZsoHjr9KvBIpbiHE28CjzChx6fYU8umSb-cbnWI8c0mbLyG6DZdnz8lqwk9key7VpAcqYIV2UyMZVEtcWIl9bDm6lr6xu27Wvo3HwNjjk4/w480-h640/23Dec%2023%20(21).jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Dkt05wki2Rmeqq-R1tzwLOrGuer8pyTU-xX-BBI_Ljqx8knRTg8Jii1lVkSSkzdzXrVXbiAPRiSVzs46DWWBUeXPceLWKO8-K-1SPLKecGZKa1btKl62zN_QliZdjtdRMvkU8Rs7i4LVMhP8KpfEBhmxaSpEbcuYDuZZcRwDnatw1dMliniReL-keHk/s4624/23Dec%2023%20(23).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Dkt05wki2Rmeqq-R1tzwLOrGuer8pyTU-xX-BBI_Ljqx8knRTg8Jii1lVkSSkzdzXrVXbiAPRiSVzs46DWWBUeXPceLWKO8-K-1SPLKecGZKa1btKl62zN_QliZdjtdRMvkU8Rs7i4LVMhP8KpfEBhmxaSpEbcuYDuZZcRwDnatw1dMliniReL-keHk/w300-h400/23Dec%2023%20(23).jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Here is <a href="https://map.sahapedia.org/article/Baloba-Munja%20Mandir/3364" target="_blank">another article</a> about the Munjoba Temple and its Peepal tree. Do you know of any interesting practises about the Peepal? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Heritage walks are a wonderful way to know about a city - reconnect with the one we live in or just know a new city we visit. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Learn something new. Like I did about the Peepal. The same is true with Tree Walks. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here is a link to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AyanCulturalResearch" target="_blank">Heritage Walks in Pune</a> by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AyanCulturalResearch" target="_blank">Ayan</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Disclaimer : This is not a sponsored post! :-)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A very happy 2024 from our family to yours! Wish you all a 'tree'mendous year!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining Parul in her <a href="https://happinessandfood.com/2023/12/28/thursdaytreelove-157/" target="_blank">ThursdayTreeLove </a>blog hop. Do head over to see fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here are the</span></p>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-40653538048700651772023-11-26T13:58:00.008+05:302023-11-26T18:46:48.854+05:30Stopping In My Track (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The roads in Munnar (a town renowned for natural beauty in the state of Kerala), are narrow and constantly curve up or down hill depending on where one is going. Since I wasnt driving, I was free to enjoy the lovely views and especially the plants. One particular plant with spiky pink flowers was especially interesting.. almost making me stop our vehicle to see it (I finally did do so on the final day of our stay). Stopping and getting off the vehicle was difficult as the road was very busy with lots of cars and buses. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Its leaves resembled Tamarind but flowers reminded me of the Powder Puff tree. Yet this was different. The plant grew profusely by the roadside, its flowers beckoned me to stop and see. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here are its photos when I finally could manage to 'meet' the plant.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlL4ECZUXASfokVFzd3-KWj4mqcOPL_GVhsgU5sU4WB6uQyr2XCwW13l3kbvHHXXrxs2tr-d2ZveaafYcGMa_opIfEkfpbCEfe9-EActth1HL0Laz-vWk0Kt0hzEcL9BzYeXzLBFHL4uVryjlYCCkdbGfT5QS9E5q3YLKwOICvRYhdeVXnZktwpnl4u8/s3264/IMG_20231004_135918496.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlL4ECZUXASfokVFzd3-KWj4mqcOPL_GVhsgU5sU4WB6uQyr2XCwW13l3kbvHHXXrxs2tr-d2ZveaafYcGMa_opIfEkfpbCEfe9-EActth1HL0Laz-vWk0Kt0hzEcL9BzYeXzLBFHL4uVryjlYCCkdbGfT5QS9E5q3YLKwOICvRYhdeVXnZktwpnl4u8/w640-h480/IMG_20231004_135918496.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A bit of research told me this is the Spiked Powder Puff of <i><a href="https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Spiked%20Powder%20Puff.html" target="_blank">Calliandra calothyrsus</a></i> of the Mimosaceae family. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4HvgmsVukukqefccras-YNa_RUjbI3iYMlAtG4HomunvIsadElCOyrVFaj9hc7YrKiVJAb1mzPdCg_FZ-uDoIoQviZGFwRmRxHpXolxrV8z-dCERC-_FlJG5yTTxqMLOj4X3JQm2bcqtIH5a6pvEf2hkOTv-xnXpvJLAcDfOpMh2iG7-U4ab0tSew9g/s4080/IMG_20231004_135906414.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4HvgmsVukukqefccras-YNa_RUjbI3iYMlAtG4HomunvIsadElCOyrVFaj9hc7YrKiVJAb1mzPdCg_FZ-uDoIoQviZGFwRmRxHpXolxrV8z-dCERC-_FlJG5yTTxqMLOj4X3JQm2bcqtIH5a6pvEf2hkOTv-xnXpvJLAcDfOpMh2iG7-U4ab0tSew9g/w301-h400/IMG_20231004_135906414.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The pink thread like structures are staminal filaments</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUluN3NPVPzXllIGu7dN6VQisjoINoWj8fhdB5TmFcpkNizT_-DCk8Lf_Ao8lkI8HFYpPiR6ElOuqe6zBEnQv7B1r6EeBxM6v9daUIcoP-PpwdnO9gYc1YlDEhOZHkjJTmiSBa5cE5PLrbuqg3JY_kv-WF_fxTrw4v6wevjbAGgR-koqqZ_L3aMvN9opg/s4080/IMG_20231004_135951670.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUluN3NPVPzXllIGu7dN6VQisjoINoWj8fhdB5TmFcpkNizT_-DCk8Lf_Ao8lkI8HFYpPiR6ElOuqe6zBEnQv7B1r6EeBxM6v9daUIcoP-PpwdnO9gYc1YlDEhOZHkjJTmiSBa5cE5PLrbuqg3JY_kv-WF_fxTrw4v6wevjbAGgR-koqqZ_L3aMvN9opg/w482-h640/IMG_20231004_135951670.jpg" width="482" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnawl4v7hNdSoe6brcELTMNzrFvJVYVfyoL-GKwtNTBf6FlVftIu_gtdVHZZSbS6k5kV-TDF7oqKr0OQqth8Gvrm_07w_eixJFK6xsOImYWOPqmW8iBCJPMvZ2x2SyZy50tCgRwENx_8LQncpPfjJlcMtylNhNHr-ZLI1qLjZCksR9EArTsrfyuQQefY/s4080/IMG_20231004_140017766.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnawl4v7hNdSoe6brcELTMNzrFvJVYVfyoL-GKwtNTBf6FlVftIu_gtdVHZZSbS6k5kV-TDF7oqKr0OQqth8Gvrm_07w_eixJFK6xsOImYWOPqmW8iBCJPMvZ2x2SyZy50tCgRwENx_8LQncpPfjJlcMtylNhNHr-ZLI1qLjZCksR9EArTsrfyuQQefY/w301-h400/IMG_20231004_140017766.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The tree is not native to India but seems to be happy in Munnar. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Travel has introduced me to several new species and some of them stop me in my tracks (metaphorically speaking). There are two more such plants from the same Munnar trip but I shall share those in another post!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">When on a drive, my family is now quite used to my (apparently) random calls to stop.. just cause I have seen some 'different' 'interesting' 'new' plant! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">;-)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining Parul in her <a href="https://happinessandfood.com/2023/11/23/thursdaytreelove-156/" target="_blank">ThursdayTreeLove</a> bloghop. Do head over to see some fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in!</span></p>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-54884407891044149582023-10-26T11:06:00.003+05:302023-10-26T11:21:47.814+05:30Another Castle Tree (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The post title is a spoiler to today's tree .. ..</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It has its home in the famous <a href="https://www.edinburghcastle.scot/" target="_blank">Edinburgh Castle</a> in Edinburgh, Scotland. As such I did not see many trees inside and being a hot sunny day the cool shadow of this tree was a magnet for everyone. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We had a wonderful guide to tell us the story and history of the Castle but.. he did not know the name of the tree. The Castle staff too could not help.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I could see that it was a Maple of some kind. I now enjoy trees just for themselves but knowing their botanical name is always better!! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">;-)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Our guide promised to find out and let me know. I did not have much hope but surprise surprise.. he sent a word next day that the tree is indeed a Maple. A <a href="https://www.britannica.com/plant/Norway-maple" target="_blank">Norway Maple</a> he said. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I said a mental thank you to him! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is the tree. It grows right outside the Café on the road that gently climbs to the top. Do see it whenever you visit the Castle in Edinburgh!! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Castle was very crowded hence it was practically impossible to photograph the tree by itself. Every tree image I have includes tourists. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0pjUH_Wo8VeS0VRQdP0qcDtorgH_wCFJ6pjOKvllK-u3kqN4I8cTVwh4q5G03EKCJAdZTCNIoSUnhna_r5sgvRYbjVR1aHETxmgWaFc-B1zBa7bxbUlH2xaZY3YyX7fDNQ93xmOgibSjEB889XEAvvhvCE8fQEZvL9iLIHT9c0FXpslHexD9PP2o1So/s4080/Norway%20Maple%20at%20Edinburgh%20Castle%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0pjUH_Wo8VeS0VRQdP0qcDtorgH_wCFJ6pjOKvllK-u3kqN4I8cTVwh4q5G03EKCJAdZTCNIoSUnhna_r5sgvRYbjVR1aHETxmgWaFc-B1zBa7bxbUlH2xaZY3YyX7fDNQ93xmOgibSjEB889XEAvvhvCE8fQEZvL9iLIHT9c0FXpslHexD9PP2o1So/w301-h400/Norway%20Maple%20at%20Edinburgh%20Castle%20(2).jpg" width="301" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9okBp5EK7g-jxl9clufHAQFV-2vhPXEBasnn1lhpQBj7LqfsZFlTSqqmsLI2tSqcMkrhYO3hN2zWgdbr1PU0FQTTLZvniEQDzCRyTiRmSk2k6Ay07m4rHkBY48VlHWEDFxuyKJYdQib3FKDIa7F9nku1wvZ9ta7QlAI6E9aq6S1MFyCtY1JrYDZqh58/s4032/Norway%20Maple%20at%20Ed%20Castle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9okBp5EK7g-jxl9clufHAQFV-2vhPXEBasnn1lhpQBj7LqfsZFlTSqqmsLI2tSqcMkrhYO3hN2zWgdbr1PU0FQTTLZvniEQDzCRyTiRmSk2k6Ay07m4rHkBY48VlHWEDFxuyKJYdQib3FKDIa7F9nku1wvZ9ta7QlAI6E9aq6S1MFyCtY1JrYDZqh58/w480-h640/Norway%20Maple%20at%20Ed%20Castle.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0Ym8rYbqD7w0rFfMu_oV0K58K363t4hOxb6EncW_qC3w3ZRaK4TUPxHBWemB8KQTnNOCwkQ-gJ7Kh7XO0vuRjv4ltZwEYUsuN4Kdm3ed1xnvGQxtiVKA7XVT58iI8Zf2ltv5oOrN6ca6Kn10h4AWcRdVDRB9bi0F7ztLZh_etMl7qrTEIHk31mS5Bws/s4080/Norway%20Maple%20at%20Edinburgh%20Castle%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0Ym8rYbqD7w0rFfMu_oV0K58K363t4hOxb6EncW_qC3w3ZRaK4TUPxHBWemB8KQTnNOCwkQ-gJ7Kh7XO0vuRjv4ltZwEYUsuN4Kdm3ed1xnvGQxtiVKA7XVT58iI8Zf2ltv5oOrN6ca6Kn10h4AWcRdVDRB9bi0F7ztLZh_etMl7qrTEIHk31mS5Bws/s320/Norway%20Maple%20at%20Edinburgh%20Castle%20(1).jpg" width="241" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5K7QPsJItwyQIz7v1Ciz8-cuHzQn8BI4seIDf8syka4MG6wvPdsDOt6rJNGexxg_whJdCsjjMfc1dI5ms4q27lBhyphenhyphen3fKv23XJE8BMZmHdA2mg1c8U3SFn-YLDIPGF5Xmz-fvdchahvPROC9dIi3D4k-C7QX160Pz-sWBI_tcJNLRWdSe-_YCakH_IVDk/s4080/Norway%20Maple%20at%20Edinburgh%20Castle%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5K7QPsJItwyQIz7v1Ciz8-cuHzQn8BI4seIDf8syka4MG6wvPdsDOt6rJNGexxg_whJdCsjjMfc1dI5ms4q27lBhyphenhyphen3fKv23XJE8BMZmHdA2mg1c8U3SFn-YLDIPGF5Xmz-fvdchahvPROC9dIi3D4k-C7QX160Pz-sWBI_tcJNLRWdSe-_YCakH_IVDk/w482-h640/Norway%20Maple%20at%20Edinburgh%20Castle%20(3).jpg" width="482" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Maples do not grow in Pune and I have only met them in my travels. I love them for the beautiful leaves and the lovely colours they wear in Fall every year. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Google search tells me that Norway Maple is the <i><a href="https://extension.umn.edu/identify-invasive-species/norway-maple" target="_blank">Acer platanoides</a></i> of the Sapindaceae family.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I am joining Parul in her <a href="https://happinessandfood.com/2023/10/26/thursdaytreelove-155/" target="_blank">ThursdayTreeLove</a> bloghop. Do head over to see some fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A couple of images of the Castle..</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7Is49dT5WNodLtRleSLwHQ-2wMURVEgcEdVhD8DlChqxQk-LL67iOoNNLQJviP_Tbz-ACqeHzErSX1F344NjYKI4AOOI0qy2OpgmU8lgSbmf8q46mT5vdGJYsnNeARDKqfMoutYxhwNssQ6TfwgfIpkOE87dlQPKiYnHKrwZZAOyPTwPN7Njt7LF7rY/s3569/Tree%20castle%20ed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3569" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7Is49dT5WNodLtRleSLwHQ-2wMURVEgcEdVhD8DlChqxQk-LL67iOoNNLQJviP_Tbz-ACqeHzErSX1F344NjYKI4AOOI0qy2OpgmU8lgSbmf8q46mT5vdGJYsnNeARDKqfMoutYxhwNssQ6TfwgfIpkOE87dlQPKiYnHKrwZZAOyPTwPN7Njt7LF7rY/s320/Tree%20castle%20ed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lGDNuHYD_1y4SNvQ6xMFWM6BX4Wf2l-KgcTW4l3E0ybZDPudAcIxZPOSmVr6zWQx3z9Shu0kR-IkTUTtGUENhV4ymfEBF6Qn3EurSd0L2V3atSOmXoRSD7UDDJh-LFrqNQAVr5tB0Cn0ipLSLyiDeP1kwRdgGSktW00TJI_km4jA_QPWkAqyEb0_tS8/s1600/IMG-20230906-WA0088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lGDNuHYD_1y4SNvQ6xMFWM6BX4Wf2l-KgcTW4l3E0ybZDPudAcIxZPOSmVr6zWQx3z9Shu0kR-IkTUTtGUENhV4ymfEBF6Qn3EurSd0L2V3atSOmXoRSD7UDDJh-LFrqNQAVr5tB0Cn0ipLSLyiDeP1kwRdgGSktW00TJI_km4jA_QPWkAqyEb0_tS8/s320/IMG-20230906-WA0088.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the Castle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-10290861717474966442023-10-12T20:46:00.006+05:302023-10-14T09:11:30.623+05:30A Castle Tree (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Today I have a tree from my travels. It is a new and hence unfamiliar species to me so I will just go with sharing images of a glorious really old tree. