My love for trees is common knowledge to regular readers of this blog. Every spring sees me go nuts, and this time, I had an added advantage. I could swoon over the trees of Uttarakhand too!
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| Locally known as "Kusum" - these are leaves, not flowers. In Rajaji National Park |
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| New leaves - Rajaji NP |
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| Travelling in an open jeep is great for tree-watching! Here's a langur leaping among the bare branches of a tree. |
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| Rudraksha tree - the fruits |
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| And when the fruit is broken open - you see the famous Rudraksha seed. |
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| These looked like Bharatnatyam dancers to me. - Rajaji NP |
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| I lost my heart to Deodar forests. - Landour, Mussoorie. |
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| Aren't Deodars gorgeous?
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| These young spring leaves of the Indian horse chestnut are among the most beautiful leaves I've seen. They were everywhere in the Landour forests. |
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| These horse chestnut leaves caught the sunlight so beautifully! This is shortly before sunset, Landour. |
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| Horse chestnut leaves again - framing the sunset that signalled the end of our vacation - Landour. |
Also see: Birds of Uttarakhand
Flowers of Uttarakhand
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2 comments:
Beautiful pictures of the trees Shruthi! I especially love the one with snow covered peaks in the background and The sunset.
The snow covered mountains can make anything look beautiful!...even bare trees.... Rudrakshi fruit...ooooooh!Lovely pictures Shru
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