The monsoon rains in our place is unceasing in its fury and downpour. It makes our cottage moist and damp. The electronic equipment do not function optimally in such a climate. It is an effort to protect the camera and lenses from fungal invasion.
But as we look out into the front and side yard, we have a breathtaking view. The green hue to the vegetations, the rains bring immediately after the summer is distinct and refreshing. It is the grass which shows that special hue more than any of the trees.
With the rains, some flowering plants are in bloom. This brings in the butterflies. When there is pause, I walk around the garden looking for the butterflies. Anna and I noticed butterflies in blue, white, crimson and orange, for the first time in the last eighteen months.
We are missing the birds. The Magpie family is around. Daffney barks and chases the hens who used to wander into the compound. Now they too bypass us.
The in between sunshine for few minutes is most refreshing. Now I understand how the British habitually talk about the weather, because, they have more of cold spells than bright sunshine ! There is nothing like sunshine, because it lights up nature to its created glory!
To live is to be aware of the gains and losses!
Even a change of weather brings gains and losses! Yet in each of it there is a meaning, purpose and fullness.
As we plucked the first pine apple from the garden today, we feel that the earth is welcoming us with its fruit! This gives us a sense of belonging!
M.C. Mathew(text and photo)
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