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Without much ado.. .here we go.. This is a tree from the 18th century that has its home at <a href="https://www.cardiffcastle.com/" target="_blank">the Cardiff Castle in Cardiff</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It is a Holm Oak which is apparently the <i><a href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/holm-oak/" target="_blank">Quercus ilex</a></i> of the Fagaceae family. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivU3ZUrPiqxoaMDjaqjWTXhyuQOTCAf1or5PErLjuxhi0t30cM50e5nG-ieFq-RqH3Cg-SMQpuSCFXSe0HsKhR9jZNA1qf-ESKEFnpqR2t4cqFqKdqSIe-IMb_X88DAy4SUvvyG2tGi_D2JHfBmUvc4y4Kt0k-ONicwEITgda7z-c66StKkVR40E0m0Yo/s4080/Holm%20Oak%20at%20Cardiff%20castle%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivU3ZUrPiqxoaMDjaqjWTXhyuQOTCAf1or5PErLjuxhi0t30cM50e5nG-ieFq-RqH3Cg-SMQpuSCFXSe0HsKhR9jZNA1qf-ESKEFnpqR2t4cqFqKdqSIe-IMb_X88DAy4SUvvyG2tGi_D2JHfBmUvc4y4Kt0k-ONicwEITgda7z-c66StKkVR40E0m0Yo/w482-h640/Holm%20Oak%20at%20Cardiff%20castle%20(2).jpg" width="482" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The impressive trunk invites attention</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRULb1gse6JYXXpIJySh_BSkdluC_zluRwaXmCnL_WDR5o7dwh8aC5joZNOb-gAa5F97pRcFkhjWK4X2x7ln0sHUx9uasD5g0NI3a63u6N7v4HOhaw1KL0fqtosHn5Lb9I7j23ijhxZwBBdwZOGnHge70sgreWbW4XynajqD4HUc_fkFKg4gaqUEuhcE/s4080/IMG_20230910_170632749.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRULb1gse6JYXXpIJySh_BSkdluC_zluRwaXmCnL_WDR5o7dwh8aC5joZNOb-gAa5F97pRcFkhjWK4X2x7ln0sHUx9uasD5g0NI3a63u6N7v4HOhaw1KL0fqtosHn5Lb9I7j23ijhxZwBBdwZOGnHge70sgreWbW4XynajqD4HUc_fkFKg4gaqUEuhcE/w482-h640/IMG_20230910_170632749.jpg" width="482" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A bit of the tree's history<br /></span><span><a name='more'></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6P1zykEECVm5_DeIEdWJTD1uJMdA6oX__fx5uoV-vcBVgNHusLnS-pEBNqzkpQYQlOoL5p9kW93ghOS50DQHFWHIzWKc5CXbYSsQTxBGYpAyE3C9QP2m45-nFF6DbUfhPLYq-0cs2VRVfdquHUIlsf5idkT2xuT43Y8Rm90zk_hVUvqIuLec4_cM8Vg/s4080/Holm%20Oak%20at%20Cardiff%20castle%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6P1zykEECVm5_DeIEdWJTD1uJMdA6oX__fx5uoV-vcBVgNHusLnS-pEBNqzkpQYQlOoL5p9kW93ghOS50DQHFWHIzWKc5CXbYSsQTxBGYpAyE3C9QP2m45-nFF6DbUfhPLYq-0cs2VRVfdquHUIlsf5idkT2xuT43Y8Rm90zk_hVUvqIuLec4_cM8Vg/w301-h400/Holm%20Oak%20at%20Cardiff%20castle%20(3).jpg" width="301" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL86EepoZRiFakuwAWKZ4RE-Y9eNPPT-GSNjZzPdadmISilAcUgrE1FjOI2PseZsXDhGx4cnCz65IfiMfrh1sl2wIgtK-snkFV-_dnP78Cc5SkRguEZRQqCNOk791kw1yiY8_XCQPkAfv29-6AJFaAWNRaOPtZlsJmPnNWq1GAvcItSG4itvd0FpzSxVE/s4080/Holm%20Oak%20at%20Cardiff%20castle%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL86EepoZRiFakuwAWKZ4RE-Y9eNPPT-GSNjZzPdadmISilAcUgrE1FjOI2PseZsXDhGx4cnCz65IfiMfrh1sl2wIgtK-snkFV-_dnP78Cc5SkRguEZRQqCNOk791kw1yiY8_XCQPkAfv29-6AJFaAWNRaOPtZlsJmPnNWq1GAvcItSG4itvd0FpzSxVE/w301-h400/Holm%20Oak%20at%20Cardiff%20castle%20(5).jpg" width="301" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lovely foliage</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5Pfuebnx6p6VLaZKXRnw1yQRWEiz0IpXiNmwFay8Az4Lwqux5o1fkJSHFFkgiEcjXP5LAYroh2KUJmznVNoTrvdEUPpep0ITSkdD_yVCaq4JH_p9_nDI8NIwRgEhxFDA8rJat_vyP6FnkgD_yTR_mGgqySgK-RlgpUfEr7J74xmSnF-ecz1jZxjFYJ0/s4080/Holm%20Oak%20at%20Cardiff%20castle%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5Pfuebnx6p6VLaZKXRnw1yQRWEiz0IpXiNmwFay8Az4Lwqux5o1fkJSHFFkgiEcjXP5LAYroh2KUJmznVNoTrvdEUPpep0ITSkdD_yVCaq4JH_p9_nDI8NIwRgEhxFDA8rJat_vyP6FnkgD_yTR_mGgqySgK-RlgpUfEr7J74xmSnF-ecz1jZxjFYJ0/w301-h400/Holm%20Oak%20at%20Cardiff%20castle%20(6).jpg" width="301" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkPP0s22UBffYb5XWztu3WM5ziA8-iTUukRTSVWGMfdzSZ2qOCFtAWc2AoF5l3vKE9rGJ6q76FSnffu4ljMyVqUpBlejNgJjMsj1Qa9r5ZsP1Bp4KjeAO9a69rPzps-hMCuUp5ZLiUCgDw02UyBj5gU3bWspJqc8XDIvMQyY7xydsKDt2W8X47aSoHwI/s3264/Holm%20Oak%20at%20Cardiff%20castle%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkPP0s22UBffYb5XWztu3WM5ziA8-iTUukRTSVWGMfdzSZ2qOCFtAWc2AoF5l3vKE9rGJ6q76FSnffu4ljMyVqUpBlejNgJjMsj1Qa9r5ZsP1Bp4KjeAO9a69rPzps-hMCuUp5ZLiUCgDw02UyBj5gU3bWspJqc8XDIvMQyY7xydsKDt2W8X47aSoHwI/s320/Holm%20Oak%20at%20Cardiff%20castle%20(8).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Seeing it from a distance</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Besides this Oak, i could identify a Linden but I could not explore trees in the area. The Castle is beautiful ofcourse and the Keep is wonderful. Do visit if you have the opportunity. 😃<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ever since I did the <a href="http://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2011/03/botany-at-forty-plus.html" target="_blank">Field Botany course</a>, I have tried to observe plants and Flora of all places that I visit whether in India or abroad. It is most enjoyable to meet new species learn about a place via the trees growing there.<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Have you seen a Holm Oak? Have you seen this particular tree?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining Parul in her <a href="https://happinessandfood.com/2023/10/12/thursdaytreelove-154/" target="_blank">ThursdayTreeLove</a> blog hop. Do head over to see some fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in.</span></div></div></div>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-59778034561291924802023-09-29T13:49:00.004+05:302023-09-29T17:15:21.448+05:30Tree In Fog (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b><i> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: Dancing Script;">Sometimes when you lose your way in the fog</span></i></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #ff00fe; font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>You end up in a beautiful place! </i></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Dont be afraid of getting lost! </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/552347-sometimes-when-you-lose-your-way-in-the-fog-you" style="color: #04ff00;" target="_blank">Mehmet Murat ildan</a></i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I came across this quote and was immediately reminded of our visit to <a href="https://www.mtdc.co.in/forts/malhargad-fort/" target="_blank">Malhargad</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Malhargad is a fort close to Pune and yet our visit had never materialised. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Finally we did go there and as we entered the complex, a thick fog enveloped the place. The path ahead was barely visible so the question of identifying Flora growing there was out of question. We could not see or contact our friends (no cell phone range) so definitely felt a bit 'lost'.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The fog cleared after a while to reveal the old and beautiful structure. However it was getting late so another trip is mandatory to see the remains of the fort. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are a few pix. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtCh1XjjPRpQcaZCYzDt3CF6kGaL7yd51VDepVGODu0kfiP09n22OMagU7gUgNwBc_0hKv6u41kJyIdv4l7Rq14-p7py_TUJkJGIi7M6KjtxQGhYen3XEbFiiogyUeMD8swZg4JlpQrE0ZtoWuLBpQAoDzMOXxz2w_5nw3g29nrq7pZ2-r6j5dze6p1s/s1280/IMG-20220911-WA0026.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtCh1XjjPRpQcaZCYzDt3CF6kGaL7yd51VDepVGODu0kfiP09n22OMagU7gUgNwBc_0hKv6u41kJyIdv4l7Rq14-p7py_TUJkJGIi7M6KjtxQGhYen3XEbFiiogyUeMD8swZg4JlpQrE0ZtoWuLBpQAoDzMOXxz2w_5nw3g29nrq7pZ2-r6j5dze6p1s/w225-h400/IMG-20220911-WA0026.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Finding our way</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2_ugCCqCD37O5OmjwG7857zjmQNXBiMKO4hqaOltwikJhCSshq4JZSjScHWfwUFBr0eZllHd7ITC42NhQZD0SE_UeG-R6fiXsgcgDXDUsFFF52n2KYQfOY7C2X2t06L8ms8MwRMbT6GimaZBIKRhRQgxfwN2BLMI91gyZ67Ahnv_3CY2F5gORWLcl9k/s2560/20220911_072421.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2_ugCCqCD37O5OmjwG7857zjmQNXBiMKO4hqaOltwikJhCSshq4JZSjScHWfwUFBr0eZllHd7ITC42NhQZD0SE_UeG-R6fiXsgcgDXDUsFFF52n2KYQfOY7C2X2t06L8ms8MwRMbT6GimaZBIKRhRQgxfwN2BLMI91gyZ67Ahnv_3CY2F5gORWLcl9k/w400-h225/20220911_072421.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A pond that was only visible when we reached its edge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswN8UhK5AHTyLAUiZLIOMEHFyq578uN9gCDINsuUPYZcrezYQBTA1RrVQ8QaJDb4Ah0l7FMFPSevcN_VNIqKoOkqhIbty50RsKXR6gptp6g8fYXh8aZAKEqDHDoW4fyOUjIaKjIwfOcgc5dlzStIx6Ehg4NZtajQd7FZdKYqeUB9fbnLKqxvxeQ3tVc0/s4128/20220911_074455.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswN8UhK5AHTyLAUiZLIOMEHFyq578uN9gCDINsuUPYZcrezYQBTA1RrVQ8QaJDb4Ah0l7FMFPSevcN_VNIqKoOkqhIbty50RsKXR6gptp6g8fYXh8aZAKEqDHDoW4fyOUjIaKjIwfOcgc5dlzStIx6Ehg4NZtajQd7FZdKYqeUB9fbnLKqxvxeQ3tVc0/w225-h400/20220911_074455.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What could that tree be?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NaWPHGCLDkqju2LPLO1sY-xwBir10j3v5VbOnCJpNe3fMAMkZO2y1nrHRFRi0gp50v7Z_Bdwo5FJEK2g7YPg3pXEQB2Wwx_7oLo24qRnAoFLH9VwlyWio_-PwFbDCDwJX26glZ_B4v3CVZFPHgttvWOiQOkzRYgp1koJfpd_damcJCARXROEBrb6twk/s4128/Capparis%20decidua%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NaWPHGCLDkqju2LPLO1sY-xwBir10j3v5VbOnCJpNe3fMAMkZO2y1nrHRFRi0gp50v7Z_Bdwo5FJEK2g7YPg3pXEQB2Wwx_7oLo24qRnAoFLH9VwlyWio_-PwFbDCDwJX26glZ_B4v3CVZFPHgttvWOiQOkzRYgp1koJfpd_damcJCARXROEBrb6twk/w360-h640/Capparis%20decidua%20(2).jpg" width="360" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And this?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnzfanlYKQUtFlvRSHFPRS6UbgoahebK8Q0lwwew2Uvz4IbqbkZwu8kpYCNMzSic9CO9sjakBsIUugs9HADMCoQ10KW00OojzR0UK0qtrA71tyh7FBpVPkaKvWSMbyOT5Jothe271FwynW5ZaCORZFtgP8ZhFb_B0wNCjV2Cx5K-wYwVvt9BUsPQ3ljY/s960/Capparis%20decidua%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnzfanlYKQUtFlvRSHFPRS6UbgoahebK8Q0lwwew2Uvz4IbqbkZwu8kpYCNMzSic9CO9sjakBsIUugs9HADMCoQ10KW00OojzR0UK0qtrA71tyh7FBpVPkaKvWSMbyOT5Jothe271FwynW5ZaCORZFtgP8ZhFb_B0wNCjV2Cx5K-wYwVvt9BUsPQ3ljY/w300-h400/Capparis%20decidua%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Managed to pull down a branch to see the leaves. It is a variety of <i>Capparis </i>of the Capparaceae family<i>.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I am joining Parul in her <a href="https://happinessandfood.com/2023/09/28/thursdaytreelove-153/" target="_blank">ThursdayTreeLove</a> blog hop. Do head over to see fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in!</span></p>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-29185650207633935452023-09-18T14:15:00.004+05:302023-09-29T17:15:36.886+05:30Talking Tree (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Today's post is about a tree that's really telling a story..</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I met this tree in Waterford, Wales located right in the middle of a bylane. It is a 23 metre long masterpiece carving by John Hayes and his team on an entire Douglas Fir that was uprooted in a storm. The uprooted tree was used to carve the s<a href="https://www.munster-express.ie/opinion/foley-on-file/record-breaking-sword-reaches-new-home-in-viking-triangle/" target="_blank">tory of the Vikings and their history in Wales</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sounds amazing isn't it? And it is... </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The 'sculpture' if I can use that word, is too long to capture in a single frame..so here are part wise images. </span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYxpdRgarK6ym3f9GRbVEJ02YeDspLQnNaqW0pYFVl_uNHqenXgVtP0iJpJUpTyd32GFC25AmL8zWtGvHGd5GgITPswKYpRF8EhV2tbqPo7UdX9SWc94kz_-pYgVqhpuYlipLAMcrauVFDTmdHo971X209rDMzHgCD_Pi25iloOWgplMjm_ACxfTg2jk/s3264/IMG_20230909_152111982.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYxpdRgarK6ym3f9GRbVEJ02YeDspLQnNaqW0pYFVl_uNHqenXgVtP0iJpJUpTyd32GFC25AmL8zWtGvHGd5GgITPswKYpRF8EhV2tbqPo7UdX9SWc94kz_-pYgVqhpuYlipLAMcrauVFDTmdHo971X209rDMzHgCD_Pi25iloOWgplMjm_ACxfTg2jk/s320/IMG_20230909_152111982.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">From a distance, I thought the building was the focus here.. but it was the installation that caught my attention.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULoyVFLby-wkvXHIpoEbFT73JJMjgBvsaAqKeSUj2wC89jzlzzdkXRHyETFQnEB91Wqp_Qu4-fv_SE4wksR0-Bma_4GEiM9jKji1Vixvh-f2dK7Rg3_IBkpL8FoBrKULg7IWJieKGdWjCjyHAfxe4NFu66GjNuYNwhArSw4THfEQ4m5hLvg_WeAomvEo/s3264/IMG_20230909_152144912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULoyVFLby-wkvXHIpoEbFT73JJMjgBvsaAqKeSUj2wC89jzlzzdkXRHyETFQnEB91Wqp_Qu4-fv_SE4wksR0-Bma_4GEiM9jKji1Vixvh-f2dK7Rg3_IBkpL8FoBrKULg7IWJieKGdWjCjyHAfxe4NFu66GjNuYNwhArSw4THfEQ4m5hLvg_WeAomvEo/w640-h480/IMG_20230909_152144912.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0Xi-DNmLiHYtY_xPVh0gn5P020s_zMOaItnIWep6SgHGAHcRM5DZC8A6nuJ6O6b4D0ABVV5AC_X4OWLBpnJnxd0HDNeLTafc1ywxFx2gWG1gAWF91EsxZOOrbyT9FC-CTeQlkb0wvvCLxjIz1u3oz9hxp2Li8C2XNip_1fiS7g59zGIaD--Sa02EoB0/s4080/IMG_20230909_152552625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0Xi-DNmLiHYtY_xPVh0gn5P020s_zMOaItnIWep6SgHGAHcRM5DZC8A6nuJ6O6b4D0ABVV5AC_X4OWLBpnJnxd0HDNeLTafc1ywxFx2gWG1gAWF91EsxZOOrbyT9FC-CTeQlkb0wvvCLxjIz1u3oz9hxp2Li8C2XNip_1fiS7g59zGIaD--Sa02EoB0/w301-h400/IMG_20230909_152552625.