Very beautiful and touching flora pic, Sandhya. Regards. Dinesh
On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Sandhya Sasidharan < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Friends, > > Wishing you all the very best this New Year. > > A picture of a Lagerstroemia speciosa tree, nothing rare or spectacular > but a tree close to my heart. > It was photographed last April from the Trivandrum Public Library compound > and I had posted its flowers and buds. > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/JFSkf9AaLpg > > This tree perhaps as old as the library always was a beautiful and green > presence. > But sadly when I went to the library yesterday I found the tree gone. > Hadn't been to the library for the past two months and didn't know that > the old friend had fallen. > All I could see was the fallen tree chopped up in a pile. But from the > base of the fallen trunk new shoots had sprung up, > like flames of hope. > > I chose this picture as the flora picture of the year 2012 as a tribute to > this tree friend. Also remembering that even the things we deem common > have so much beauty, enriching our lives.They too are disappearing fast... > > Wishing that in 2013 this Earth of ours will be a lot more greener, > beautiful and peaceful. Let us all put in our best for this green pursuit. > > Warm Regards, > Sandhya > > > > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/indiantreepix/JFSkf9AaLpg> > > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/indiantreepix/JFSkf9AaLpg> > > > -- > > > > --
