I have posted some pictures of the ordinary wayside plants that I see every morning. Nothing exotic, great or fascinating. One may wonder about this act of mine involving trivialities when our lives are being taken over by other ‘Burning’ issues. Yes, apart from the issues of raging spread of viral infection and flaming prices of fuel, there is a literally ‘burning’ issue in my city, where bodies of people who succumbed to the infection elsewhere in the state, were brought and burnt in the city crematorium. As expected, every person is shooting words of his understanding and choice and our elected representatives are trying to make best use of the situation for their benefit. To put it in short, everyone is going mad and so am I, probably in a somewhat different way !
While being mindful of the existing situation, I would like to take my mind off these things for sometime and taking these pictures and writing these posts help. And it is something that I love !
These, as I said earlier are the roadside plants which come up in no time during the rainy season and flourish as long as the season lasts. They always look fresh and make the world around me green and beautiful for sometime and I am grateful for their presence. It is a pity that they are there only for a few months every year. Nobody plants them and nobody takes care of them. They grow in abundance and in a variety of shades, sizes and shapes. They line the streets and cover up all the garbage that we have thrown there over the years. I would rather have these plants around me in the form of a wild garden than a manicured Mughal garden or Kew garden ! I get overwhelmed by their presence every year and end up writing something about them and posting the pictures.
That is about nature at its best, in spite of our efforts to destroy it. The one picture where you see people is our group trying to do something to support nature in its efforts. Four years down the lane, the eighty saplings that we had planted, are now full grown trees. They are thriving very well and are a feast to the eyes. But we did lose a few. We planted four more in their places this morning.