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The root structure is intact and adds to the story. <a href="https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-viking-sword-3559254-Aug2017/" target="_blank">You can read this interesting information about it here</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">TV serials and the comic strip Hagar The Horrible has made me a Vikings fan! Waterford was an important base for Vikings. Hence I really enjoyed this display and walking around the city. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Have you seen this Talking Tree? Do you know the story of the Vikings journey? Have you seen a <a href="https://www.britannica.com/plant/Douglas-fir" target="_blank">Douglas Fir</a>? All I know is that it is a Conifer. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">:-)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining Parul in her <a href="https://www.happinessandfood.com/thursdaytreelove-152/" target="_blank">ThursdayTreeLove</a> bloghop. Do head over to see fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in. </span></p>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-86031636845768512092023-08-25T08:33:00.003+05:302023-09-29T17:15:49.986+05:30Do Trees Have Emotions? (ThursdayTreeLove)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A recurring thought among ThursdayTreeLove bloggers is .. what if trees could talk? what must they be seeing and feeling? I have expressed such thoughts often as well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Todays tree <a href="https://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-tree-and-nursery-rhyme.html" target="_blank">has been featured earlier </a>on TTL <a href="https://yenforblue.com/2022/01/13/a-tree-and-a-nursery-rhyme-thursdaytreelove/" target="_blank">before</a>. It is a Mulberry (locally called Tooti) . <i><a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/White%20Mulberry.html" target="_blank">Morus alba</a></i> of the Moraceae family. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Its home is in an old apartment complex where the ageing buildings need major revamps that are only possible via redevelopment. The Mulberry grows in the centre of the plot and will certainly be affected in the rebuilding, and this rebuilding is vital for safety and health of the people living there. Obviously, home owners have to temporarily shift elsewhere till works are competed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">(Local laws mandate trees to be </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">suitably</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">replanted when such redevelopment takes place.) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">For all these years, I have seen the tree grow upright and tall and full of fruit when in season. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Recently I noticed that the Mulberry seemed to be bowing down, its canopy touching the ground. Yet it is full of fruit. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Could it be sensing the upcoming changes? Must it be missing the laughter and chatter of people walking in the premises? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Or is it just a case of being top heavy and its wet branches becoming too heavy for the not very thick trunk to hold up especially in the heavy rain?</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjSHWjZhUjwzdfQ4rANnMru-z4DNDZtERVYB78W1kOAgiVgPuFhi9pPW9EpgJ0aBhoKn3ltRtmPwKplIzAl39f8Vw5rDdE73gG3QUgaHN8AIyVtd5ihhUXBbTC6V5r3NHyYjVeL_JQgb0XeRCeYsNztlXzJwaUFaNmB526JVCVhL-QDQoSuUpiS4edqo/s4080/IMG_20230819_155540033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjSHWjZhUjwzdfQ4rANnMru-z4DNDZtERVYB78W1kOAgiVgPuFhi9pPW9EpgJ0aBhoKn3ltRtmPwKplIzAl39f8Vw5rDdE73gG3QUgaHN8AIyVtd5ihhUXBbTC6V5r3NHyYjVeL_JQgb0XeRCeYsNztlXzJwaUFaNmB526JVCVhL-QDQoSuUpiS4edqo/w482-h640/IMG_20230819_155540033.jpg" width="482" /></span></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WfibGaT7Xahwf_ruOM_dQnsrO8E5GrzIkS8604hz86Srtu60YmKkO9y6r7qhUvqkUxP9XpMUlQU-GDT5gipxEh-7x2wDOy_DK_Ml5M3rLmvicVdS_bT9ppR3RYitbKL0NNvJkhaYWBrpPAtCBdJgGXEMVGUbCvyfUt8tTmsKUrnC2JfdlcqeJ_GABNw/w482-h640/IMG_20230819_155527746.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="482" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still laden with fruit</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What do you think? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining Parul in her T<a href="https://www.happinessandfood.com/thursdaytreelove-151/" target="_blank">hursdayTreeLove</a> blog hop. Do head over to see fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in!</span></div>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-44071039918792313862023-08-10T15:35:00.001+05:302023-08-10T15:35:13.547+05:30Monsoon Beauties (ThursdayTreeLove)<p> <b style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;">The best part of a rainy day is exploring all the new flowers that pop up </span></span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">- Unknown. Found this <a href="https://www.thequotesberry.com/rain-and-flowers-captions/#google_vignette" target="_blank">on the internet</a>. </span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Seeing that the monsoon has been active for a month, its only right that I share some ephimeral flowers that bloom around me! They last only a few days and occasionally weeks and are a joy to the eyes and soul. I look out for them every year and enjoy their annual show!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Here they are. These are from our very own Vetal Tekdi (that's a hill right in the centre of Pune city). These photos are misleading about size of the flowers which are at the most the size of a thumbnail! Despite this tiny size, they are eye catching!The plant size is from about ankle height up to knee height.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Here we go..</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCbZqbPgQcnnXGKYQtc8xEwk5OAnhf_jZGuYKbZKDLoY2B1lLe3uzn04tGqyOy_RKE3SDjgKfHR0ny9HcAPtv4ocSdPEaMoKfPzWFL5kDr5T50tOwWexBKBtIyc1mbuzda6kJi4Zkk4KpdzPXus6p2u-lF27xOxEJyp3YmWi3N0sCVFRn0mt2cVOcLzQ/s1600/IMG_20230706_070251738.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCbZqbPgQcnnXGKYQtc8xEwk5OAnhf_jZGuYKbZKDLoY2B1lLe3uzn04tGqyOy_RKE3SDjgKfHR0ny9HcAPtv4ocSdPEaMoKfPzWFL5kDr5T50tOwWexBKBtIyc1mbuzda6kJi4Zkk4KpdzPXus6p2u-lF27xOxEJyp3YmWi3N0sCVFRn0mt2cVOcLzQ/s320/IMG_20230706_070251738.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower of <a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/South%20Indian%20Squill.html" target="_blank">Ledebouria</a> sp . Now Scilla. Blooms after first rains and only lasts a few days.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92ZVAdUYLIkVvbHqBKWG6NPo1BJs07OwPi5S18vZgxWHsYfUij9JPDAx9ZwLVBgVP-fb5CcOyV43eDkhcmK6xSf4Tyly_RoI8c7PuWrY4haPfEFx6ZrvsasZN9kjVfm1-QL9txFHeODoIm8PERaANRAr8MlFYNvaOXBb6995xQ7lneHT6qrj89c8XUSE/s1600/IMG_20230706_070430100.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92ZVAdUYLIkVvbHqBKWG6NPo1BJs07OwPi5S18vZgxWHsYfUij9JPDAx9ZwLVBgVP-fb5CcOyV43eDkhcmK6xSf4Tyly_RoI8c7PuWrY4haPfEFx6ZrvsasZN9kjVfm1-QL9txFHeODoIm8PERaANRAr8MlFYNvaOXBb6995xQ7lneHT6qrj89c8XUSE/s320/IMG_20230706_070430100.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Edible%20Chlorophytum.html" target="_blank">Chlorophytum</a> so. Seen only in specific spots after the first rains.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WjapiV1DMs9FH4ox3_PMdMOwuEO-RLp31SFbzqAhjf6jy_hmMRcOXbUcYfbiY65ZAeiTAzo8FD7ndr-F7HlT-xp0IxSX55yd6QzO7-S_z77djGLnoUxyzw0DRNtlR3rSbzAX7ISaSCcLXW-jm4-UVyYLk0NjIDXGhi4iOiAIUJ3Wd5we88B2wpkOXpY/s1600/IMG_20230710_071754039.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WjapiV1DMs9FH4ox3_PMdMOwuEO-RLp31SFbzqAhjf6jy_hmMRcOXbUcYfbiY65ZAeiTAzo8FD7ndr-F7HlT-xp0IxSX55yd6QzO7-S_z77djGLnoUxyzw0DRNtlR3rSbzAX7ISaSCcLXW-jm4-UVyYLk0NjIDXGhi4iOiAIUJ3Wd5we88B2wpkOXpY/s320/IMG_20230710_071754039.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Pale%20Grass%20Lily.html" target="_blank">Iphigenia </a>sp</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdT_YdtkxgDnt84iZFSs3mOc7nQgmRWl2zHJVyrpVKyj9koETQvYZ14GJKm1ZRpZx-po2fNCdo6ZoYqId-bX7A8_HN40mPNCjZxIOsmzc3_TYlODXrUat45whzPodNMOzUyyNFQNhXyPNwgkbVOavg5gyEeICkWNu5GObl5RNrVIEmK1meubLc5zp7150/s4080/IMG_20230719_070657790.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdT_YdtkxgDnt84iZFSs3mOc7nQgmRWl2zHJVyrpVKyj9koETQvYZ14GJKm1ZRpZx-po2fNCdo6ZoYqId-bX7A8_HN40mPNCjZxIOsmzc3_TYlODXrUat45whzPodNMOzUyyNFQNhXyPNwgkbVOavg5gyEeICkWNu5GObl5RNrVIEmK1meubLc5zp7150/s320/IMG_20230719_070657790.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wandering%20Dew-Grass.html" target="_blank">Cyanotis</a> sp. This usually keeps flowering all through the monsoon. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HOPO_AzQbhOWY56miXVpjeIR8Vt9InP16I2MjUP-2UrnbGkz0cIEEmp9q78q1Yw8pbDz1Z3WdOXDil3jhoGxzHVU-HXPMJNEdxEHZArlPrOHQtV3WGUEL9t0ybKNI5VZChVHZ7ldZ7wGTk4HcE80LZOUQUxAfVRDjI9P_ueC1z9N-aVACelYOdDUnaw/s1600/IMG_20230722_072122516.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HOPO_AzQbhOWY56miXVpjeIR8Vt9InP16I2MjUP-2UrnbGkz0cIEEmp9q78q1Yw8pbDz1Z3WdOXDil3jhoGxzHVU-HXPMJNEdxEHZArlPrOHQtV3WGUEL9t0ybKNI5VZChVHZ7ldZ7wGTk4HcE80LZOUQUxAfVRDjI9P_ueC1z9N-aVACelYOdDUnaw/s320/IMG_20230722_072122516.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Frog%20Fruit.html" target="_blank">Phyla</a> sp. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCQgKUNriLT-z8gw03znOcqoyvlPUJjCk7TpDLfKYDfoPXQ2qN8cDaCJ1EVUJDGkjyJDVmM4TX7pyUJw_3Zn9XUlmZhItPN2-74Athh_sJ0vO3yhmeZQoKgnwfc8h1YKTx31eANJj2d3Tw_DIrboUZb4dJO4akMxnwxg0VD_ZPUfW9I3ZTWplh2lLC8E/s1600/IMG_20230729_071205416.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCQgKUNriLT-z8gw03znOcqoyvlPUJjCk7TpDLfKYDfoPXQ2qN8cDaCJ1EVUJDGkjyJDVmM4TX7pyUJw_3Zn9XUlmZhItPN2-74Athh_sJ0vO3yhmeZQoKgnwfc8h1YKTx31eANJj2d3Tw_DIrboUZb4dJO4akMxnwxg0VD_ZPUfW9I3ZTWplh2lLC8E/s320/IMG_20230729_071205416.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Foetid%20Starviolet.html" target="_blank">Neanotis</a> sp.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5Ax_9b9tfe40JgfK7o8kvJVFfNtcTPxwgcts2fDEqxG-fxn2FK7gHp_LG24zGyKGzOuhOZIHtJMOo3rVa-LwRkZAiizx0QSL5Hdh_BO7AzZdcHQB38qtSfU2VU2AAFyOx0GN2-TPTeepniCThNZv4zV8h3CgFkbctufDlNA3OcoJ7voFahL9O5HHX3E/s1600/IMG_20230809_071908812.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5Ax_9b9tfe40JgfK7o8kvJVFfNtcTPxwgcts2fDEqxG-fxn2FK7gHp_LG24zGyKGzOuhOZIHtJMOo3rVa-LwRkZAiizx0QSL5Hdh_BO7AzZdcHQB38qtSfU2VU2AAFyOx0GN2-TPTeepniCThNZv4zV8h3CgFkbctufDlNA3OcoJ7voFahL9O5HHX3E/s320/IMG_20230809_071908812.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another sp of <a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Starviolet.html" target="_blank">Neanotis</a>. Had flowers in 2 colours though its not clear in this image. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">As the season progresses, other varieties will bloom. I hope I can photograph them and shar them here. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Next month (September) is also the time to enjoy the beauty of <a href="https://www.kas.ind.in/" target="_blank">Kas Pathar</a> which is home to several ephimerals that paint the ground in different colours. But thats for another post!! :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">How is the weather in your part of the world and which plants are blooming in the rains?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I am joining Parul in her <a href="https://www.happinessandfood.com/thursdaytreelove-150/" target="_blank">ThursdayTreeLove</a> blog hop. Do head over to see plants from around the world. Better still, join in!<br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p></div>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-55428520172819676632023-07-28T08:31:00.002+05:302023-09-29T17:17:43.342+05:30Sky Flower (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Today's plant is yet another introduced species in my country and it seems very happy as we see extensive flowering and fruiting.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here it is..</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IpZ7OxE3ZdVTZ4JS40ZQx_HWduTkP6z5VLrvRKTJcX8dM_VYzTgPuN6j4fthTIs5zGljIhI6IHrukwK4cSNBroAa1OD6h23lFNIi80mNrov7F7F0on21SRCy7hXFMriOa_CnWhVE0_O3GmF-LjJIwzzMl6x0BnYVIf4AI9K2dFWw6yuhY_VEAT1i8zQ/s4080/IMG_20230722_065747600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IpZ7OxE3ZdVTZ4JS40ZQx_HWduTkP6z5VLrvRKTJcX8dM_VYzTgPuN6j4fthTIs5zGljIhI6IHrukwK4cSNBroAa1OD6h23lFNIi80mNrov7F7F0on21SRCy7hXFMriOa_CnWhVE0_O3GmF-LjJIwzzMl6x0BnYVIf4AI9K2dFWw6yuhY_VEAT1i8zQ/w301-h400/IMG_20230722_065747600.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBO5hnbMQqjcule0Sn-503SUgZ9Rbpv8x9PRJ5dYoLK6gaaVXyeGyuBXwshlsz-u0SsI5zaX4lB4cYcIQ1NxsHQQqOnQSVY-svIcj6C_3hbE6q6YQIj5AyKdE6SBjTYUO6pe6p6MH3S3wvZ0JduDIUW0Y3wgm35HcH33Od6sJ2F6Kyn7D9kX-_dOZ7Lo/s4080/IMG_20230722_065752484.