We live right opposite a big Peepal tree. I can see it from my kitchen when I am cooking and we have a wonderful view of it from our living room. My kids and I spend hours in the balcony looking at the tree and the various birds and animals who have made it their home.
There is an eagle's nest , high up . We actually saw the mother eagle feed her babies - my son loved looking through his binoculars. And then there are innumerable squirrels , always hurrying somewhere. And yesterday , there was a big flock of mynas. Several crows and koels also inhabit its huge branches.
The balcony is my kids' favorite lunch spot - the Peepal is our jungle and the balcony a shady glade !!!
It shed its leaves last week .Indian trees don't wait till fall for shedding- basically because we don't have a fall :)) It stood stark and naked.
And then , yesterday , the Peepal stood covered in fresh , translucent green. It had sprouted new leaves in less than a couple of days.
The leaves are a wonderful color right now , a shiny light green and almost transparent. Everyday , they'll change color , almost dramatically in fact. In a week or so , they will turn a dark shade of green and remain that way till the tree renews itself again next year.....
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