“The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.”
― Maya Angelou
The Indian Institute of Science is VT’s alma mater. For two months in 2009, I also did my research at the institute. Since we live in Bangalore where the institute is, we don’t leave a chance to visit it when possible. Last weekend, we had lunch at the campus and then I clicked this tree to remind myself that all roads lead to home. Home that the institute was once.
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 8, 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 – 67:
- Shilpa shares a beautiful tree from California, USA
- Archana shares a tree against the backdrop of river Moshi in Pune, India
- Soumya shares a tree she named Aurora from Bangalore, India
- Angela shares a beautiful green patch from her university in Hyderabad, India
- Balaka shares Palm Tree from Vasai Fort, India
- Anamika shares a Magnolia tree across three seasons from UK
- Alana shares Summer Camellia from Binghamton, New York
- JoAnna shares pictures of a tree near a river in the Appalachian Mountains
- Arvind shares Sunset sky and a tree from Jaipur, India
- Ramya shares tall trees from Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota
- Chandra shares in tree in watercolor and a beautiful story of friendship
- Divya shares pictures of a unique looking tree trunk from Santa Clara, California
- Esha shares a Pine tree from Nara, Japan
- Ramya shares a tall tree from her neighborhood
- Cee shares backroads lined with trees around Scotts Mills, Oregon
- Rita shares trees from Balanda, Qatar
happiness and food 
Since I grew up around IISC, this was my playground as a child. My friends and I used to wander around the lush gardens here and admire the plethora of flowers and other fauna. Such a gorgeous place! Still is, but it has been a while since I went there. Maybe soon.
My post is now live: http://www.lifeofleo.in/2019/07/brianna-thursdaytreelove-2.html 🙂
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You were lucky! This is a gorgeous place. You should go back, Soumya. I love the campus. Thank you for joining!
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Wow! What a great thought to think of your alma mater as home!! Most old institutions in Pune have grand old trees growing in their campus’ I am sure that must be the case in other cities as well.. Here is my tree https://yenforblue.blogspot.com/2019/07/dancing-trees-thursdaytreelove.html
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Old institutes have sure have old trees. I have seen Pune’s too I guess. Thank you Archana!
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What a gorgeous tree…Wow! To have the IISC as one’s alma mater must feel so special. I love the sprawling campus of IISC. Was there once in September 2009 when a friend had invited us for a family function. You couldn’t have chosen a better quote to go with the image, Parul! Perfect, in every way.
Here’s my #TTL post for this fortnight:
https://theskygirl.com/2019/07/25/wisdom-from-a-tree/
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Thank you, Esha, So glad you liked it.
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Such a majestic tree. I always find such tree inspirational.
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Agree to that, Arvind!
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It is a majestic tree. The sight of old trees in Bangalore make the city score over Delhi for me. I haven’t been to IISc but even the roads outside in that area have huge and old trees.
Link to my post – https://thebespectacledmother.com/2019/07/25/a-christmas-tree-version-thursdaytreelove/
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You are right. Though this time in Delhi, I saw a lot of green cover. Thank you for stopping by, Anamika!
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Fortunate to have the opportunity to visit your alma mater. That is a majestic old tree. My post has one, too, connected with one of our Presidents: https://ramblinwitham.blogspot.com/2019/07/cedar-of-lebanon-thursdaytree-love.html
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Heading there right away, Alana. Thank you for joining!
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Is home also where the heart is? What a lovely tree. I love seeing campuses with trees. Somehow they seem so peaceful and calm compared to educational institutes that are confined to buildings in urban spaces….( building blocks rather than sprawled out buildings in a campus if you know what I mean)
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Agree 🙂 home is where heart is…
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So Nice to know that you visited a place which once was a home… the tree looks simply beautiful and the quote inspiring, thank you for sharing Parul. Here’s my link:https://livealifeofgratitude.blogspot.com/2019/07/tree-love-61.html
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Thank you, Angela. Glad you liked it!
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So you, too, took a trip down memory lane! How wonderful! Here’s my offering for today: https://iamchandralynn.com/2019/07/25/thursdaytreelove-why-does-the-willow-weep/
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You too? 🙂
Thanks Chandra! Happy to have you around.
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I love that quote and your vision of all roads leading home. Oh, how I wish and pray that everyone would have a safe home to go to. Here is my tree love offering: https://joannaoftheforest.wordpress.com/2019/07/25/thursday-tree-love-tall-pine/
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You are right, JoAnna. I would love that too. Thank you for joining with that tall pine.
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That tree seems to open up like a flower. What a beauty.
Thank you for hosting ThrusdayTreeLove, Parul.
Have a great weekend.
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Thank you D! I hope to see you tomorrow 🙂
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IISC was a daily morning walk place for me 20 years ago. Feeling nostalgic after seeing the magnificent tree.
My post is here. https://craniumbolts.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-bounty-of-beautiful-things.html
There’s a tree as a subject in one of the many photos in the post.
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You must go back again, Shiju! Thank you for joining this blog hop!
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Beautiful photo and quote, Parul! I love that campus and have hundreds of photos of the various trees there! My son studied on the campus school and we would love to go to the restaurant there – the samosas and coffee are fabulous. More recently, he has been doing his summer projects there. So great to be associated with the institution this way.
Here’s mine (bundled up into my Gratitude Circle blog hop post!) https://vidyasury.com/2019/07/grace-under-pressure.html
Thank you!
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That’s lovely. Everytime I am in that area, i think of you 🙂
So glad you joined.
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I love such huge and old trees. Beautiful. The camera lens fell short of capturing its enormity. https://trinalooksback.com/2019/07/26/the-cloud-the-hill-and-the-tree-thursdaytreelove/
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I know, right? Thanks Balaka! So glad you joined.
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That tree is like a forest in itself. What a majestic look it has. 🙂 Hey, I am a week late to join the party, but here I am. 🙂 http://thevoidthoughts.com/2019/08/01/lonely-wanderer-wordlesswednesday-67/
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better late than never. thanks, Vinitha.
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Lovely! Such an old tree…I seemed to have missed this one! I don’t find a follow link on your page – so I don’t get alerts when you post one…
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Oh really? There is one.. on website, it’s too right and you can also follow on Facebook. I’m sorry!
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Thanks! Got it…
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