Outside And Beyond

It’s great to have a view of a perfectly manicured lawn through chic French windows but then there is a certain unmatchable pleasure in the crude magnificence of nature which, I’m sure, no amount of perfection can beat. I’ve finally figured raw is far better than precariously tweaked – sometimes it’s good to let things be, let them breathe.

 I’ve also realized that it’s a privilege to have an easy access to nature’s wonderful delights. So many of us have to live a life in and around concrete out of compulsion, I’m thankful everyday for my green little haven and heaven, Simla.

So I thought I’d share some pictures — raw, unedited and wildly green — to give you a peak into what I have outside and beyond my doorstep.

Newly planted apple trees at our place and a serious case of wild white buds.

Different is good. I don’t know what these lovelies are called 😦

Just me showing off my blingy sandals.

 

This one’s from a heritage hotel right across. It’s the best place to get a cup of coffee and read.

Rhododendrons – We make squash out of these. Sadly they don’t grow as much as they used to.

And someone’s left a vintage cadillac to rot in our parking, I don’t know why. Things that can happen only in India.

Just some trees and a winding path.

An old one – That’s our caretaker workin it in the snow. Also, don’t miss the mountains behind.

Window view

And that’s wildly amused me.

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(Some pictures by me and some by my brother, thank you Mister for letting me use them without your permission. :D)