up above , the sky was covered in a canopy of white clouds , while down below , the roads were glistening from the intermittent overnight drizzle , the freshness of the air was a refreshing contrast to the perpetual polluted atmosphere of the place she had come from , and as far as her eyes could see there were pine and deodar trees , swaying in the whispering winds and sparkling in the nurturing dew , rendering to the whole vista a picturesque beauty .