Lime orchard Mount Abu

The Lime Orchard at the fag end of Tiger Path has stood the test of time and is still there surviving against the adverse conditions thrown at it by the weather Gods over half a centaury.

I first visited this place in the year1963, the undergrowth then was dense, today a large portion of the valley has been cleared by natural forces and of course the woodcutters.

The orchard with its few lime trees are still there I’m sure some of the boys have helped themselves to the wild limes earlier in the year. Walter and myself took a cool walk to this favourite haunt after ages. The mist was pretty dense, making it neigh impossible to spot any of the bird tweeting in the trees along the path.

Folks in town when they hear of us venturing into the woods alone are skeptical, and think of us as madmen craving for an early and gruesome death at the hands of the sloth bear that freely roam the jungles of Abu. Over the last few years there have been incidences of people being severely ripped up and mauled by these bears.

Look forward to Walters’s narration on Facebook later tonight. Enjoy some of the snaps I took while on the walk, I’m sure they will bring to mind some nostalgic and misty moments.

Pretty Misty

Dusty Martin Lime Orchard Valley

Bell on Tiger Path

Mist descending lime Orchard Valley

Plummies in the background 

Lime orchard

Walter any one for limes they are for FREE

Bera Rajasthan

Some more snaps of this Incredible Place, where the Leopards and the antelopes run Free. 

 Peahen

 Bar-Headed Geese

 Karvanda

 Ringed dove

 Ducks at Jawai

Button quail

MOUNT ABU "BLOWS its TOP"

MOUNT ABU ‘BLOWS its TOP”
This serene, live-and-let-live town today woke up from its submissive state of slumber and took

out its biggest rally ever in the history of Mount Abu to assert itself against the forest Authorities who are trying to impose strict laws of Forest Sanctuary norms on, this economic and viable city, . If this is allowed to take place it would be curtains for all the honest, peaceful, and nature loving folks of this ancient God fearing town. For centuries the natives and the local populace of this area have been catering to and looking after its natural environment. The forest authorities have suddenly woken up and feel the need to convert this peaceful semi-hill station (which caters to lakhs of tourists every year) into a Sanctuary. This action on the part of the Authorities seems needless, as to what they want to achieve denies the honest citizen his basic rights and amenities by imposing Sanctuary Laws. This brings to mind how in the earlier centuries the RED Indians of the United States of America, the original inhabitants were robbed of there birthright when their government imposed reservation laws on these fiercely proud people.
Is our government planning something similar by imposing Sanctuary law where it is not needed? What does the government want to achieve, by taking over the rights of the hill –folks who for centuries have been living in peace and harmony with their surroundings.
MY appeal to the Government and on behalf of all the residents of Mount Abu is to let Abu be FREE.
AS FREE, AS ANIMALS, PLANTS, FORESTS AND HILL-FOLKS
THAT HAVE LIVED FOR CENTURIES IN HARMONY “FREE”