“Some days ‘staying put’ might feel the same as Going Nowhere. Make a cup of tea, and wait for that feeling to pass.” ― Vivian Swift
I have seen this little tree for as long as 10 years until we moved to our new place. This tree has weathered many things. Getting chopped when processions pass or when the electricity lines spark. It has given shelter to people in rain and it has also stopped growing to grow again. This little one has stayed put. In sunshine and otherwise.
Thursday Tree love is a photo feature hosted on this blog on every 2nd and 4th Thursday of a month. The next edition will go live on September 24, 2020. 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 – 94:
- Shama shares summer blooms from Portsmouth, UK
- Mali joins with shots of Cabbage trees from around her in New Zealand
- Angela shares trees right after rains from around a church in Hyderabad, India
- Archana joins with a Gulmohar tree from two seasons from around Pune in India
- Arvind joins with trees and greenery from Sawan Bhado Park in Jaipur, India
- Teresa joins with Coconut trees from Philippines
- JoAnna shares an Oak with resurrection fern from Southern US
- Alana shares a Norway Maple tree from upstate New York, US
- Priya joins with a Champaka tree from Coorg in Karnataka, India
- Lin joins with a tree from Waldridge, County Durham in England
- Traci joins with trees and shots of the woods from her backyard
- Aseem shares trees from Jordan
- Chandra shares shots of an Oak tree from her work campus in US
- Shalini shares Silk Cotton tree and its blooms from Gurugram, India
- Rita shares a tree and path laden with wild berries from Ontario, Canada
- Natasha shares a story and trees from her part of the world
happiness and food 
The quote is eternally apt for my situation. I go nowhere and do not even consider it a problem. Still, I make my cup of ginger tea and dunk the rusk into it having a nice time with myself. In a way, I am like this tree on the road side. Par ped to chai peeta nahin hai?
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I just dunked the rusk and had chai. What a timing! Ped peeta hai doodh – woh hoti hai itni saari pooja jaha ped to kya kya nahi khilate pilate 🙂
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Wonderful quote Parul. Here is my entry https://mywanderings.travel.blog/2020/09/10/gum-trees/
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Thanks for joining, Teresa!
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I agree with your quote and I am glad we do that when we find no where to go; wish our youngsters learn and adapt to this kind of attitude, rather than being impulsive… to be resilient and “staying put” is a serious issue among students. This tree offers strength and motivates to believe that every feeling is subject to pass… thanks for sharing, here is my post:https://livealifeofgratitude.blogspot.com/2020/09/88-thursday-tree-love_9.html
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So true. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Angela. Appreciate it!
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How lovely to see such a resilient tree. Going nowhere/staying put can be an adventure in itself, don’t you think? Here’s mine for this week: https://aseparatelife.wordpress.com/2020/09/10/rimu/
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Oh yes! totally. Thanks Mali!
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Indeed a happy tree spreading happiness! Lovely quote that matches perfectly! Here is my tree https://yenforblue.com/2020/09/10/henna-thursdaytreelove/
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Thanks Archana!
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Loved the quote by vivian smith. someday’s one certainly feels like staying put. And so lovely to see this staying put tree standing tall in sunshine and rainfalls.
My tree love link – https://praguntatwa.com/tree-love-peepal-tree/
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Thank you, Pragun!
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Wonderful quote. Jujube tree for this week Trees love
https://myhandicraftscollection.blogspot.com/2020/09/jujube-tree-thursday-tree-love.html
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Thanks Shama!
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We say “Bloom where you are planted”. “Grow where you are planted” is just as true for our friends, the trees. The tree doesn’t think about staying put, Staying put is its nature. Not true for us! But we can do it. We can do it. My tree (actually, more than one): https://ramblinwitham.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-road-taken-thursdaytreelove.html
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True that, Alana! We can do it. Thank you
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Thats such a wonderful thing to observe and grow with daily. I have come to consider trees family and keep a look out for my favorites on my walks in the colony and take extra delight in their growth and bloom.
Joining in with mine – https://www.shalzmojo.in/2020/09/the-flamboyant-gulmohar-thursdaytreelove/
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I do that too. Thanks Shalini!
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Indeed. There’s a lot to learn from trees!
Beautiful picture, Parul 🙂
Here’s mine for this week… not tree per se but never-the-less – https://softypinkngloriousred.wordpress.com/2020/09/10/lil-joys-ww-thursdaytreelove/
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There sure is! Thank you Priya!
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The first thing I thought when I saw this tree was how much it adds to the urban landscape. We need some living greenery in our lives. I’m sending this tough little tree lots of love. Thank you for Thursday Tree Love! Here’s my offering with a poem: https://joannaoftheforest.wordpress.com/2020/09/10/thursday-tree-love-close-encounter-with-tall-pine/
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We see a lot of trees in urban landscape but they also come under axe a lot in the name of development. Thanks JoAnna.
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It looks like it is reaching for the light.
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I felt that too, Lin. Thank you!
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I can relate to your feeling for one of the tree beside our flat. I will share that in next edition. I loved the colour of new leaves.
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I will look forward to seeing you Shilpa. Thank you!
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Loved the quote!! My entry for this edition – https://ramyatantry.wordpress.com/2020/09/12/tropical-state-of-mind/
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Thanks Ramya! Glad you joined!
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We need to protect our trees in the city… Here’s mine from the neighbourhood park – https://myheart2heart.blog/2020/09/15/with-nature-3/
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Thanks Rita!
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It’s wonderful to have trees in our daily lives that are almost like old family friends.
Speaking of trees, I went outside again on Thursday to take a few photos to share… and ended up with over 60 shots! By the time I sat down to go through them, it was Saturday… 😂
However, it was my intent to share shots of the same trees over the course of the next couple of months as the fall foliage arrives, so I’ll just use a handful of what I have with a few new ones for the 24th. I swear my superpower is making something easy into something difficult! 🤣
And thanks as always, Parul, for giving us an excuse to share & enjoy the beauty of nature around the world. 💜
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ha ha! Happens, Traci! As long as there is love – everything is fine. Thank you, Traci!
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I can’t stay put these days, but I will have my tea. 🙂 I’m a week late, but hopefully not too late. Here’s my offering: https://iamchandralynn.com/2020/09/17/thursdaytreelove-robin-hoods-tree/
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Never late here 🙂 Thanks Chandra!
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Awesome quote. Sometimes we need to learn from nature …
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That is true. Thanks Rosana!
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Couldnt resist sharing this with tree lovers… https://myheart2heart.blog/2020/09/18/fruitful-in-many-ways/
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All we need is love.. tree love ❤
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