The nature's way of protecting !

The dew on the leaves tells us of the low temperature prevailing at night. I have been watching such appearance of plants for three weeks now in our garden. 

The leaves have an affinity for moisture, because of which they receive and retain the dew drops on the surface. 

Beyond the botanical intricacies for this phenomenon, what triggered in my mind is a thought about the even distribution of the tiny dew drops which coat the leaves. The dew drops would be ultra tiny and similar in size to form such an even covering of the leaves. There are some large dew drops which remain scattered but not confluent. 

I noticed that other rose bushes too have similar distribution of dew drops. That is when it made sense to me. There might be something on the surface of the rose leaves which allow the dew drops to form such an even distribution over the leaves. I did not observe such a phenomenon in most other plants. The dew forms a protective covering at night during this season when the diurnal variation of temperature is wide apart. The day time temperature soars to 32 degree celsius and the night temperature drops even below ten degrees. Such a wide spectrum of temperature does not occur during other seasons of the year. 

The process of condensation and guttation cause the dew formation on leaves of some plants in winter months. The rose bush would benefit from the dew as it provides hydration, thermal cooling and reduce the water loss through transpiration. The risks of damage by frost or interference with photosynthesis are high in a cloudy day with no sunlight. 

The soils hydrates and nourishes the plants in the garden. The atmospheric ambience adds its protective cover of dew to the leaves at night. 

The rose bush receives and flourishes to bear buds and flowers! That is the cycle of the life of plants!

It occurred to me that I too receive a lot during my daily life by way of good will, care, provisions, and friendships. They are blessings to make me thrive. Does giving therefore form the natural cycle of my being?

M.C.Mathew (text and photo)