“Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.”
― Mandy Hale
I spotted this tree some where on our road trip to Central India. The moment I saw this one, I loved the look of the road around it and how it stood so beautifully in the middle of a highway. This one also tells me that when it feels like you are stuck, you are not.
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 February 14, 2019. 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. Please make sure that your post’s link is showing up on this latest edition. I will link your posts on my blog in the next edition and spread some love. Let’s come together to appreciate the beautiful nature around us.
- Balaka shares a tall tree from Paris
- Archana shares a magnificent Ficus from Ellora
- Esha shares a tree tragedy from Bangalore
- Anamika shares a winter spring tree from Bowness-on-Windermere
- Alana shares trees around a snow cover
- Shilpa shares a Banyan tree from the outskirts of Bangalore
- Angela shares a swinging tree from Hyderabad
- Vidya shares White Silk Cotton Tree from Bangalore
- First day of spring semester and Chandra shares a tree against the blue sky
- Liz shares a gorgeous tree
- Vinitha shares a lovely verse and the creepers that are taking over a wall
- Chandra shares a beautiful tree art done by her former student
- Rita shares a tree from Carlsbad beach
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I love spotting a lonely looking tree like this. Gives me a mysterious sort of feeling. Lovely capture, Parul. 🙂
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You are right. A bit mysterious. 🙂 Thanks Vinitha.
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Lonely , Lovely… Your Central India trip has shown wonderful treasures … Here is my tree https://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2019/01/kailashnath-neem-thursdaytreelove.html?m=1
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Thanks Archana, I think travel is a treasure in itself.
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The quote makes a lot of sense. I wonder how do you get exactly matching quotes to go with your photos. I will applaud the road makers to not cut this tree down in order to lay a straight road, instead they went around it. Or is there a folklore about this tree due to which it had to be spared. My imaginative mind is at play.
Joining you this week.
https://thebespectacledmother.com/2019/01/24/our-very-own-tree-thursdaytreelove/
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So agree with you and your interpretation of the image. It must be a special tree of some sort for the road to be built around it. Maybe it looks amazing in full bloom. The quote really is so apt…the tree is meant to be where it is be, and if you are meant to be where you are, it’s such a wonderful feeling.
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That’s a good one. May be there is a story. I wish there was some one around when I clicked and may be they would have shared? Thank you both 🙂
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Maybe one day you will pass by again and some one will tell you the story of the tree. Take care, Parul 🙂
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This is one of your best shots. But you are such a pro with photography, and I’ve said this before, but your captures are one notch above.
I totally love this shot. For a moment I was left spell-bound, caught in rapt attention, gazing at this beauty that stands pretty, in the middle of a road.
You sure have an eye for detail. Thanks for teaching me photography through your unique ways, Parul.
Had saved this picture from last month to link up. But blogging had taken such a back seat, that could not. But I’m back, linking up with your lovely link party.
https://natashamusing.com/2019/01/breaking-dawn-thursdaytreelove/
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Natasha, you are so kind. Every time you comment – you encourage me more and more. Thank you and big hugs for being that support to my efforts. You don’t know how much that means to me. ❤
Thank you! So glad you joined. I am looking forward to seeing you again tomorrow.
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Happy to see that they didn’t cut this down to make way for the road.
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Couldn’t agree more!
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An unusual site and I hope that tree’s roots don’t buckle the road. I like how someone took care and decided to preserve that tree. May it prosper for a long time to come. Here’s mine: https://ramblinwitham.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-road-thursdaytreelove-blogboost.html
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I hope that too, Alana. Thank you!
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I liked the way you clicked this tree especially the way its standing right in the middle of the road; to me it gives a feeling of calm and serenity despite being placed in the middle of the street… something to learn despite the noises around… i need to learn to be calm and mindful in order to focus:) like it or not despite the pain we are expected to change and grow for our own well being:) here’s my link: http://livealifeofgratitude.blogspot.com/2019/01/tree-love-50.html
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I know what you mean and I can relate to it too. Thank you Angela for sharing what you felt.
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I love that they built around this tree! Wish that would happen more often.
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I wish that too.
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In case my pingback didn’t work, here’s my link. https://joannaoftheforest.wordpress.com/2019/01/24/thursdaytreelove-revelations-from-a-hard-decision/
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Thanks!
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Ooooh, how I love this tree! I’m so happy that nature was not completely destroyed for the sake of a road. Here’s my offering for today: https://iamchandralynn.com/2019/01/24/thursdaytreelove-abstract-reflection/
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Me too. Thanks for joining Chandra.
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Nice to see they let that road be.
My tree post is on the Giant Sequoia – https://dnambiar.com/2019/01/redwoods-sequoia-national-park-california.html
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Awesome! So happy to see you here. A big and warm welcome ❤️
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Parul, this capture is a work of art. I cannot express in words how beautiful it is. The tree is lovely and forlorn but also strong and stubborn. It stood strongly in the middle and the road had to bend its way. It is almost like a guardian of the road.
https://trinalooksback.com/2019/01/25/2646/
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Thank you Balaka for that beautiful comment. 🙂 So glad you joined with you entry from Ahmedabad.
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This is beautiful! I love how it’s right in the middle of the road and the road has to almost adjust for it. It’s alone yet strong. Love the layers in this picture
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You are right. I had the same observations for the road and the tree. Thanks Sanch!
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What an amazing and unusual capture. So glad that they didnt cut this tree.
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Thank you Shilpa! 🙂
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It’s great that they left the tree there and built the road around it. 🙂 Wonderful image!
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I know, right? Such a good one! Thanks Debbie!
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I am so glad they didn’t chop off the tree when they built the road!
I loved the quote Parul! May I use it to share on my Insta account?
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Totally Shilpa! Feel free. The quote isn’t my intellectual work 🙂
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Here is my first entry into your challenge. I hope you enjoy it!
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So glad you joined Cee! I loved your pictures and those green trees.
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Every tree tells a story, unfortunately I don’t speak tree. https://photographyocd.com/2018/01/27/the-road-not-taken/
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True that every tree tells a story. Thank you for stopping by and joining.
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I love the quote. I also like that a beautiful tree was left there, rather than removing it to make way for the road.
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agree. glad it was left there.
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Loved the quote Parul. Lovely tree in the middle of road. Its looks so stunning.
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Thanks Shilpa!
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I love how the road goes around the tree! Most developers would have removed the tree!
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You are right! Glad that the tree survived. Thank you for stopping by!
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