I LIKE THE RAINS

It is pleasant to watch the rains from the balcony of my bungalow, sipping coffee and eating snacks, because we are always hungry in this season, which brings down the temperature considerably.

I like to walk in the heavy rain, fully protected inside the mackintosh, watching the currents in the streams, at first muddy, afterwards clear, when little children catch fish.
I like to see the rainbow, drawn in the sky when He is in a jovial mood. It has a beautiful name in Hindi- indradhanush (bow of Lord Indra)

I like to see the lightning, followed by the deafening sounds of thunder, reverberating in the sky. I like even storms, shaking the trees and and blowing leaves in all directions.
The thirsty earth absorbs every drop of water, enabling grass and shrubs to come out from their hiding inside the soil, clothing naked earth with beautiful green saris, later laced with colourful flowers, attracting butterflies who impregnate the plants with pollen grains.
It is the time of all round growth.
When the soil is saturated with water, it flows in small channels which merge to form bigger rivers and flows back to the seas, from where the water drops evaporated to form clouds enjoying leisurely glide across the sky.
Alas! It is the season of floods, causing havoc all over the world. (See my blog about eliminating floods)