“Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home… it’s your responsibility to love it, or change it.”
– Chuck Palahniuk
I spotted this Neem tree on the road to home last month. It was a simple village scene but made me smile. The sweltering heat, cow beneath this tree’s shade posing at the camera, and that guy looking some where oblivious to the action. To me, this was simplicity of life. A place where the rush of life takes on a different meaning.
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 June 13, 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.
Before you go, don’t forget to check the lovely trees shared on #ThursdayTreeLove – 63:
- Anamika shares a unique tree bark from Avenham Park
- Ulli shares crooked trees from Poland
- Ken shares two trees and a hut in between from Druids circle above Penmaenmawr, UK
- Angela shares a leafless tree from Hyderabad,India
- Archana shares bright yellow Amaltas from Pune, India
- Vinitha shares a bloom and lessons from a flower
- Alana shares Cherry Blossoms from upstate New York
- JoAnna shares Redbuds from Appalachian Mountains
- Chandra shares shots of the Cherry Blossoms in full bloom
- Aarti shares a tall tree from Capitola
- Shalini shares Rhododendrons from Padampuri, India
- Natasha shares a bee-utiful tree from Kanha, India
- Sunita shares purple blooms from Mumbai
- Ramya shares betel nut trees and a lovely night sky
happiness and food 
Beautiful tree. Good to see the cow is under the shade.
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Thanks Amy! Glad you liked it! 🙂
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A large hearted tree that provides shade for everyone.. I love the way the man and the cow have made space for each other in the limited shady area. Great capture Parul. Here is my tree https://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2019/05/fragrant-stars-thursdaytreelove.html
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I agree. It’s like they both call the place home. Thanks Archana!
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Hi.. Here is my entry for this edition – https://ramyatantry.wordpress.com/2019/05/23/dramatic-nature
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Thanks for joining, Ramya! Happy to see you around.
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Shade is such a welcome thing in the hot weather. We depend so much on trees for our happiness, as do the animals who share our world. Your quote spoke right to me and my situation right now. Here’s my post for today: https://ramblinwitham.blogspot.com/2019/05/horse-chestnuts-year-3-thursdaytreelove.html
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Thank you Alana. I am glad it spoke to you.
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A picture that depicts the rustic life in rural landscape. Neem tree is ubiquitous in large parts of India. In many ways, it is symbolic of the strong associations it shares with our lives.
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True that. You have summed it so beautifully. Couldn’t agree more. Thanks for stopping by!
If you are back from your trip, I hope to see you on the 13th.
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Both the picture and quote say a lot! The picture captures the simplicity of life!
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Thanks Vishal!
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Elders say, the air coming from neem tree also is good. That’s huge tree.
Here is my entry for this week:
https://www.fantasticfeathers.in/2019/05/spring-blooms-thursdaytreelove.html?m=1
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Is it? That is something I did not know. But it could be true. Thanks Ramya. Glad you see you here and joining with a post.
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I love how you’ve described this picture – simplicity of life. An important reminder to all of us to concentrate on the simple things in life.
I always end up forgetting about Thursday Tree Love though I plan to post. Hopefully I’ll join you for the next one.
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Thank you Reema! I hope to see you on the 13th :)Would be good to have you around.
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I love this photo–so many stories here, as you have indicated. Here’s my offering: https://iamchandralynn.com/2019/05/23/thursdaytreelove-the-redbuds-allure/
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Thanks Chandra!
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This is a sight of a Neem tree for me after a long long time. Neem is a medicinal tree with many uses. Its fruit called Nimbodi in Hindi (or something like that) the bitter paste of which was given to me to eat and apply locally on the annually occuring foda-fulsi in the monsoon season. It was terrible for a child to endure.
The simplcity of the village scene is, trust me, only from the outside. The village people too lead a complicated life, only the complications are different from ours. And this I can say for having a close relationship with my father’s village for the most part of my life.
My post for this Thursday Tree Love link up – https://thebespectacledmother.com/2019/05/23/living-dead-thursdaytreelove/
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Interesting insight. I never got a chance to visit or stay in a village. So they have always been a place I wanted to go. I agree that there are complications all around. the levels are different.
Gosh, that paste must have been bitter but I am sure it healed. That’s how good Neem is. I know of the Datun 🙂
Thank you Anamika for linking up and sharing thoughts. Always helps to know more.
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Love this and it is so true!!! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Idyllic scene beautifully captured.
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Thanks Deepak!
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This sure is the idyllic village life. The cow is so majestic. Nice click
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Thank you Inderpreet!
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Its amazing how high the tree is yet its foliage is not that thick. I am blessed to have plenty of Neem trees in my colony and give my thanks to them daily on the walk!!!
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Neem is common and India and to know that they have so many uses is amazing. Thanks for stopping by, Shalini!
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Love the quote, the tree,cow and the whole setting Parul, am travelling and couldn’t post 🙂 Here’s my linkhttps://livealifeofgratitude.blogspot.com/2019/05/tree-love-58.html
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No worries Angela. Whenever you get a chance.. Thank you!
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Village life is a good detox from the city rush! Nice capture….Here’s mine from a distant land – https://myheart2heart.blog/2019/05/27/springing-back-to-life/
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I think it would be. Never lived but sure it must be free from all the chaos. Thank you for joining!
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Love the rustic, village charm. This pictures has so many varied layers. So many stories to tell. Tad late but here is my post for #TTL ; https://natashamusing.com/2019/05/sunshine-in-my-neighbourhood-wordless-wednesday-natasha-musing/
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Thank you, Natasha. It’s never too late here. 🙂
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I love the simplicity in this scene where the man and cow share the valued shade and the cow is more in tune with the action. I don’t have a post today, but hope to have one next month.
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Thank you! I look forward to seeing you on the 13th.
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