My pictures with their little stories

We came across this house while walking around leisurely in Guhagar. A bicycle parked in the main passage to this house, grabbed all the attention. (Guhagar, 2018) See my blog posts of Seascapes and Coastal Life

Rhododendron in Pine Forest I did not find rhododendron flowers to be very attractive but surely their bright red clusters created a nice visual contrast to an otherwise green background of bushes, trees and forests - all in different shades of green. That is where they stood out.

Colours at Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park, Bhutan The driver must have been fed up with me due to the countless requests I made for stopping on the way while we were passing through Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park in Bhutan . Being very gentle, he did not protest and in fact started anticipating places where I would want to stop by. The colours of the trees in the thick vegetation in this forest was nothing less than a treat to the eyes.

Light through the forest cover at Kanha The feeling of mysterious tranquility can only be experienced in a forest. Few days at Kanha allowed us to soak ourselves in that feeling. The light through thick cover of trees is an eternally enchanting sight. Looking at the trees make you realise that they have been around for a long long time before you appeared on this planet and will continue to be around for a long time after you are gone. Just like the mountains, these trees have the quality of giving you that reality check which many of us need so often.

Morning walk at Pune university There are parts of the Pune university campus which have large old trees with significant canopy that create shadow zones so necessary for walkers. I realised today that while I seem to be deep in my thought process while walking as well as swimming, walking is far more enriching as the visual around you keeps changing every minute. There is hardly a monotony.  Swimming is certainly enjoyable but lacks this aspect of walking or cycling for that matter.

Tree cover at Pune university It  was wonderful to experience this feeling of being surrounded, covered, protected and comforted from all sides by so many trees with their leaves of all hues and colours and most importantly shadows of different scales of black. One of the enduring and fascinating sights has been the play of sunlight through the tree cover. This sight has never stopped fascinating me as it continues to fascinate countless photographers and painters.