Morning Mumbai Sky and the beautiful trees

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Morning Mumbai Sky and the beautiful trees

In our daily lives and with all the motion in our lives we never notice the beautiful nature of Mumbai. With this lockdown and vehicular traffic at its lowest ebb, the skies are clear and at near my house we have some of the most beautiful trees which have been shaped. 
Have a look at these images I have captured starting with the sky and its beautiful colors


   
The Flora




Natural arches

Why go to japan just watch the cherry blossoms here




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