Everyday Moments – (#SOL-2021)

20-07-2021

It has been raining every day from 8^th. Earlier there were almost ten sunny days with occasional rains. On Saturday evening it started raining and did not stop till Sunday evening. We were wondering about the amount of water up there. Early yesterday morning there was silence around us. We were thinking what was different and realised it was not raining 😊 There had been a steady downpour and we had got used to the sound of rain. There are many low-lying areas in our place and there are rivers and backwaters. There has been flooding in all those places. So much chaos and destruction.

Yesterday morning was sunny. We were seeing the sun after many days. But afternoon the weather changed. Suddenly dark clouds gathered and there was a steady downpour with wind. Seeing the sun my husband put his clothes out to dry. He had to run to bring them inside 😊. The weather is on my mind!

Sun and rain

On the 16^th was our grandson, Advaith’s  8^th birthday, how time flies. Our daughter, Gayatri, Vinay and  and children live in Germany. They had a small party for his friends at home. One of his friends wore a beautiful long dress and Kavya was fascinated by it. She wants one just like that. She will be four in November. My daughter was telling till a few months ago Kavya refused to wear frocks !  I had stitched two cross stitch mats for Advaith and Kavya. We posted them and some books to the children on the 14^th. They will get it in two weeks. They would have come for their vacations end of this month. Hopefully they will be able to come next year.

Every afternoon my mother and I listen to music and stitch something. She is making a blanket from a cotton sari. She finds it very heavy to wear. I am doing cross stitch. My husband took a photo of us 😊.

Today evening we went to the lake in our place. We have not been there for months. The lake is almost  full now. It is a rain water harvested lake. It is one of my favourite places. I feel so good to see so much water. The road to Endpoint, another favourite place for walking is still closed. There is a rainwater harvested lake there too We did not see it when it was full last year. I don’t know when we will be able to go there. How life has changed.

Pouring and pouring

The skies have opened

Water pelting down

Hitting the earth.

The skies have opened

The amount of water up there

Hitting the earth

Big drops and small drops.

Dark clouds gather

Sound of approaching rain

Water and wind together

Hit the plants and trees.

Sound of approaching rain

Gathering momentum

Hit the plants and trees

Pouring and pouring.

(The pantoum is a poem of any length, composed of four-line stanzas in which the second and fourth lines of each stanza serve as the first and third lines of the next stanza. The last line of a pantoum is often the same as the first.)

Heavy rain in Udupi district: Low-lying areas inundated- The New Indian Express

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