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBO5hnbMQqjcule0Sn-503SUgZ9Rbpv8x9PRJ5dYoLK6gaaVXyeGyuBXwshlsz-u0SsI5zaX4lB4cYcIQ1NxsHQQqOnQSVY-svIcj6C_3hbE6q6YQIj5AyKdE6SBjTYUO6pe6p6MH3S3wvZ0JduDIUW0Y3wgm35HcH33Od6sJ2F6Kyn7D9kX-_dOZ7Lo/s320/IMG_20230722_065752484.jpg" width="241" /></span></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrPrcONFtJY8tbon2uY9FiKub2Ez8oXBceSQhnS0pyWJwqBUqAKIpOYjSFdhx0R_tkfog3wAZeuOn0YeJUIHVSwkqCnRJv4Yb3C_gU0yuj8efxTSZ5yFWfLW24Jl9xKBD5HyFn7tNs8CGqXw6Ubwip1lgG8Kt7wjPsizlnUFC98ZyzSbFRgVUwtjFa1Y/s1600/IMG_20230722_065801089.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrPrcONFtJY8tbon2uY9FiKub2Ez8oXBceSQhnS0pyWJwqBUqAKIpOYjSFdhx0R_tkfog3wAZeuOn0YeJUIHVSwkqCnRJv4Yb3C_gU0yuj8efxTSZ5yFWfLW24Jl9xKBD5HyFn7tNs8CGqXw6Ubwip1lgG8Kt7wjPsizlnUFC98ZyzSbFRgVUwtjFa1Y/w480-h640/IMG_20230722_065801089.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJvCR4oPlZTKIjK3n0WFRtHO8dPoRlxCIiPCVxDmRPPLEVmjiFsGKiaDi7afm4rL-C6MPHI9fy5V-OVKEPrRQ351OBYmxvna38Nkj_DNRXiCpMrHEkU2IzWLToJlUOpS31bsfLz2xNWNykq7rcbAn03uoLdmbmfu2n_80SPFr04N8ZUOJ5JMp1IP-zSk/s4080/IMG_20230722_065806772.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJvCR4oPlZTKIjK3n0WFRtHO8dPoRlxCIiPCVxDmRPPLEVmjiFsGKiaDi7afm4rL-C6MPHI9fy5V-OVKEPrRQ351OBYmxvna38Nkj_DNRXiCpMrHEkU2IzWLToJlUOpS31bsfLz2xNWNykq7rcbAn03uoLdmbmfu2n_80SPFr04N8ZUOJ5JMp1IP-zSk/w301-h400/IMG_20230722_065806772.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am sure most of you would have recognised this!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yess! It's <a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sky%20Flower.html" target="_blank"><i>Duranta erecta</i></a> of the Verbenaceae family. Very very common species for hedges. The pretty purple flowers turn into bright orange fruits. It's said to be a favourite of butterflies!! </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RP_JfflchuD8zXh7HyPoSinmnpYjOme8jtBj5HhDFaXEeZmqIhQ68EkNcTKXIo37cbONxE-fYHepUQL-pH9bzCN3zjI41bX7AfniYawe4Vr-RWT346Rfgu56hHpfG6QqheRBIWZmmbfo1s5MhCvFmXc9GjxAOxIy0aZbmpk-8K6Iad8MbMnJlGYlJ1E/s4160/IMG_20190612_074047320.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RP_JfflchuD8zXh7HyPoSinmnpYjOme8jtBj5HhDFaXEeZmqIhQ68EkNcTKXIo37cbONxE-fYHepUQL-pH9bzCN3zjI41bX7AfniYawe4Vr-RWT346Rfgu56hHpfG6QqheRBIWZmmbfo1s5MhCvFmXc9GjxAOxIy0aZbmpk-8K6Iad8MbMnJlGYlJ1E/w480-h640/IMG_20190612_074047320.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Profuse fruiting . This is the only time I have seen the plant grow tall. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bonsai enthusiasts do nurture it in the Forest style and that looks beautiful as well! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Duranta goes by the common name Pigeon Berry, Golden Dew Drop or Sky Flower. But I am not really sure of origin of these names. Any ideas? ☺️</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining <a href="https://www.happinessandfood.com/thursdaytreelove-149/" target="_blank">Parul</a> in her ThursdayTreeLove bloghop. Do head over to see fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in!</span></p>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-9001488128963322722023-07-13T10:12:00.035+05:302023-07-13T15:41:59.695+05:30Creeper or Tree (ThursdayTreeLove)<p> Woody Liana is a term for large creepers and the one I am sharing today is found mostly at the foothills of the Himalayas. As far as I know, there are two of them growing in Pune and they seem quite happy in our warmer climate.</p><p>In Marathi, Woody Liana is called Maha Vel which literally translates as Massive Creeper. This gives a hint to the size this plant can achieve.</p><p>Here is an image of the base of the <i><a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Maloo%20Creeper.html" target="_blank">Bauhinia vahlii</a></i> creeper of the Caesalpiniaceae family.. You can easily appreciate how big is the actual plant. In Marathi its name is Kanchan Vel.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jx3COXvLTw2F3pR3vravbzmWOO8241DOYsTGCzfYv5lR4yDN8eDbjOAWKFSweIQGFlgy3u2huMJueA3AxjL9hi0j5iZIvuzPUjNKVpJuj_0Vg9gusK2FW-qa9nZ4mmGzVtP8HA2174mPM_8X0XI3w4Iwx0ppNxqfKXvo7A5lQDI4M9MseHArN8DCrMM/s3072/WP_20160320_08_39_45_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="3072" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jx3COXvLTw2F3pR3vravbzmWOO8241DOYsTGCzfYv5lR4yDN8eDbjOAWKFSweIQGFlgy3u2huMJueA3AxjL9hi0j5iZIvuzPUjNKVpJuj_0Vg9gusK2FW-qa9nZ4mmGzVtP8HA2174mPM_8X0XI3w4Iwx0ppNxqfKXvo7A5lQDI4M9MseHArN8DCrMM/w640-h360/WP_20160320_08_39_45_Pro.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Also called the Maloo Creeper, it is said to be the biggest liana in India and this image shows how extensively it has grown to cover all the massive trees in the Empress garden. When in bloom (Apr - Jun) the entire canopy is covered with beautiful large flowers. Similar to the other Bauhinias it has two lobed leaves that resemble camels feet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSRxlHbgelznKODxjnd8yWOwGx4GbiR4lNV-2Ld4W9dCzFxouPAs2hPU6fIBIy7aZqS4UMb7LOlk0S_f9M16kLeV9AmZDUw1L8WKENOoKmbmLdqlygTNBVBLj5uJUvblFCWQ7MfAq5mq4jk5oZOmW-NsyRGHLxuN96g3KGjFaX-I-71cJA_XmJhEGEGE/s3072/WP_20160320_08_44_35_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="3072" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSRxlHbgelznKODxjnd8yWOwGx4GbiR4lNV-2Ld4W9dCzFxouPAs2hPU6fIBIy7aZqS4UMb7LOlk0S_f9M16kLeV9AmZDUw1L8WKENOoKmbmLdqlygTNBVBLj5uJUvblFCWQ7MfAq5mq4jk5oZOmW-NsyRGHLxuN96g3KGjFaX-I-71cJA_XmJhEGEGE/w640-h360/WP_20160320_08_44_35_Pro.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My image doesn't really do justice to the flowers.. but you can get an idea</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It is said that <i>Bauhinia vahlii</i> is an enemy of the plants it grows over. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHerlNK-bANX0E3jnAMTHQXVRNiTxiOTxEREU1R9TFkMztIcbqoTpU1dewhTmOBXGulvzJ5v5afggAYz-7Lm0yfZOpfxGM0j79aZuM0mpwFTmh-1y4oqhyXbYmjRO2FqsTD38sBmPRF0ciS2aJKfuINtU5e14eNwvYR484QWzlzEtm6x762iru7SImFI/s3072/WP_20160320_08_40_39_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="3072" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHerlNK-bANX0E3jnAMTHQXVRNiTxiOTxEREU1R9TFkMztIcbqoTpU1dewhTmOBXGulvzJ5v5afggAYz-7Lm0yfZOpfxGM0j79aZuM0mpwFTmh-1y4oqhyXbYmjRO2FqsTD38sBmPRF0ciS2aJKfuINtU5e14eNwvYR484QWzlzEtm6x762iru7SImFI/w640-h360/WP_20160320_08_40_39_Pro.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty flowers</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0AUf5tGpfuEhPAkYAFh_S-sw2xxrF7nEgpqmQhw7KrH2B-SjhBxXuoS2Ma1V96Cwr91t1ZoxAH4dT6kOxG-YDNebEHPSWDQ0w5mWUsFwXyZsEI93_80evTx_nGOHAAPlwOTmPGSpyGqK4fNB6F49xuQu-DJ6tL5aMS5upvuKDh9-rF9SPY640UBq2_I/s3072/WP_20160320_08_40_47_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="3072" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0AUf5tGpfuEhPAkYAFh_S-sw2xxrF7nEgpqmQhw7KrH2B-SjhBxXuoS2Ma1V96Cwr91t1ZoxAH4dT6kOxG-YDNebEHPSWDQ0w5mWUsFwXyZsEI93_80evTx_nGOHAAPlwOTmPGSpyGqK4fNB6F49xuQu-DJ6tL5aMS5upvuKDh9-rF9SPY640UBq2_I/w400-h225/WP_20160320_08_40_47_Pro.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><p>Have you noticed this lovely Liana? Or can it be a tree? </p><p>I am joining <a href="https://www.happinessandfood.com/thursdaytreelove-148/" target="_blank">Parul</a> in her ThursdayTreeLove blog hop. Do head over to see fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in. </p>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-41542324278065339702023-06-23T19:37:00.001+05:302023-06-23T19:37:33.028+05:30Dancing Tree (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Today I have a tree that is almost one of its type in Pune..... at least as far as I know!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We are all familiar with popular Ficus varieties like F bengalensis, F religiosa and my tree today is called <i><a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Natal%20Fig.html" target="_blank">Ficus natalensis</a></i> of the Moraceae family. Obviously its a cousin of the Ficus mentioned earlier and is an introduced species in India. The botanical name itself reveals that the tree is native to the Natal province of South Africa. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This Ficus lives in a public park that has some really unusual trees. I am not sure who to credit with acquiring these unusual species but tree lovers in Pune have benefitted in being able to see unique trees. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Ficus natalensis</i><span> has triangular leaves wherein the midvein ends in a fork. This is distinctly visible when the leaf is turned over.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkeYoBVCLQXO7nZtLfG8YReYYQDhXSykltO36_g0q0QcrezOqqP2OgwiFolRfUfKHQBqwpWcIBOlCPY-lWOH1ZuFJYT8qJ-ChefZdd3VeF7S0dX1xtR_mD2C02BUsYClIiJ6L8pXYy4BnJVXEWDsRIyhoxmfbu9PjOOPzNjZWGoLz6U6-IhmsTe82a80/s4080/F%20natalensis%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkeYoBVCLQXO7nZtLfG8YReYYQDhXSykltO36_g0q0QcrezOqqP2OgwiFolRfUfKHQBqwpWcIBOlCPY-lWOH1ZuFJYT8qJ-ChefZdd3VeF7S0dX1xtR_mD2C02BUsYClIiJ6L8pXYy4BnJVXEWDsRIyhoxmfbu9PjOOPzNjZWGoLz6U6-IhmsTe82a80/w301-h400/F%20natalensis%20(2).jpg" width="301" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCUHwJ5-vWV9bdovqhZ6Ex50k0HNHqcwQLAXXKm11BuU0RdF-feRmvI7itiD8TZNt5oOs2IHpykk-wf2IywaQBkeLAO4hQs5VgDQ9ENkfNMvLlfBa9HjTJihK2lCbXmfdyOuLN4LypyBgARzCZQEem7Wg2R-okuP82E_Zu7p7vArbQYTE8dr9AxnRmjU/s4080/F%20natalensis%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCUHwJ5-vWV9bdovqhZ6Ex50k0HNHqcwQLAXXKm11BuU0RdF-feRmvI7itiD8TZNt5oOs2IHpykk-wf2IywaQBkeLAO4hQs5VgDQ9ENkfNMvLlfBa9HjTJihK2lCbXmfdyOuLN4LypyBgARzCZQEem7Wg2R-okuP82E_Zu7p7vArbQYTE8dr9AxnRmjU/w482-h640/F%20natalensis%20(3).jpg" width="482" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYS2WF2zXEyquXROSCmvjyf80DPIsegyjM-tdJ_IGsStw0EMmps1PNbNYASuVlOgnKgQIXgd6GQjeL01TRiYzKJwMsytJvra-oEvhFCTcMlPmf6wOMVo_O71YOzn9Dn4QFAEAfvbVy_U5pPHnUonmn-8UBy4CKcPzLxb_xW0HuY2yb8wqPTnuI1oYrJKw/s2395/F%20natalensis%20close%20up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2146" data-original-width="2395" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYS2WF2zXEyquXROSCmvjyf80DPIsegyjM-tdJ_IGsStw0EMmps1PNbNYASuVlOgnKgQIXgd6GQjeL01TRiYzKJwMsytJvra-oEvhFCTcMlPmf6wOMVo_O71YOzn9Dn4QFAEAfvbVy_U5pPHnUonmn-8UBy4CKcPzLxb_xW0HuY2yb8wqPTnuI1oYrJKw/w400-h359/F%20natalensis%20close%20up.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Our tree seems to be multitrunked or maybe many saplings were planted close to each other.. that will remain a mystery as the base of the tree is filled with mud to create a grass mound. This gives the effect of a dancing tree!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCl-MDtsngo1icNYR6l65tcQnKnLusDT6o6oPq98jTScpNdDJpZy16e1Lmif2GcXah0sOMkE4knxy0t8N3OtexQT9xcwl1IYlXM5l4XDakQzPpCkxh4DAkvCTe1uCmd16oLgp2eZAxqpZ_eRQuNNRru0ZkV_Q5dxc9xoSzOPL-Gs0wRo8Z9lvvqwiyWhc/s4080/IMG_20221112_074655807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"> <span> </span><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCl-MDtsngo1icNYR6l65tcQnKnLusDT6o6oPq98jTScpNdDJpZy16e1Lmif2GcXah0sOMkE4knxy0t8N3OtexQT9xcwl1IYlXM5l4XDakQzPpCkxh4DAkvCTe1uCmd16oLgp2eZAxqpZ_eRQuNNRru0ZkV_Q5dxc9xoSzOPL-Gs0wRo8Z9lvvqwiyWhc/w482-h640/IMG_20221112_074655807.jpg" width="482" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining Parul in her <a href="https://www.happinessandfood.com/thursdaytreelove-147/" target="_blank">ThursdayTreeLove</a> blog hop. Do head over to see some fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in!</span></p>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-57923974992572765392023-06-15T08:43:00.000+05:302023-06-15T08:43:10.029+05:30SoapNut (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Here is tree that many of us especially in India know for its fruit.. namely Reetha or the Soapnut tree. It is a native and seen around in Pune, in gardens or roadsides as well. There is one growing quite near my home, so I see it round the year in all stages.. flowering, fruiting .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My images today are from a tree I spotted in one of our weekly hikes, it lives in the grounds of a very old and prestigious college in Pune. I am happy it continues to grow and flourish in its chosen home watching students pass out every year. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Reetha goes by the botanical name <i><a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Notched%20Leaf%20Soapnut.html" target="_blank">Sapindus emarginatus </a></i>and belongs to the Sapindaceae family. Other familiar members of Sapindaceae are some Maples, and <a href="http://flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Leechee.html" target="_blank">Litchee</a> which are in season presently. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpHvExFsLpmVnha2NVF5wRtx_R5LRrVuHrf7nvlYMF78R4N81wAIx-nzKyXM7ijIDWgZJ9VCc9kenVtFypPbxfR77JkJ21mJxDl0oc5SYlChY8BDY6regFXbhyNMVBvaX3efqRTzX1gxagD3QhQxHaUpswmDR7W1lnsIyUUHD6dfpLFb9Yn7P_-1P/s4080/Fc%20trees%20(9).