Skywatch Friday #8 - a lone tree in the sky!

Here is a lone tree, shrouded in clouds and fog. Standing tall at 10000 feet, this is a Rhododenron tree in full bloom. Rhododendron si the state flower of the Indian state of Sikkim. These flowers are in full bloom for just two months a year - March and April. This tree lives in the Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary in West Sikkim, India.

Skywatch Friday #7 - Kanchenjunga range on one clear day!

This is how the Kanchenjunga range of mountains look from Tukla range. Tukla range can be reached by car  from Nathu La, a mountain pass which is at a distance of about 50 kilometres from the Sikkimese capital of Gangtok. This place is much less crowded compared to the touristy Nathu La (thanks to its proximity to Gangtok). Can you spot something very unusual in this picture? Yes! It captures three distinct layers of mountain terrain - coniferous, arid and snowy. End of tree line and start of snow line. How cool is that? :)

This post is my entry to this week's Skywatch Friday.

Skywatch Friday #6 - Sky from the sky!

Watching the sky? Bliss. Watching the sky from the sky? ECSTASY!!! This is a picture shot during my latest flight. I feel twilights look their awesome best from airplanes. What still intrigues me is the formation in the middle. Does it interest you too?

Skywatch friday #5 - Above the sky!

I'm literally above the sky. And the clouds. All I can see is the sky. The sky is all around me. This is my real skywatch. NOTHING BUT THE SKY!

Location: From the cable car to Mt. Pilatus, Lucerne, Switzerland.

Camera critters #3 - Attention!

This is my entry this week to the popular camera critters meme.

I came across this flock of geese while trekking near Lake Chilika in India. All of them, striking an 'ATTENTION!' pose, as if listening to someone with rapt attention. Funny!