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The Beauty of Small Things

Posted on July 21, 2015February 14, 2022

When I go on trekking I am taken in my things on large scale. We end up camping in places which are often the size of many football fields! I am so used to leading a cramped lifestyle in the city life. You practically rub shoulders with someone else all the time! So when I go on a trek I literally feast on the open spaces. But there is the beauty of small things too.

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View from Jamadi, Himachal Pradesh, India

I have a theory. I share my best pictures in the first few posts that I do. I sometimes tell myself that a particular picture is a better fit for some other theme and I should hold it back. But till date I have not been successful! Whatever I like most, I share it immediately. So all my better landscape pictures can be seen in these posts.

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A Big Wild Mushroom!

However, I would keep going back to the folder thinking I have do one more post. I would look at the pictures and go away thinking I have shown them all! And then it dawned on me, I never show the small bundles of joy on a trek! More often than not, it would be our trekking guides who would spot such things of beauty. Rama Kant ji spotted this wild mushroom! Later the local women who looked at the picture told us that it was edible! But we left it well alone!

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She Also Falls in the Same Category!

She also falls in the same category, small bundle of joy. But look at her face! It is her ‘I am doing the world a favor’ face, which she makes when I ask her to pose for a photograph! Let her move away from the camera and she would be smiling again!

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Iris Growing in the Wild

When I saw an Iris for the first time on a trek in 2006 I went crazy with delight. That was one trek in Uttarakhand where I bent down to click every wild flower that I saw! I now almost take the Iris for granted. And yet I still click a few pictures, because there is a lot of joy in the small things too!

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Marsh Marigolds

You will find marsh marigolds growing in abundance near water sources. And if the water source is near the campsite I go and fill my water bottle on my own. If it is far away I pinch water from the kitchen tent! It is a lot of fun to go near the water source because these yellow beauties bloom with more happiness out there.

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A Gaddi Woman with Child

If you pick up your trek carefully, you would hardly meet anyone on the way except the Gaddi people. They are the tough mountain people who move with their herd of animals in search of grazing pastures. They live in temporary shelters and sell their produce to the market. It is a tough life for when it rains it pours and you still have to keep moving with your herd. In the winter they come down from the heights with their livestock.

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The Dandelion

It was fun to have dandelions on our first campsite. The girls would like to blow it away and I would like to click pictures!

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A Red Wild Flower

This is a very commonly growing wildflower in the mountain, I have seen it almost on my every trek and yet I can’t remember the name nor can I find it while searching for it. But pretty and delicate it is!

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Himalayan Thimbleweed

So now you see why I felt my story was still incomplete! Not only do I get to enjoy the open vistas on the trek, I get to enjoy small beauties as well!

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Himalayan Anemone

I close this post with a Himalayan anemone which is the flower. Unfortunately I do not know the name of the insect. Now my trek story is complete! I have shared the beauty of the small things that you find on a trek!

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40 thoughts on “The Beauty of Small Things”

  1. rupam { xhobdo } says:
    July 22, 2015 at 2:06 pm

    So beautiful photos.

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 22, 2015 at 10:45 pm

      Thank you Rupam.

      Reply
  2. Ami says:
    July 22, 2015 at 2:14 pm

    How very true – and I thought I was the only random person who keeps clicking for these small things. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.

    Ami @ http://thrillingtravel.blogspot.in/

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 22, 2015 at 10:44 pm

      Ami you are also welcome to the club 😀

      Reply
  3. Somali K Chakrabarti says:
    July 22, 2015 at 3:30 pm

    The beauty of small things comes forth nicely through your camera Mridula. The Anemone is so small and yet so full of life.