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdcW5z-eIBH8RHHomYIsVzz4DlF-JNcMIF7iRC-cMnFI16x3mo3BqQGokprmXM4UU0v6Siiky9btwS2idoUez0ACE5I8v5c1_TlcWGsZM50atJwUYLpqQ56DyjTVVBjSFUBFCGsI4nl1veNujYa8Joe8Q6HJQu1nSNXdc-L_AXT98ToZm6HvquKze/s3264/Fc%20trees%20(10).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdcW5z-eIBH8RHHomYIsVzz4DlF-JNcMIF7iRC-cMnFI16x3mo3BqQGokprmXM4UU0v6Siiky9btwS2idoUez0ACE5I8v5c1_TlcWGsZM50atJwUYLpqQ56DyjTVVBjSFUBFCGsI4nl1veNujYa8Joe8Q6HJQu1nSNXdc-L_AXT98ToZm6HvquKze/w288-h640/Fc%20trees%20(10).jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seen from a distance</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpHvExFsLpmVnha2NVF5wRtx_R5LRrVuHrf7nvlYMF78R4N81wAIx-nzKyXM7ijIDWgZJ9VCc9kenVtFypPbxfR77JkJ21mJxDl0oc5SYlChY8BDY6regFXbhyNMVBvaX3efqRTzX1gxagD3QhQxHaUpswmDR7W1lnsIyUUHD6dfpLFb9Yn7P_-1P/w180-h400/Fc%20trees%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="180" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Compound leaves</td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7Y9QPUW59EduevIb3AaDxP452I6v1453n0mXlfYc2LqTVn_m19y0GMHAf0yFhII-UkEOvOrSqRXqKSZzHKps_palNBWFGJfWVLt-0ULiATD6i3Rn6JuzgnQmK9auVOBgSPvwuHW3cvq8FHW_J0Qt_FZKbmJI8b2EmHGLdpq_K4_mxJBx8gqvCY4H/s4080/Fc%20reetha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7Y9QPUW59EduevIb3AaDxP452I6v1453n0mXlfYc2LqTVn_m19y0GMHAf0yFhII-UkEOvOrSqRXqKSZzHKps_palNBWFGJfWVLt-0ULiATD6i3Rn6JuzgnQmK9auVOBgSPvwuHW3cvq8FHW_J0Qt_FZKbmJI8b2EmHGLdpq_K4_mxJBx8gqvCY4H/w288-h640/Fc%20reetha.jpg" width="288" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Interesting trunk isn't it? </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="1728" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtbA9rwxKq38-Cv4oQh-KT5mNQxuGpStETqH-6oZlooUcUH0WlggDwDCAcfPabfIk47PHeneNvEhxpa1rSXWPHnZjFBMA1ILJ0424YK9bRFqcSejzoYotcrNS1l3JD_4DH0x0O0-AzWn7d2qdhuyKauWKKAl2ShX5JSNbvaE44NohME_ybJd_fc4z/w225-h400/Reetha%20fruit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="225" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fruit on a tree</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtbA9rwxKq38-Cv4oQh-KT5mNQxuGpStETqH-6oZlooUcUH0WlggDwDCAcfPabfIk47PHeneNvEhxpa1rSXWPHnZjFBMA1ILJ0424YK9bRFqcSejzoYotcrNS1l3JD_4DH0x0O0-AzWn7d2qdhuyKauWKKAl2ShX5JSNbvaE44NohME_ybJd_fc4z/s3072/Reetha%20fruit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://5.imimg.com/data5/AR/WV/CK/SELLER-15725539/dry-reetha-500x500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://5.imimg.com/data5/AR/WV/CK/SELLER-15725539/dry-reetha-500x500.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is not my image. I have uploaded via a link. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Last image is of the dry fruit.. Reetha as is sold in the market. An infusion has to be made and is used as an excellent detergent to wash silks and other clothes as well. It can be used as a shampoo as well. Experts suggest using Reetha instead of detergent powders as our small effort towards saving our rivers from chemical runoff. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Have you seen the Reetha tree? Do you use Reetha as a detergent? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining <a href="https://www.happinessandfood.com/thursdaytreelove-146/" target="_blank">Parul </a>in her ThursdayTreeLove blog hop. Do head over to see some fantastic trees from around the world . Better still, join in!</span></div>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-59217884964480932912023-05-27T16:52:00.005+05:302023-05-27T16:53:19.733+05:30Treat (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: Dancing Script;"><b>"One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats." —Iris Murdoch</b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Regular morning walkers need no additional motivation despite peak summer here in Pune. Especially walkers on the Tekdi (small hills within the city). Different trees bloom in different months which make the walks all the more interesting whatever the season. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is a glorious Gulmohor that grows precariously on the edge of a quarry which is a favourite spot of all tekdi walkers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have <a href="https://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2020/05/glorious-gulmohor-thursdaytreelove.html" target="_blank">featured it before on this blog</a> but then the month is incomplete if Mayflower is not posted here!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These photos are from last week. </span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTabcwqtGzZyEDiDghRS5H4gIuy41HGZ9bLVg1JWlaAAmqpQotd_xTssXd3NvSpUByUBzpHn5YPeyVEwXrYePYoBHT5BcyGp-04VTfb4m3h9-YXDh3fzNibwIXxUYuwUiwnKUedy2eGcN7RAig0rxunDx6TR4Ad7aZLvH103ROde3pRjkVbjZ33sPq/s4080/IMG_20230518_070431939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTabcwqtGzZyEDiDghRS5H4gIuy41HGZ9bLVg1JWlaAAmqpQotd_xTssXd3NvSpUByUBzpHn5YPeyVEwXrYePYoBHT5BcyGp-04VTfb4m3h9-YXDh3fzNibwIXxUYuwUiwnKUedy2eGcN7RAig0rxunDx6TR4Ad7aZLvH103ROde3pRjkVbjZ33sPq/w640-h288/IMG_20230518_070431939.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1bdm7PbjP28kXa3WkPNZzRR4b2RC_lG9n3t4-Ny88RePpd8xp326R1uBCm79AsZq0nHGEzPr8Up2yYHMtOT0pHmmimM9_0ngsReTzvNOIm5F2aD5LTYwfm8GmHfa-7oatp1Wusz30sWkBuRFlkA8Hd7a_QN6eBrD3V11hTWk34P2Ir6vFToA3f8M/s4080/IMG_20230518_070500923_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1bdm7PbjP28kXa3WkPNZzRR4b2RC_lG9n3t4-Ny88RePpd8xp326R1uBCm79AsZq0nHGEzPr8Up2yYHMtOT0pHmmimM9_0ngsReTzvNOIm5F2aD5LTYwfm8GmHfa-7oatp1Wusz30sWkBuRFlkA8Hd7a_QN6eBrD3V11hTWk34P2Ir6vFToA3f8M/w288-h640/IMG_20230518_070500923_HDR.jpg" width="288" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuV-qelIXD5Ch3k4P6zBWN5Ld3f0LaGELdmY7wR7894nrjAfSwum_dr8-Bhsb5TgQ0uEZUVYHOhJ3Y1CLTN_kLN8UVO5ZbEo_4JaMfukkwhzZWVoiFkXfPYadnaIKQJ-uDo6KORA2bB5SUUwfnUj4xaxEJlkW40eoW29SHsSyAgjT0B-aVxBQPZrT3/s3264/IMG_20230518_070648772_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="3264" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuV-qelIXD5Ch3k4P6zBWN5Ld3f0LaGELdmY7wR7894nrjAfSwum_dr8-Bhsb5TgQ0uEZUVYHOhJ3Y1CLTN_kLN8UVO5ZbEo_4JaMfukkwhzZWVoiFkXfPYadnaIKQJ-uDo6KORA2bB5SUUwfnUj4xaxEJlkW40eoW29SHsSyAgjT0B-aVxBQPZrT3/w640-h288/IMG_20230518_070648772_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Hope you enjoy this floral treat as much as we do.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I am joining <a href="https://www.happinessandfood.com/thursdaytreelove-145/" target="_blank">Parul </a>in her ThursdayTreeLove bloghop. Do head over to see fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in. </span></p>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-9137777998097404052023-04-28T19:38:00.002+05:302023-04-28T19:40:12.987+05:30Beautiful Cousins ( ThursdayTreeLove)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We all have met the glorious Tabebuias in all their pink glory. The towering <i><a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Rosy%20Trumpet%20Tree.html" target="_blank">Tabebuia rosea</a></i> demand and rightfully get attention due to them. Here is one such from Pune at the end of it floral splendour. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCBwqeFGly2Q4EwMgQHWwDhQyTLN4ZBdwMh4HpuNMHuKyJjdIJWO5x-D6Pi4WfMHXxBgUWanhwEMO1kcuKYwcuXieu6OKh17OHGUkPk-TJEkwM6zqjJwyF2EICcAHreq99k7XKqn6JUhkY9H6oOdZq6etx0h0wLy1Nn0FQyUb2WHkMXxAEMd3pJMj/s4080/Pune%20spring%20blooms%20apr%2023%20(22).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCBwqeFGly2Q4EwMgQHWwDhQyTLN4ZBdwMh4HpuNMHuKyJjdIJWO5x-D6Pi4WfMHXxBgUWanhwEMO1kcuKYwcuXieu6OKh17OHGUkPk-TJEkwM6zqjJwyF2EICcAHreq99k7XKqn6JUhkY9H6oOdZq6etx0h0wLy1Nn0FQyUb2WHkMXxAEMd3pJMj/w482-h640/Pune%20spring%20blooms%20apr%2023%20(22).jpg" width="482" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And today, i want to introduce you to it's cousin..the <i>Tabebuia pallida</i>. According to 'Trees of Pune' (our most popular and authentic field guide for Pune trees), this species is evergreen </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and the leaf has 3 leaflets </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">(T rosea being deciduous drops it's leaves and the bare tree bursts into flowers before new leaves emerge). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd86MXz8ZHpKt3B0OJaJv3d3MwKRCB63kdfv98tGbfxsPw9Epaeh_q0I6owRuNDOxUxxypj15T0LYYBQ5OagpvVbghyS6b3A9AcNjnI6aBNVffLuCIbnyX7efLSxy7Mgz5pHbzuaZ-vTTBEr6Lii74WfhtiHZIXyqu7zTdj9bGas1jikBcaJOA53Jr/s4080/IMG_20221112_081020795_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd86MXz8ZHpKt3B0OJaJv3d3MwKRCB63kdfv98tGbfxsPw9Epaeh_q0I6owRuNDOxUxxypj15T0LYYBQ5OagpvVbghyS6b3A9AcNjnI6aBNVffLuCIbnyX7efLSxy7Mgz5pHbzuaZ-vTTBEr6Lii74WfhtiHZIXyqu7zTdj9bGas1jikBcaJOA53Jr/w482-h640/IMG_20221112_081020795_HDR.jpg" width="482" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bz_DuibB7Ygw926ZrIv4GGUkAZxlZJKDI98jBLazzJv2k84e5Wvr4wce2mkkU7VSvSNKQtKDVXksUe7OiPraxUrQDn587dISgteAX54NP1gRDDatPiQ8xlFNJOVoaGmVUkdBdAPjgcEa-xwe3d91tlbPG8WdNtn70LUZaelyUBbCkftHeC3AX7FH/s4080/IMG_20221112_081043329.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bz_DuibB7Ygw926ZrIv4GGUkAZxlZJKDI98jBLazzJv2k84e5Wvr4wce2mkkU7VSvSNKQtKDVXksUe7OiPraxUrQDn587dISgteAX54NP1gRDDatPiQ8xlFNJOVoaGmVUkdBdAPjgcEa-xwe3d91tlbPG8WdNtn70LUZaelyUBbCkftHeC3AX7FH/w482-h640/IMG_20221112_081043329.jpg" width="482" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Shiny green leaves with 3 leaflets</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tabebuias belong to the Bignoniaceae family ...a quick identification give away are it's didynamous stamens. Which means of the 4, 2 are taller and 2 are shorter. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJymxuULVepPFS4loxVKe7lpgTIaUYKotj6qz3Jnh42ONfhM5tJFRZ-7aLi8wkpWw2PDew4itvMdn97mjYY3pjU8fzaS3QMLoRZvuyMDlvfDKwLPsIBSYDlZg6Sfe0uPp5xByNb8TVEgAfZTp0mZf20_r9jvteEH1xoQfIHZvEVqU4S9d1Tanoltd/s320/Pune%20spring%20blooms%20apr%2023%20(25).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="241" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Didynamous stamens</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We were lucky to see its first blooms and here they are. Pretty aren't they?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDX6CTm8baLHL5xpIZYwDG9w-9RjthZhJqOy-l9dsL48xnokECG74ZALgByCX4pv1DcmPwzM4AF4m1qJa4mWjpasPxlMcTpCUf2TiM4VaD0C5i8qN_3kMimYkgysx3WCQYcv4VojZ_ysiDW54My5SaFAW5Ci48b6EXKFr8aTqonnJ2eRLNm4FoTiNX/s1600/IMG_20221112_081213768.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDX6CTm8baLHL5xpIZYwDG9w-9RjthZhJqOy-l9dsL48xnokECG74ZALgByCX4pv1DcmPwzM4AF4m1qJa4mWjpasPxlMcTpCUf2TiM4VaD0C5i8qN_3kMimYkgysx3WCQYcv4VojZ_ysiDW54My5SaFAW5Ci48b6EXKFr8aTqonnJ2eRLNm4FoTiNX/w480-h640/IMG_20221112_081213768.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a name='more'></a></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JkTW_v4D6LEkq3FskAKFxmgf_l7Fs-iGH7esD3WCmWiAUrAHVn3A8k1UXghOJPOLY0y73LMX1C4UGL4mrMGNuxffd2sVs47tgcXnEN72gxGOBtSdyANlboeKnYzTpdWfv83RP78ETxG_oE9cYdEvdV2GbzYTMJG3fEzFc02XrTm01xqN3f6xfjTe/s4080/IMG_20221112_081240062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JkTW_v4D6LEkq3FskAKFxmgf_l7Fs-iGH7esD3WCmWiAUrAHVn3A8k1UXghOJPOLY0y73LMX1C4UGL4mrMGNuxffd2sVs47tgcXnEN72gxGOBtSdyANlboeKnYzTpdWfv83RP78ETxG_oE9cYdEvdV2GbzYTMJG3fEzFc02XrTm01xqN3f6xfjTe/s320/IMG_20221112_081240062.jpg" width="241" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZvhigLnkYsZ2VkFKOg21tfyYJ9I3LgvuU4VD9_nZkQQOxX-dc1Lgea-c1DlxvBI9YuDfP1kLYuTR7fLcMXn5vCliVB_34cfkuL4yNUU8umvAjdklMYMMenlXGvgorYIVoxG_WgA5YOIRYX0-dzu1VZLjD1ID_6_kb7FoHxcEivXNGtcsG-jiWXtZ/s4080/IMG_20221112_081304887.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZvhigLnkYsZ2VkFKOg21tfyYJ9I3LgvuU4VD9_nZkQQOxX-dc1Lgea-c1DlxvBI9YuDfP1kLYuTR7fLcMXn5vCliVB_34cfkuL4yNUU8umvAjdklMYMMenlXGvgorYIVoxG_WgA5YOIRYX0-dzu1VZLjD1ID_6_kb7FoHxcEivXNGtcsG-jiWXtZ/w482-h640/IMG_20221112_081304887.jpg" width="482" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />These Tabebuia cousins are beautiful indeed!</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining <a href="https://www.happinessandfood.com/thursdaytreelove-144/" target="_blank">Parul </a>in her ThursdayTreeLove bloghop. Do head over to see some fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--></span></span>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-25170159215768705602023-03-29T10:37:00.000+05:302023-03-29T10:37:14.740+05:30Why so? (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Yet another TTL post thats not on a Thursday.. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">🤔</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I seem to be making a habit of it!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Without further ado, let me go to this tree that immediately made me ask. "Why so?"