This year, I have spent a significant amount of my time staring and observing trees. It is one of those therapies that I cannot quantify.
As an extension to my Instagram series, this post includes more visuals of trees from Kumaon in Uttarakhand. Also known as the fruit belt of India, I’ve been to the region in Spring and Autumn this year. Although the landscape—terraced farms, the lone Kumaoni homes and the shadowed hills—have largely remained unchanged, the trees and the colours do change seasonally.
In Spring, the green leaves flourish, the farms are ploughed and the fruit trees bear blossoms. This visit was solely about identification. I spent time studying and recognizing the flowers of the different trees.
Autumn was about admiration. The colours turned into more earthy browns or sombre yellows. The saturation did not come from the sun. The contrasts outdoor were insipid.
Read: People of Kumaon, Uttarakhand
Do you also gawk at trees?
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Amrita Das
I have been a travel and culture independent journalist. My bylines have appeared in many publications worldwide including National Geographic Traveller India, Lonely Planet Magazine India, The Indian Express and World Travel Magazine. A fellow of Media Ambassadors India-Germany 2019 program by Robert Bosch Stiftung and Centre for Media Competence, University of Tübingen. Currently, I am the photo editor for RoundGlass Sustain, a wildlife and conservation e-publication. I live in India.
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Lovely photos. That old Deodar tree is huge!!
Oh yes! I’m completely obsessed with it. Thanks much Prashanth :)
Mindblowing. Amazed. I could go on and on or try saying *speechless*
Slow claps.
:D Merci beaucoup!
nice information, keep posting.
beautiful photos
Hi,
I was trying to find online leads for some Kumaoni tree names and found your blog.
I just did a trek near Almora. Thank you