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 22, 2015 at 10:43 pm

      Thank you so much Somali 😀

      Reply
  4. anks says:
    July 22, 2015 at 3:52 pm

    And I thought I was the only one who stopped every few steps! 🙂 Good to know that there are others too 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 22, 2015 at 10:43 pm

      Welcome to the club 😀

      Reply
  5. sangeeta khanna says:
    July 22, 2015 at 3:59 pm

    Lovely pictures. I once clicked many pictures of mushrooms on a trek in Mukteshwar but could ever share it on the blog. Now you inspire me to do so 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 22, 2015 at 10:43 pm

      Hope to see your pictures soon Sangeeta.

      Reply
  6. Anupam Chakraborty says:
    July 22, 2015 at 4:39 pm

    And the beauty lies in the eyes of beholder! It is a wonderful tale of small things 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 22, 2015 at 10:42 pm

      Thank you so much Anupam 😀

      Reply
  7. Alok Singhal says:
    July 22, 2015 at 4:40 pm

    Sometimes small things are more beautiful than their bigger counterparts and we find more peace with them.

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 22, 2015 at 10:42 pm

      Alok they are lovely too! But I seriously love Himalayan landscapes 😀

      Reply
  8. Arun says:
    July 22, 2015 at 4:47 pm

    They are really beautiful

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 22, 2015 at 10:41 pm

      Thank you so much Arun.

      Reply
  9. Chaitali says:
    July 22, 2015 at 5:11 pm

    You had me at the title! Lovely pictures

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 22, 2015 at 10:41 pm

      Thank you Chaitali 😀

      Reply
  10. VJ Sharma says:
    July 22, 2015 at 5:17 pm

    You always come up with great ideas of inspiring blog-posts. Good one !

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 22, 2015 at 10:40 pm

      Thank you so much VJ.

      Reply
  11. Indrani says:
    July 22, 2015 at 5:46 pm

    The little joys in the wild. Well captured.

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 22, 2015 at 10:40 pm

      Thank yo Indrani!

      Reply
  12. Archana Kapoor says:
    July 22, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    splendid shots… saw some of them that you posted on fb 🙂 Cheers 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 22, 2015 at 10:39 pm

      Thank you Archana.

      Reply
  13. Swati ( The Tales of a Traveler ) says:
    July 22, 2015 at 7:52 pm

    Beautiful clicks …ur little bundle of joy looks quite relaxed and happy and honestly I got to know the names of so many wild flowers today after reading your post 😉

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 22, 2015 at 10:39 pm

      Swati, but the trouble is that I forget the names! 🙁 And that kid is making a long face! Believe me 😀

      Reply
  14. Kalpanaa says:
    July 22, 2015 at 8:55 pm

    Love the photos and the idea of blogging about the small things. Thought-provoking.

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 22, 2015 at 10:38 pm

      Thank you so much Kalpana.

      Reply
  15. Akanksha Dureja says:
    July 22, 2015 at 11:44 pm

    Lovly picctures!

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 23, 2015 at 3:02 pm

      Thank you Akansha.

      Reply
  16. Purba Chakraborty says:
    July 23, 2015 at 12:39 am

    Such beautiful and stunning pictures!

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 23, 2015 at 3:02 pm

      Thank you Purba.

      Reply
  17. yogi saraswat says:
    July 23, 2015 at 11:45 am

    Mridula ji you always come up with great ideas of inspiring blog-posts . I do not know about The Dandelion , but now seeing it through your lenses. what a white beauty. other pictures are also very lovely .

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 23, 2015 at 3:03 pm

      Thank you so much Yogi!

      Reply
  18. Lady Fi says:
    July 23, 2015 at 11:51 am

    Lovely tiny details!

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 23, 2015 at 3:04 pm

      Thank you Lady Fi.

      Reply
  19. Mahesh Semwal says:
    July 23, 2015 at 2:55 pm

    Keep traveling , keep sharing

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 23, 2015 at 3:04 pm

      Thank you Mahesh.

      Reply
  20. Shrinidhi Hande says:
    July 24, 2015 at 7:04 am

    Inspired by god of small things?

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    1. Mridula says:
      July 24, 2015 at 11:20 am

      No I don’t think I liked the book, though I read it a long time back 😀

      Reply

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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