</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OjXCy-3_5FWe_T_ZzzZUMvhk2fqH06I1GGqiK85FcLMI5lThkxc1Q9g58aZVe8h95qc1FDQgUEUIWa-p2OTIWMug5GF2Otu9hij5gklnh1XyOJqvHT79iJfJc9_lHOpw9ryFTm609jvQHQh7EX7sMqI4_1A4eof8FwLeZIT1N1tpXbBVUknzx8D_/s4080/IMG_20230321_144059714_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OjXCy-3_5FWe_T_ZzzZUMvhk2fqH06I1GGqiK85FcLMI5lThkxc1Q9g58aZVe8h95qc1FDQgUEUIWa-p2OTIWMug5GF2Otu9hij5gklnh1XyOJqvHT79iJfJc9_lHOpw9ryFTm609jvQHQh7EX7sMqI4_1A4eof8FwLeZIT1N1tpXbBVUknzx8D_/w640-h482/IMG_20230321_144059714_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At first glance, I am sure all of you will notice that the there's profuse flowering on the right tree and nothing on the left. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On going closer, i could see that the 2 'halves' were of the same type. Maybe it is a twin trunk whose base has been covered with mud and grass as part of landscaping. Or they are 2 trees growing side by side . Either way, their location suggests they get the same sunlight (abundantly), water and other factors like soil, nourishment etc.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyId_m9kGvGPqP62hIviyD3aeNHM1xzRB9j3-_U8Hv1AU9FaBOsF7_VIar1pyJbERqs9rAQEeLqL91IyiFUkEbNelibcN8iURG38tplMi1ceUR2o0G4hkkOlowXX12WYnMzp50bLBBpp1WePS7oFFuyA9H_R_Xi6Ti5AVMXXXOL0LYOPW8Jaui8kP/s4080/IMG_20230322_070509193_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyId_m9kGvGPqP62hIviyD3aeNHM1xzRB9j3-_U8Hv1AU9FaBOsF7_VIar1pyJbERqs9rAQEeLqL91IyiFUkEbNelibcN8iURG38tplMi1ceUR2o0G4hkkOlowXX12WYnMzp50bLBBpp1WePS7oFFuyA9H_R_Xi6Ti5AVMXXXOL0LYOPW8Jaui8kP/w640-h482/IMG_20230322_070509193_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yet only one half had these wonderful blossoms. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvemERvkb-q2g8HiAahu54S5ioo7Mz8hUcK7zgIXWDKNvCWnVPHzMgB9u92EkWIr96mu-GopasvhMFXYEM5GG5ZdLm3mOg1tcxAueokhCbp0kBEEHLzwmwVD0PUe0PjUwBMhIMaQCmyBk_4DMQTVUxtzzi7GsvaDvTKpV8U5yTDtIvi16BHyVI0SL/s3224/IMG_20230322_070509193_HDR~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2116" data-original-width="3224" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvemERvkb-q2g8HiAahu54S5ioo7Mz8hUcK7zgIXWDKNvCWnVPHzMgB9u92EkWIr96mu-GopasvhMFXYEM5GG5ZdLm3mOg1tcxAueokhCbp0kBEEHLzwmwVD0PUe0PjUwBMhIMaQCmyBk_4DMQTVUxtzzi7GsvaDvTKpV8U5yTDtIvi16BHyVI0SL/w640-h421/IMG_20230322_070509193_HDR~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cropped image so you can clearly see the 2 'halves'<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Leaves and flowers suggest it to be most probably the Hirda or </span><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chebulic%20Myrobalan.html" target="_blank">Terminalia chebula</a></i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> of Combretaceae family. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalPI-xINN7A7Ecudr-mv8swCwPuydjNDcKKvcseihivn0N9ACpMHgLWvo-9RPHc8k6Pq6K5oLNbHD6UaKUoQtXGtjFGrnb80D9P3W2daeYny6lIgJE4uuUuUAPAB64zt24_X6V2OmyBBbOpsNbh9JOC8bHQAyVlXWW3RGO4mUJZ8epL4HKn5Br1L0/s4080/IMG_20230321_142826176_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalPI-xINN7A7Ecudr-mv8swCwPuydjNDcKKvcseihivn0N9ACpMHgLWvo-9RPHc8k6Pq6K5oLNbHD6UaKUoQtXGtjFGrnb80D9P3W2daeYny6lIgJE4uuUuUAPAB64zt24_X6V2OmyBBbOpsNbh9JOC8bHQAyVlXWW3RGO4mUJZ8epL4HKn5Br1L0/s320/IMG_20230321_142826176_HDR.jpg" width="241" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwKt-OCKnyTy0LdidIMhf2PpWyaZAHH_PSZlN34bP-LjtmvR32wKHxyWobjbkzp_z24rMpwNo05CmWlzfh8UFjVduGW452k7YU7-gGfm4dejg2wEPBQe5Dil0VWBJIXyGrJm59GDM2bgDJ8XRYxPTv9cg7L-CuTPC11L8nNsFximCenMfs9VQzzd2/s1600/IMG_20230322_121022930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwKt-OCKnyTy0LdidIMhf2PpWyaZAHH_PSZlN34bP-LjtmvR32wKHxyWobjbkzp_z24rMpwNo05CmWlzfh8UFjVduGW452k7YU7-gGfm4dejg2wEPBQe5Dil0VWBJIXyGrJm59GDM2bgDJ8XRYxPTv9cg7L-CuTPC11L8nNsFximCenMfs9VQzzd2/w400-h300/IMG_20230322_121022930.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I noticed a a mound of mud that looks like white ants (termites) at the base of the non flowering trunk.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxLPM-oz3dyYTWoo63klN_4hOom0foOyaK4p7IKLBa9R55hu_Rzg7zDHIDzqBqbqmINcSVfyin6iKWROZkHUJPNv9TQNvuCIQZww20AdyHqfCraYLESQ1Ry-aI3h34q4A4ZOldktCeXuHaKrTian0IBOBkDIl1nwtUt_Gq1OAdqwjThHhsxU23rHp/s4080/IMG_20230323_064650802_HDR~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxLPM-oz3dyYTWoo63klN_4hOom0foOyaK4p7IKLBa9R55hu_Rzg7zDHIDzqBqbqmINcSVfyin6iKWROZkHUJPNv9TQNvuCIQZww20AdyHqfCraYLESQ1Ry-aI3h34q4A4ZOldktCeXuHaKrTian0IBOBkDIl1nwtUt_Gq1OAdqwjThHhsxU23rHp/s320/IMG_20230323_064650802_HDR~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Could that be the reason for not flowering? </span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Or could it be that it's buds are ready to burst out a few days later? And I was a day early for the full blooming? This seems likely especially as this tree and all others in the resort looked healthy and happy and well looked after. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I would like to go with the latter reason!! <br /></span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What do you think? Have you seen any other trees with similar behaviour? (for want of a better word)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining Parul in her <a href="https://www.happinessandfood.com/thursdaytreelove-143/" target="_blank">ThursdayTreeLove</a> blog hop. Do head over to see some fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in. </span></div></div></div>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-42414430744192560642023-03-10T15:15:00.004+05:302023-03-16T08:13:16.990+05:30Learning From Trees (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">My TTL post is not on a Thursday but I decided to go ahead anyway. Any day is a good day to enjoy trees!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Todays trees are from the campus of a educational institute in Hinjewadi, Pune. Even though work kept me busy, I made time to meet plants growing there. This campus is home to the top management institutes in the country and student managers undergo a high pressure, hectic and demanding course. I am sure they must find these green nooks a calming spot to relax, study or discuss. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here are some images..</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75JNrOkhmq9-q21c7aO1Ls0U6lpVh2Kn1zuqZWFgApeYCulAhkb0xEx-SIMnmHemfada5YuP4OPNpSeuMhUMfFqZCsgX488gyZCAkcFjUNR2IEq3n8l1wlOKJnFQ9dX3JOObGhdbRpiZ95Plu4AKv7KKG6eHVps1MCNU4Rd7jWSUCjenudXhfnfyW/s4080/IMG_20230203_081256698_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75JNrOkhmq9-q21c7aO1Ls0U6lpVh2Kn1zuqZWFgApeYCulAhkb0xEx-SIMnmHemfada5YuP4OPNpSeuMhUMfFqZCsgX488gyZCAkcFjUNR2IEq3n8l1wlOKJnFQ9dX3JOObGhdbRpiZ95Plu4AKv7KKG6eHVps1MCNU4Rd7jWSUCjenudXhfnfyW/w301-h400/IMG_20230203_081256698_HDR.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">An interesting rose plantation at the entrance</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NklfpUcTg9qL5qjN1f0iBy1QVTPRHn7v7bxHvkzd8s_NjTtGjCiLtOfnh1d3S6QZwM1zMHcbftdUIyTOBV_6ht7kXOF-kaawBTjny9tOpvbpYG-onEVGe5j2AWeZPMBXbWLLSYyFoE7gXXY7_adanmdyVIkcj-P2F4FlAe1T8G1cQWokaBWk2yjP/s4080/IMG_20230203_115314640_PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NklfpUcTg9qL5qjN1f0iBy1QVTPRHn7v7bxHvkzd8s_NjTtGjCiLtOfnh1d3S6QZwM1zMHcbftdUIyTOBV_6ht7kXOF-kaawBTjny9tOpvbpYG-onEVGe5j2AWeZPMBXbWLLSYyFoE7gXXY7_adanmdyVIkcj-P2F4FlAe1T8G1cQWokaBWk2yjP/w400-h301/IMG_20230203_115314640_PORTRAIT.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Looking down to a soothing green canopy</b><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7z09dSZannK3XrV2izplfMNm6rmrIgc7GCXG9pmG9XfW8z9YwClPoJE-V9fM6fJzo-yjhw7BIpBjUxnftr_rTxGyukvIH6jNhLdhQUF8xDa5QEccm-r_Ug4j32IG2eX2kJRxpWznkAjO7K7v9iP2uqd7Hfm7WUk0ZiJUal9fZPo-vhlApJvO7ZiUs/w400-h301/IMG_20230207_155547700_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This must surely be a wonderful space to reflect especially when the Parijat and Plumeria bloom. There's also a RaatRani which is not in the image.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBnj5frJnNVKFKPUELqauBTVtFcyQD8dgnUn0nH6TT8S-5SJ_X4wLdJtH0EZKB2Xj4KCjTHA6aJiQafNSmO2NKTC6KFz7AmJBRkYrk-yvmjObvgeMZ1LLpyI2Tsql5aUsoGOQddfxrICUEdTAk-ecNgPWIIzjt8mIGiY6iluawZRMQCgjKtSZOnzm/s4080/IMG_20230207_155302022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBnj5frJnNVKFKPUELqauBTVtFcyQD8dgnUn0nH6TT8S-5SJ_X4wLdJtH0EZKB2Xj4KCjTHA6aJiQafNSmO2NKTC6KFz7AmJBRkYrk-yvmjObvgeMZ1LLpyI2Tsql5aUsoGOQddfxrICUEdTAk-ecNgPWIIzjt8mIGiY6iluawZRMQCgjKtSZOnzm/w301-h400/IMG_20230207_155302022.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The lovely Ixora add a touch of colour</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkCCC5F_51RW8rMAo1z6njgP_kp42z-CMxaZRW8-NvSoc_kqqMS4G7sVVLCY9_fLkJ1_p-4fVHc0vXv-ynhN3AVx9RM6q3Rop1buMv-gSP_S8ZyWe63dj9zQLC3JlOzznon092H4bJWIYpfNX9LhkN2w0DVHXeN-1RLBFSnguGtuIp384x_IyRC8w/s3264/IMG_20230207_155659291_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkCCC5F_51RW8rMAo1z6njgP_kp42z-CMxaZRW8-NvSoc_kqqMS4G7sVVLCY9_fLkJ1_p-4fVHc0vXv-ynhN3AVx9RM6q3Rop1buMv-gSP_S8ZyWe63dj9zQLC3JlOzznon092H4bJWIYpfNX9LhkN2w0DVHXeN-1RLBFSnguGtuIp384x_IyRC8w/w400-h300/IMG_20230207_155659291_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The stately Bottle Palms always impressive! </span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCAd4g0aEjHWA-dl7ChQmp8J99fTimXv28OFYuS65ZtOkU-psqCVh2PxP1TWeCKsbX_V727enf_EBgT-qtJY5iKQYcDjEG7gqQx6hwAIzKIsm4MtR0grDvMxEPXjpniXijHgIX8L9usxoeNfU5ecB-f2sLiv82U-XbP7QKSir07LQAnEoiRGcNx_u/s3060/vrikshak.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="3060" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCAd4g0aEjHWA-dl7ChQmp8J99fTimXv28OFYuS65ZtOkU-psqCVh2PxP1TWeCKsbX_V727enf_EBgT-qtJY5iKQYcDjEG7gqQx6hwAIzKIsm4MtR0grDvMxEPXjpniXijHgIX8L9usxoeNfU5ecB-f2sLiv82U-XbP7QKSir07LQAnEoiRGcNx_u/s320/vrikshak.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>A poster on the Elevator door. This seems to be a college club.. Obviously students get hands-on experience with planting and nurturing trees</b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And I spotted a glorious <a href="http://flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cannon%20Ball%20Tree.html" target="_blank">Kailaspati </a>or Cannon Ball Tree of the Lecithydaceae family on the road across the entrance.. it was in full bloom. <br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNicCCZDQujoUuCHB3I2FGDmY9GwVChc5TYZpA0rHGifAAGN6KEdTm0COxPTQooXiL1koPuNP1tn5QXLfSzoRYUTLgFrlxevbF1SkRY7-Simygxtng3WiZtkbViySrE-6O-F87KM3BgNa9xwEfeWySNfVr-bi-7B9FXx9Aanhw6xs5nB8nVyWuYtEE/s4080/IMG_20230208_081114338.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNicCCZDQujoUuCHB3I2FGDmY9GwVChc5TYZpA0rHGifAAGN6KEdTm0COxPTQooXiL1koPuNP1tn5QXLfSzoRYUTLgFrlxevbF1SkRY7-Simygxtng3WiZtkbViySrE-6O-F87KM3BgNa9xwEfeWySNfVr-bi-7B9FXx9Aanhw6xs5nB8nVyWuYtEE/w482-h640/IMG_20230208_081114338.jpg" width="482" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Flowers of the Kailaspati - <i><a href="http://flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cannon%20Ball%20Tree.html" target="_blank">Couroupita guianensis</a></i></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuI-ZUDUxhHjMVPOb3U6yW5bdGTmU80a3V-z3g6p3iv6LDkNVJOwb1LCW2qhN8ZGSbrifdV6oggeQ1-ykVmxKX-WnP-joxcVmB7j39aFrRFKdncLREjVDZWySiLHn7ECRyp0n5t1JOQBA8DBkiBQ7oDmvIGaeVvvJ5uQoS-5Mfh4kP1fZcTqpJ3jLf/s4080/IMG_20230208_081121560.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuI-ZUDUxhHjMVPOb3U6yW5bdGTmU80a3V-z3g6p3iv6LDkNVJOwb1LCW2qhN8ZGSbrifdV6oggeQ1-ykVmxKX-WnP-joxcVmB7j39aFrRFKdncLREjVDZWySiLHn7ECRyp0n5t1JOQBA8DBkiBQ7oDmvIGaeVvvJ5uQoS-5Mfh4kP1fZcTqpJ3jLf/w482-h640/IMG_20230208_081121560.jpg" width="482" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Cauliflory.. flowers grow directly on the trunk </span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These trees would be silent witness to the highs and lows of campus life and be an inspiration as well. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This quote is apt for all budding managers on the threshold of a glittering corporate career..</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">Think Like a Tree </span><b style="font-family: "Dancing Script"; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">--- </span><a href="https://spiritoftrees.org/poetry/think-like-a-tree" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Karen I Shragg</span></a></b></span></div><b style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Dancing Script"; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div><b style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Dancing Script"; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></b></div>Soak up the sun<br />Affirm life’s magic<br />Be graceful in the wind<br />Stand tall after a storm<br />Feel refreshed after it rains<br />Grow strong without notice<br />Be prepared for each season<br />Provide shelter to strangers<br />Hang tough through a cold spell<br />Emerge renewed at the first signs of spring<br />Stay deeply rooted while reaching for the sky<br />Be still long enough to<br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Dancing Script"; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">hear your own leaves rustling. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining Parul in her <a href="https://www.happinessandfood.com/thursdaytreelove-142/" target="_blank">ThursdayTreeLove bloghop</a>. Do head over to see fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in!</span></div>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-2120932149008298852023-02-23T08:16:00.001+05:302023-03-09T12:17:34.216+05:30Twisty (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Pune has many Eucalyptus trees - in parks, on roadsides and so on. Its not a native species but is very commonly planted here. Its easily identified by the almost white flaky bark on the trunk. The fragrant leaves immediately reveal the identity! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So it was a huge surprise to see this particular tree with a blackened (possibly by fire?) trunk and twisting bark and tell-all leaves lying at its base. It grew straight up and broke out into multiple branches which looked exactly as a Eucalyptus does. The tree was very tall but the fallen leaves left no doubt. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here is this Twisty tree... It reminded me of a Shari that is sometimes seen on Bonsai. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTZFRPB34VLdPWXsCAgJNUQQatRPHKdXvZvhLxQJHqJeiJFBY-rijbZCD6qUbLjEU7oYrYoMxvgcklLr3Vpxk8MRwOIQrHA3EzLUwkNe7oaKBy4Rb1q-35JuBFjPWBYP1M5L7UN5GWDFKO5CQUbCLQnL08gbmm35SdcFV3Q-NMD0J-UBSLS2QHuUK/s4080/IMG_20230206_173921234_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTZFRPB34VLdPWXsCAgJNUQQatRPHKdXvZvhLxQJHqJeiJFBY-rijbZCD6qUbLjEU7oYrYoMxvgcklLr3Vpxk8MRwOIQrHA3EzLUwkNe7oaKBy4Rb1q-35JuBFjPWBYP1M5L7UN5GWDFKO5CQUbCLQnL08gbmm35SdcFV3Q-NMD0J-UBSLS2QHuUK/w482-h640/IMG_20230206_173921234_HDR.jpg" width="482" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Twists on the trunk are eye catching.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJgwH1xwkEe0IBUabXvE2oNi3c_gUmEWvWd41Qb7uI3x5otrxxzgUM08yTow6G7PKVnONeKF05wwvTFEblmkbfHdFSVtHEolUMPVlNchAXYA7xmnpKTzsByFcN5lXMJRKacwv5I57rwGtawlBJPD8Qc4YNOQwDZoslQkUcT1RfX3hMsSlhyhfzm9F/s3264/IMG_20230206_173944467_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJgwH1xwkEe0IBUabXvE2oNi3c_gUmEWvWd41Qb7uI3x5otrxxzgUM08yTow6G7PKVnONeKF05wwvTFEblmkbfHdFSVtHEolUMPVlNchAXYA7xmnpKTzsByFcN5lXMJRKacwv5I57rwGtawlBJPD8Qc4YNOQwDZoslQkUcT1RfX3hMsSlhyhfzm9F/w300-h400/IMG_20230206_173944467_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Not sure what are the thread like structures on the trunk</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv6zwV36ntnlSqlsABKG_hL3FKYXoAZiKo73XyR-ar7BUbEY6qtE9CqhWjK9Lr1FVOhdEB10BDchkAFP65nDW6UKfd4MmsOz5zVBrWDE11aUSnyobSZQ208QmI6mfR0t0pkvIIExD8FFTd-38hPvpdo-MJR-svDBBlE9kV9XgPw9jROE9OCsKB6_r/s4080/IMG_20230206_174001138_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv6zwV36ntnlSqlsABKG_hL3FKYXoAZiKo73XyR-ar7BUbEY6qtE9CqhWjK9Lr1FVOhdEB10BDchkAFP65nDW6UKfd4MmsOz5zVBrWDE11aUSnyobSZQ208QmI6mfR0t0pkvIIExD8FFTd-38hPvpdo-MJR-svDBBlE9kV9XgPw9jROE9OCsKB6_r/w301-h400/IMG_20230206_174001138_HDR.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The thread like structures may be of some epiphyte or Ficus growing on this trunk</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XXDngbutc1sH97Aglh-G_s3MbtCoEfgB3B6EQDPYAcQHHoIKWXy3a9CrnmW6CnwAsi-_dRK13ANaVSCtsIihfCjWgF3RLJWdHB3UMXv5RkIQbxi1Xe1JoBR3w4-pNtxTmaI-id2mCJno6zaVJ4Xygh9Fa3PfX465rtzBfY1_PiB7Ugt0FUhHZiJ5/s3264/IMG_20230206_174013142_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XXDngbutc1sH97Aglh-G_s3MbtCoEfgB3B6EQDPYAcQHHoIKWXy3a9CrnmW6CnwAsi-_dRK13ANaVSCtsIihfCjWgF3RLJWdHB3UMXv5RkIQbxi1Xe1JoBR3w4-pNtxTmaI-id2mCJno6zaVJ4Xygh9Fa3PfX465rtzBfY1_PiB7Ugt0FUhHZiJ5/w300-h400/IMG_20230206_174013142_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqjcN2TiLXhAmTcLFBvSf2dil8ufDNlVkDdnRVrQCUZljbSOL8P3IAVAxiw0b8vV3Bax1IFHVLsph7bi53zLAMOv-0uOYcYbaZpssy_OHzhxWEisGC0n5obwE7_6J2nL2uUo7zlw-kNjGvtZTzvA0hzX_EUmQpJ_elSsiKJXk9L81KJ97Io_ZW0Ei/s4080/IMG_20230206_174022951_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqjcN2TiLXhAmTcLFBvSf2dil8ufDNlVkDdnRVrQCUZljbSOL8P3IAVAxiw0b8vV3Bax1IFHVLsph7bi53zLAMOv-0uOYcYbaZpssy_OHzhxWEisGC0n5obwE7_6J2nL2uUo7zlw-kNjGvtZTzvA0hzX_EUmQpJ_elSsiKJXk9L81KJ97Io_ZW0Ei/w482-h640/IMG_20230206_174022951_HDR.jpg" width="482" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Looking up.. </span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Eucalyptus belongs to the Myrtaceae family and is native to Australia. However many members of the <a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Forest%20Red%20Gum.html" target="_blank">Eucalyptus genus grow in India</a>. I am sure all of you would have seen this tree. Have you noticed its bark? This tree seems to be a survivor!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining <a href="https://www.happinessandfood.com/" target="_blank">Parul</a> in her ThursdayTreeLove bloghop. Do head over to see some fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in!</span></p>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-79724414949547984962023-01-26T21:29:00.002+05:302023-01-26T21:42:54.923+05:30Tree With Story<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ever so often, on ThursdayTreeLove, we hear the words, if only this tree could tell its story... Especially when its an old stalwart holding its own. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Today is 26th January, celebrated in India as the Republic Day. An important landmark in my country's freedom.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It seems a good day to write about this particular Peepal tree or <i><a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Peepal.html" target="_blank">Ficus religios</a></i>a of the Moraceae family. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Since our bloghop is about trees, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I will very briefly touch upon the history (not doing it the justice it deserves) and the story the tree has to tell. I have added some links for anyone interested to read more. Google will also help!! </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I saw this massive old Peepal at the Mamledar Kacheri in Pune which is a government office related to land records. Everyone coming there keen on finishing their work and rushing off, possibly only looking at this tree as a spot to shelter from the Sun. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Umaji Naik was a revolutionary who fought against rule of the British from around 1826-1832 inflicting great damage . To cut a long story very short, the British captured him and he was imprisoned, tried. On 3 Feb 1832, Umaji Naik was hanged at the above mentioned premises from the Peepal tree. Thereafter, he was left there for three days in order to deter people from more revolts. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This tree is indeed a witness and participant in our freedom struggle. It stands to remind us of how our fore fathers fought so that we are free and independent today.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can read more about Umaji Naik in this <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umaji_Naik" target="_blank">Wikipedia article</a> and about his life <a href="https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/event-detail.htm?114208" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaeYk-_HGLVRiAyjbuWnMCDAoFVEVaIk3lG-vYGHF-UPcBJzZJZcEAQrUxGPKI-W_0lPjyTsfUCC6wFj3M3DRcErMBDzZLOdlNHE7M-3nyAWQB52qx-zsw27SAFTJpU1C0z0jdixJRvq3n05dULcNpD8UfA5UYBRP-wi5vpefPXAbo0Z8C4zVebMsc/s4128/20220822_103558.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaeYk-_HGLVRiAyjbuWnMCDAoFVEVaIk3lG-vYGHF-UPcBJzZJZcEAQrUxGPKI-W_0lPjyTsfUCC6wFj3M3DRcErMBDzZLOdlNHE7M-3nyAWQB52qx-zsw27SAFTJpU1C0z0jdixJRvq3n05dULcNpD8UfA5UYBRP-wi5vpefPXAbo0Z8C4zVebMsc/w480-h640/20220822_103558.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Peepal grows in one corner of the premises. Offering cooling shade to visitors</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahwUjI0ybfFVXibwNWvj6nBLaPjsyM0MghdSdlMuCuEB6r3ZxosTOMo5bZYExSflBrLSYcAcEz1canwrI3tmO8hhGKAfKiwL-6s8HWlIw16gzTpLIGShCFM_JsIya8gzEKiLQ1iQmS9KRiIrSZY1YsKTZKljUmza4yZfhWo54LSFKVMN0qrEtIqil/s2576/20220822_103651.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahwUjI0ybfFVXibwNWvj6nBLaPjsyM0MghdSdlMuCuEB6r3ZxosTOMo5bZYExSflBrLSYcAcEz1canwrI3tmO8hhGKAfKiwL-6s8HWlIw16gzTpLIGShCFM_JsIya8gzEKiLQ1iQmS9KRiIrSZY1YsKTZKljUmza4yZfhWo54LSFKVMN0qrEtIqil/w300-h400/20220822_103651.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">People end up sitting under the tree little realising its part in our freedom struggle.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBm0zfLDQIgmuw02ZlTA_A0Jq9ghnzwMpaPoahmkS_LXgRBRDU_ZMu6ooFBVzftRXrxLxpiEz-zIUtWc0TnFF0fXcnc1aAYTw2kkF5X0hBfY3P016ooufQShUd6zDCf9U1Pj1rBdbb95xpHJS16NFGFCDehJi_k0g7jTwz9_wT5pvMpa7PmLyuCzZ/s2576/20220822_103642.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBm0zfLDQIgmuw02ZlTA_A0Jq9ghnzwMpaPoahmkS_LXgRBRDU_ZMu6ooFBVzftRXrxLxpiEz-zIUtWc0TnFF0fXcnc1aAYTw2kkF5X0hBfY3P016ooufQShUd6zDCf9U1Pj1rBdbb95xpHJS16NFGFCDehJi_k0g7jTwz9_wT5pvMpa7PmLyuCzZ/w400-h300/20220822_103642.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There is a small sign post on the tree which states that Umaji Naik was hung from this tree</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvPyU8lZxrp02kmnPWRLRosg3yBoLfTp-i1OXkwNL-jyZfdX11AkyvovRBOdQirlSWxSDRo4Avva7Kvmg96E6c5MgmE75QYcvx_M5jYAlrsoKLlo2HXl615FQ4t1clWz5NTzIvCIZH69U2Ok4kNPLy_pJgvbuJzZJYu7FhJe1-Mchw_U40cRH8LkS/s4128/20220822_103621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvPyU8lZxrp02kmnPWRLRosg3yBoLfTp-i1OXkwNL-jyZfdX11AkyvovRBOdQirlSWxSDRo4Avva7Kvmg96E6c5MgmE75QYcvx_M5jYAlrsoKLlo2HXl615FQ4t1clWz5NTzIvCIZH69U2Ok4kNPLy_pJgvbuJzZJYu7FhJe1-Mchw_U40cRH8LkS/w480-h640/20220822_103621.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Let us not forget our freedom fighters and their contributions. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJokXtnNuZxgQ2DEMlX9uVem8W_pCXVj1YuocjRiqqu3eK1BiygLdBCvnmCeZ8K7ihbLzA11DenMMIbO8xlo4hFHQTdnb1667o8FETzCp6ktg0EWo1Z2RXBDc5qxqDRXS0XX8qNPUKSFl5VtWXbjF12A-iBSRDdtBJdgRDM7WwBgpou3mLKCs7E7Bw/s2576/20220822_102250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJokXtnNuZxgQ2DEMlX9uVem8W_pCXVj1YuocjRiqqu3eK1BiygLdBCvnmCeZ8K7ihbLzA11DenMMIbO8xlo4hFHQTdnb1667o8FETzCp6ktg0EWo1Z2RXBDc5qxqDRXS0XX8qNPUKSFl5VtWXbjF12A-iBSRDdtBJdgRDM7WwBgpou3mLKCs7E7Bw/s320/20220822_102250.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAtiq_geOpKOHte6B5CDa_lWl03V8Nnq35zMqqUUMI6qItIfwPjkiR4SxPovmD7ixLmmyRUJUmplmJ3lrZWBcR82SbxCzdxtr5pJTyP5V8dRYqWOiAuM32kukdHy1EU_5RpFYBo2J7F_ZTQ1DTL0ZgHea1W3LStp_U8AOmmnRertZo9PvkpoDc5EW/s4128/20220822_102259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAtiq_geOpKOHte6B5CDa_lWl03V8Nnq35zMqqUUMI6qItIfwPjkiR4SxPovmD7ixLmmyRUJUmplmJ3lrZWBcR82SbxCzdxtr5pJTyP5V8dRYqWOiAuM32kukdHy1EU_5RpFYBo2J7F_ZTQ1DTL0ZgHea1W3LStp_U8AOmmnRertZo9PvkpoDc5EW/s320/20220822_102259.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6AM0BAKawBzZQRRdHUWNezIhfCWk5VcA07mILFg5wHWZkMIWwMjFqWUlJhqh-4IXNT9TxQIeOMrIm-7p4xRxfKP8hhxEUP08d8n8Q-JrBcgIbybseGK1SovAOHhmNdKX8cCA37-VlMkaeXryGcOovIb4uytboDDXZdLpA-G3IDji6x6gb5dK24Ft/s4128/20220822_102323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6AM0BAKawBzZQRRdHUWNezIhfCWk5VcA07mILFg5wHWZkMIWwMjFqWUlJhqh-4IXNT9TxQIeOMrIm-7p4xRxfKP8hhxEUP08d8n8Q-JrBcgIbybseGK1SovAOHhmNdKX8cCA37-VlMkaeXryGcOovIb4uytboDDXZdLpA-G3IDji6x6gb5dK24Ft/s320/20220822_102323.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aCZyYCX6vNQVhcf7zYwoexMq2IDTFvpHD3c4lthb62oBftsmrU2HyR33TpSQMwcor2EthAdhl6_zTA3idaMFHZBu2MpVcOTkEfCDhV1-SwjsYE3DiPYU1mhx1xigA48vOe-kcWSpsb9KlH9HWL-Pg5Xv1ibzTrKmm7lKb409kXA90UwBTpJ4qc4g/s2576/20220822_102433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aCZyYCX6vNQVhcf7zYwoexMq2IDTFvpHD3c4lthb62oBftsmrU2HyR33TpSQMwcor2EthAdhl6_zTA3idaMFHZBu2MpVcOTkEfCDhV1-SwjsYE3DiPYU1mhx1xigA48vOe-kcWSpsb9KlH9HWL-Pg5Xv1ibzTrKmm7lKb409kXA90UwBTpJ4qc4g/s320/20220822_102433.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaOacR74uNRztoBzw4a6P-SaJy77fyTFkfcpMqrXV1quDhRUoSem0hAqvxT8V1lePsvr7EihTEXTTaC6eBbmoP4amxKSRZFUapF-1KDfaIT9amUYnvgrhP0SwuGHOvJm8UYjaoSDeEa8SLQJ70VawKemZQQEv8X9_5tK-_iaIsOikaZtDvkQen9jO/s4128/20220822_103101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaOacR74uNRztoBzw4a6P-SaJy77fyTFkfcpMqrXV1quDhRUoSem0hAqvxT8V1lePsvr7EihTEXTTaC6eBbmoP4amxKSRZFUapF-1KDfaIT9amUYnvgrhP0SwuGHOvJm8UYjaoSDeEa8SLQJ70VawKemZQQEv8X9_5tK-_iaIsOikaZtDvkQen9jO/s320/20220822_103101.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">When in Pune, do visit this spot located in the heart of the city. Pay homage to this great freedom fighter. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As far as the Peepal is concerned, its been on my TTL before, and you can read about its leaves <a href="https://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2020/03/holy-tree-thursdaytreelove.html" target="_blank">here </a>and find it on a stamp <a href="https://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2022/04/ficus-religiosa.