The first time I saw a Galgal tree, really saw it, was at a friends cabin in Kasar Devi, it somehow felt oddly familiar. Bright and yellow like tiny suns, hanging against the backdrop of the Nanda Devi peak. I was very tempted, and after a few curious questions, we - well, mostly I insisted- we pluck some from the tree. I can be regarded by some as the bearer of bad ideas, but often to people's surprise I turn out to be a memory-maker. My friend, truly kind, obliged, but I th