“Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows.”
― Helen Keller
Sometimes when I spot something, I wonder how much of what I see is real. What I don’t know is if appearance is equivalent to the truth. Like this tree that I spotted in Jaisalmer. We meet people who may or may not be as they show up. What appears beautiful in life could be an illusion. It could also be the angle from where you are looking at. Exactly how the yellow in this tree was enhanced by the Sun rays that were falling on it. And then the angle from where I stood and clicked.
Thursday Tree love is a photo feature on this blog hosted on 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. The next edition will be live on August 23, 2018. If you would like to play along, post a picture of a tree on your blog and link it back to this post.
If you don’t see the pingback, please leave a link to your post in my comments section. I will link your posts on my blog in the next edition and spread some love. Let’s come together to appreciate the beautiful nature around us.
Before you go, don’t forget to check the lovely trees shared on #ThursdayTreeLove – 44:
- Archana shares a unique tree from Kolkatta called the Mad tree
- Angela shares a huge tree from Hyderabad
- Esha’s giant Aloe from South Africa
- Alana brings to us the Tree of Heaven from Brooklyn
- Shilpa shares the tall Redwood trees from California
- Natasha shares a canopy of reds from Dehradun
- Ramya shares an old Banyan tree from Pune
- Mascha shares a 400 year old Oak tree from Germany
- Nicole’s tree from the hills of Scotland
- Kalpana shares a gorgeous Gulmohar tree from the ECR in South India
happiness and food 
Things aren’t always what they seem. I remember once owning a pair of rose tinted glasses and believe me colours looked different through these lenses. Golden leaves – how beautiful. Is this during the autumn season?
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Ha! Rose tinted glasses won’t make the world rosy. They say that, don’t they? 🙂 This was winter in Rajasthan.
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Hellen Keller is an inspiring person, all her quotes are very good , and yes we see certain aspects of people, love the way you interpreted your observation. The tree looks grand on one side with sun light falling; and the other side green:) what I see is not the only reality ….there’s always more than one perception. Here’s my link :https://livealifeofgratitude.blogspot.com/2018/08/tree-love39.html
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Couldn’t agree more Angela. Thank you for joining!
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The sunlight has added to the beauty of the tree! Here is my tree http://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2018/08/middle-path-thursdaytreelove.html
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Yes, it had that effect. Thank you Archana!
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Your interpretation on Quote and tree picture is very nice. Its really difficult to judge people by the appearance!
Here is my link https://shilpanairy.wordpress.com/2018/08/09/the-twists-thursdaytreelove/
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Thank you Shilpa! Both for joining and stopping by!
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Your interpretation on Quote and tree picture is very nice. Its difficult to judge people by the appearance!
Here is my link https://shilpanairy.wordpress.com/2018/08/09/the-twists-thursdaytreelove/
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I’ve finally managed to rejoin your meme Parul. Here’s my post http://mumbaionahigh.com/2018/08/the-baobab-at-victoria-gardens-thursdaytreelove.html
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Thank you Sunita!
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I love this capture of the various shades. We all look at things from our angle and sometimes forget there are other angles, other realities. I had issues posting from my computer so am hoping this works.
http://ramblinwitham.blogspot.com/2018/08/willow-thursdaytreelove.html
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True that! This is perfect. I have you link, Alana. 🙂
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Its funny I tried to link up my TTL post here but didn’t work. And I couldn’t even post my comment here earlier today!
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Oops! Sorry about that 😦
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BTW, the golden sunshine in winters is a great way to get a stunning portrait in jaiselmer. It beats any studio portrait. We experienced it at Gadisar an hour before sunset. The sunlight was awesome.
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Yeah – may be I caught that unknowingly. Gadisar is sure an unique experience.
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This looks amazing and the thought is great too
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Thank you!
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True words! Shifting perspective would present a completely different scene.
Parul, if by Friday evening I haven’t published my Treelove please kick me in the behind. For some reason I’m not motivated to blog. Have to find my mojo back. 🙂
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Ha ha! Will do that. Thank you Vinitha!
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Save your kick for later, Parul. Here’s my entry. 🙂
\http://www.vinithadileep.com/2018/08/10/impressions-thursdaytreelove/
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Yay! Love it 💗
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I don’t think my “pingback” worked, so here’s my #ThursdayTreeLove. See, I remembered! 🙂
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Thank you! You made my morning happy 🙂
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Beautiful photo with the light and true quote. The light makes a lot of them, what we see…
Greetings from Germany
Trees in the mist:
https://maschas-buch.blogspot.com/2018/08/i-remember.html
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Thank you. I agree to that.
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What a great quote and an equally beautiful pic! 🙂
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Thanks Shalini!
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Great capture and a lovely perspective too. Yes, things are often not as they first seem, and there’s almost always a different perspective too!
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Thank you Shilpa!
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Oh yes, Parul. Often times, what we see is not how it is really….As in, impressions can be deceptive.
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They can be deceptive for sure.
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This is beautiful – the two colours gold and green are so distinct. Loved what you said too – truth and illusion are tough to distinguish sometimes.
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Thank you Tulika! 🙂
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Beautiful click. 🙂 https://www.magic-moments.in/
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https://www.magic-moments.in/2018/08/from-earth-to-firmament-thursdaytreelove.html
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https://www.magic-moments.in/2018/08/from-earth-to-firmament-thursdaytreelove.html
Wrong link in the earlier comment 😐
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No worries! Thank you for sharing!
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