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining <a href="https://www.happinessandfood.com/thursdaytreelove-140/" target="_blank">Parul </a>in her ThursdayTreeLove blog hop. Do head over to see fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in. </span></p>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-53495161272080906672023-01-14T21:22:00.000+05:302023-01-14T21:22:14.060+05:30Unsual (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Again a ThursdayTreeLove post thats not on a Thursday! I am sure dear TTL readers will not mind! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My tree today is quite common and most of you from India will know and recognise it. It is the Ber or <a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ber.html" target="_blank">Zizyphus </a>of the Rhamnaceae family. I have not identified the tree to the specific epithet so I will stick to just Zizyphus. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The reason I am sharing it is because it was an unusually huge tree. Pune has many many Ber. In home gardens, public gardens, on the <a href="https://yenforblue.com/2020/10/08/sweet-sour/" target="_blank">hills </a>and even on the highways that lead out of the city. But they are usually up to one storey tall. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Those of who have read my earlier posts, know I was on<a href="https://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2022/11/cycle-explorations.html" target="_blank"> a cycling tour in Assam</a>. After finishing our ride for the day we enjoyed a lovely and unique Bodo lunch at a small island resort near the Chandubi Lake. I noticed this <a href="https://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2022/12/grand-thursdaytreelove.html" target="_blank">large tree </a>due to the benches that were lined up in its cool shade. They invited us to lie down a bit and rest and look up at the beautiful sky. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That's when I realised it was a Ber. It was about two storeys tall and its branches were groaning with fruit. The three veined leaves with a shiny underside easily gave away the identity. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilq3GpYORsj_95Iv72DqWEhryCD3c2xTx-4WjhkBnqI_J82SL5Ku5ipPUUFYWyO4SOIl3Adq7ir49lscu8A3nSzw0Yy603h34MJK2aD0lp79DVkC5QDAzfH4LucUOAo1LnTF9svl_XgbLCvxjj8Yb1gkNPK7rDRib58B_KEgpUpGVx7W3Cefmzs1F_/s4080/IMG_20221114_125617940_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilq3GpYORsj_95Iv72DqWEhryCD3c2xTx-4WjhkBnqI_J82SL5Ku5ipPUUFYWyO4SOIl3Adq7ir49lscu8A3nSzw0Yy603h34MJK2aD0lp79DVkC5QDAzfH4LucUOAo1LnTF9svl_XgbLCvxjj8Yb1gkNPK7rDRib58B_KEgpUpGVx7W3Cefmzs1F_/w301-h400/IMG_20221114_125617940_HDR.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Looking up..</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9r0S9axwvBGhg83lJvcoEJL24F3hts-X-pYKPFOhz0_yZlxs3Xi8sRfX32b9a2LLv_XwCTuEDrvKHW2l9t-0K2VjbUu2IXkAJdzEr6X-UtWvfZv0yTpemTPJy5-PKZi9ej4dBMAQZLeuFywged5oZ0uLVPtGE5x55md_l-TvOl7wfMiLVyjlo32IN/s4080/IMG_20221114_125621501_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9r0S9axwvBGhg83lJvcoEJL24F3hts-X-pYKPFOhz0_yZlxs3Xi8sRfX32b9a2LLv_XwCTuEDrvKHW2l9t-0K2VjbUu2IXkAJdzEr6X-UtWvfZv0yTpemTPJy5-PKZi9ej4dBMAQZLeuFywged5oZ0uLVPtGE5x55md_l-TvOl7wfMiLVyjlo32IN/s320/IMG_20221114_125621501_HDR.jpg" width="241" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Is this a triple trunk tree or 3 separate ones? </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNS2FNic271uqqU_v2XiOes78BRM6QbqzsL7YnCS6v8NBTmFjLo75M5vvjM4XrHl2E82UO4rlAab4qOahz84tAN2jMhKdTI82gmIyrqW7msDhn8RN9tIAL1_MptZhiMUCNANlLiiffQo136rL5CGUumm9QwOuIBBVccmYac6c2_GSCwFUwCo4xtIjY/s4080/IMG_20221114_130550085_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNS2FNic271uqqU_v2XiOes78BRM6QbqzsL7YnCS6v8NBTmFjLo75M5vvjM4XrHl2E82UO4rlAab4qOahz84tAN2jMhKdTI82gmIyrqW7msDhn8RN9tIAL1_MptZhiMUCNANlLiiffQo136rL5CGUumm9QwOuIBBVccmYac6c2_GSCwFUwCo4xtIjY/w482-h640/IMG_20221114_130550085_HDR.jpg" width="482" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The benches are seen.. inviting cyclists to rest</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEBM-aITQTMpdw8VYGI_M3PYSsM66fDDdcj6gIXnfKOpir85oFMfjrpUTjPIjuPtAN5-vgrSvtIl0EFkFb1E53TLaxXFsot_TSSxbKHaF2yKM7U8FLbv8zCncR7snYkBNKs9mVlOh0QtoJQYIJDhkQxJ6cXDkr5pOjhpfNR-nkJzz9mJojLQWaX6E/s4080/IMG_20221114_130557377_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEBM-aITQTMpdw8VYGI_M3PYSsM66fDDdcj6gIXnfKOpir85oFMfjrpUTjPIjuPtAN5-vgrSvtIl0EFkFb1E53TLaxXFsot_TSSxbKHaF2yKM7U8FLbv8zCncR7snYkBNKs9mVlOh0QtoJQYIJDhkQxJ6cXDkr5pOjhpfNR-nkJzz9mJojLQWaX6E/w301-h400/IMG_20221114_130557377_HDR.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fruit and leaf </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We have often taken refuge from the Sun or rain under the Mango, Ficus or Tamarind trees, It was my first instance of napping under a grand Ber tree. Unusual and Restful!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining <a href="https://www.happinessandfood.com/thursdaytreelove-139/" target="_blank">Parul </a>in her ThursdayTreeLove bloghop. Do head over to see trees from around the world. Better still, join in.</span></p>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697853036719917734.post-64977114033915986482022-12-24T12:11:00.002+05:302022-12-24T12:13:16.602+05:30Grand (ThursdayTreeLove)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the outset, here's Wishing All of You a Very Happy Healthy and Tree-mendous 2023. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Today I have a (new to me) tree that I (feel proud to have identified) spotted in our <a href="https://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2022/11/cycle-explorations.html" target="_blank">recent cycling expedition</a> in Assam. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As we walked towards this beautiful waterfall (Yes, some walking was also a part of the cycling tour :-) ) the drooping branches and what seemed like dry fruit immediately caught my eye. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIV7qjGz42M6bRP_ZMzBdqPn1o4w1KKtIxoUyyyBNYwUz2wVwm8gMegja-ZFpuXVJuB2U5fP41Av4zEANIgeD6caUuvk6Wh4Sv-iQsfU3hFjWU4CQQx-r_qpVxdf1AhyZ3-JKZZuDMlf6WwUK-lxmXlqjwY6w_9DQLCJIatTQlDjcxgi1LOlk3q94/s4080/IMG_20221114_111909905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIV7qjGz42M6bRP_ZMzBdqPn1o4w1KKtIxoUyyyBNYwUz2wVwm8gMegja-ZFpuXVJuB2U5fP41Av4zEANIgeD6caUuvk6Wh4Sv-iQsfU3hFjWU4CQQx-r_qpVxdf1AhyZ3-JKZZuDMlf6WwUK-lxmXlqjwY6w_9DQLCJIatTQlDjcxgi1LOlk3q94/w301-h400/IMG_20221114_111909905.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPLXnXasSyGA4WoF47AuerOUipn4Xw4whTe9UyOiENpJzKYXEPYltL4A5ReMk1oc5PNyPWXAb9LzlKs6g51O00ykKTvMeBJtURR6VW2-c24XrVw5M288A_zC-BPIeq5qKOLH5iRSY-jt7n8oeuP5P0CADi5-TEkDVnCnkg_lHY7n3E5G5tzMAE7HI/s4080/IMG_20221114_111543697.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPLXnXasSyGA4WoF47AuerOUipn4Xw4whTe9UyOiENpJzKYXEPYltL4A5ReMk1oc5PNyPWXAb9LzlKs6g51O00ykKTvMeBJtURR6VW2-c24XrVw5M288A_zC-BPIeq5qKOLH5iRSY-jt7n8oeuP5P0CADi5-TEkDVnCnkg_lHY7n3E5G5tzMAE7HI/w482-h640/IMG_20221114_111543697.jpg" width="482" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The tree was very tall and its fairly thick trunk grew absolutely straight for quite some distance. The branches were too high to touch any leaf or branch. I could barely see opposite fairly large leaves and new ones looked red. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOtTh1K_aA3DTmvq-DgParMloXO_z3BS3gMhM6yv8mzyNeIISG7ulAfN4V6ou3gd1AssnFiTtl0P4pBnFAaArfsQO8bvZgcQ-KjfczvvnOwugX9Ctvxo4PeDgtw6PCUEgysqX2LBxcbFq4Be2EzLEFFeJDTE2nSkTysP85BXKItqfGLj0iMRYnVRo/w301-h400/IMG_20221114_111426342_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="301" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Drooping branches</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">None of the locals seemed to know its name. </span><div><span></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMh-McTX7ZIpSiW02lTWGsVWhex740JbNFVjUdciO5aCjxBjb3aZaF05DIm_0ifn5JrfOprfw6ZGymFypXD3rbmOZ1JRbtG425bqGQ7y7o3zsKSiioTxJL1XmzRbFJKNQsk-wEEzRuo4vy-rjbWkD-U7rYfeZHkEpyeXi0cTSm9r7nhDGFc5EtQ6K/s4080/IMG_20221114_111509567_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMh-McTX7ZIpSiW02lTWGsVWhex740JbNFVjUdciO5aCjxBjb3aZaF05DIm_0ifn5JrfOprfw6ZGymFypXD3rbmOZ1JRbtG425bqGQ7y7o3zsKSiioTxJL1XmzRbFJKNQsk-wEEzRuo4vy-rjbWkD-U7rYfeZHkEpyeXi0cTSm9r7nhDGFc5EtQ6K/s320/IMG_20221114_111509567_HDR.jpg" width="241" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLjck4RhCxpz56uGKMOgVREwbB_WTsyvNSl9agZsc6yCjQixw6WQnJTymskprH6T5m-mUmw8tXDq5Y_zTyUs3WWDJpWKZSc_4IprF-AieDPZ-L_FIjpXWFILpqYtPmO5yvskqID0xG-wrVNEdikxT8AUrNsLc99bVNoO2tZ-x0zS_QayPhkZcZ810/w301-h400/IMG_20221114_111714521.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="301" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Very tall straight trunk</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3973" data-original-width="2862" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8ERnZvB98H2xBvqH6dAdvXIEIWq94KACqsu6fwFazTgABld08KK-tDR1IeGvkygFJcKijbWlBhB8YbYQqJtsoZ_olRFFKWfkGzRVhyl3hgcxy7baRn0UzWCvMgWAaUW4LGIyux6SWLTj9YWaOlh32jxcAxTWzPxSLUIsWbNulELH2gwVEu2i_Hwk/w462-h640/IMG_20221114_111717567.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="462" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Feeling dwarfed under the tall tree and its thick trunk</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8ERnZvB98H2xBvqH6dAdvXIEIWq94KACqsu6fwFazTgABld08KK-tDR1IeGvkygFJcKijbWlBhB8YbYQqJtsoZ_olRFFKWfkGzRVhyl3hgcxy7baRn0UzWCvMgWAaUW4LGIyux6SWLTj9YWaOlh32jxcAxTWzPxSLUIsWbNulELH2gwVEu2i_Hwk/s3973/IMG_20221114_111717567.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As is my habit, I had put together a list of trees of the region we were visiting and I tentatively identified the tree as <i><a href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Duabanga.html" target="_blank">Duabanga grandiflora </a></i>of the Lythraceae family. Luckily we were in cell phone range so I could refer to the<a href="http://flowersofindia.net/" target="_blank"> Flowers of India website</a> (my favourite go-to site for plant information) and my ID seemed to be correct but unverified. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A couple of days later, I saw more of the same trees which also grew near streams. This time, we had a Forest Department guide with us who told me the botanical name. Yesss....I was on the right track! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This <a href="http://www.nbrienvis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CMS/Duabanga%20grandiflora%20walp.pdf" target="_blank">species</a> is indigenous to India's north eastern states and grows on banks of streams.. just where I had seen it. It is said to be deciduous but luckily for me, it was not yet the season for leaves to fall off. What seemed like dry fruit must have been the persistent sepal. Its white flowers are said to have an unpleasant smell. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What I had not noticed in our earlier (in the 1990s) stay in Assam was the tree height. This year, I found all trees to be really really tall. Even the Gulmohor and Neem seemed much taller than in Pune. Wonder why... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Besides cycling through forests and tea estates and golden rice fields, the tour was a tree treat for me!! I recognised many trees but many whose names I dont yet know. But it doesn't matter. (You can read about the cycle tour <a href="https://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2022/11/cycle-explorations.html" target="_blank">here</a>.) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33oU0hSNosVu1qdfvyZXfBSmLMGt1NGzH7pXpSd3-IanfTXjeLwoEdn88p7XPdjAQxWsQ4J9rU00HOXJf3WDDlM3QSzTsZ2XFR1jk96SQsZPcKywSUVUmm3u9iVEZct5lrceFsGCv4lbF78L7H4wECr85224WEiZbx19rA-Spi9Dd7NAb5kbw5YRg/s4032/1668957813364.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33oU0hSNosVu1qdfvyZXfBSmLMGt1NGzH7pXpSd3-IanfTXjeLwoEdn88p7XPdjAQxWsQ4J9rU00HOXJf3WDDlM3QSzTsZ2XFR1jk96SQsZPcKywSUVUmm3u9iVEZct5lrceFsGCv4lbF78L7H4wECr85224WEiZbx19rA-Spi9Dd7NAb5kbw5YRg/s320/1668957813364.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fqylvZ3ZGahb3XPFkBBIUj59GrbMjoEJ9aWcRK1a-rE__CkJezDzoLMnLmYAilJ2teRTnpV5ln4cCy-Qo4lo86_2LHFQZzOi6XiIfgQ7oYsuGs6wbbpWa9BOPybgJTgyXYfw-y-nTLIeCtiE5oErTOlw4O_bZFmOX4g5WXg379BiJSOxae9gguNk/s4000/1668957813426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fqylvZ3ZGahb3XPFkBBIUj59GrbMjoEJ9aWcRK1a-rE__CkJezDzoLMnLmYAilJ2teRTnpV5ln4cCy-Qo4lo86_2LHFQZzOi6XiIfgQ7oYsuGs6wbbpWa9BOPybgJTgyXYfw-y-nTLIeCtiE5oErTOlw4O_bZFmOX4g5WXg379BiJSOxae9gguNk/w320-h144/1668957813426.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Do you also enjoy learning about trees and plants of places you visit? Seeing familiar species is like meeting friends from home, isn't? :-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am joining Parul in her ThursdayTreeLove. Do head over to see some fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in!</span></div></div></div>Archanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08719830256296245535noreply@blogger.com4