Everyday Moments-(#SOL-2021)

8-06-2021 On the 3rd we read in the newspapers that Southwest monsoon had touched Kerala, the state to our south. We would get rains within a week. We were surprised when it rained heavily on the 3rd and 4th. How could we get the rains so soon? We learnt that it was due to a…

Everyday Moments- (#SOL-2020)

1-06-2021 This year the weather has been different, we have been getting rains on and off since March. Our summers are very hot with high humidity but this year the rains gave us a little relief. But all the time we were thinking whether the rains were good for agriculture. But nature has her way.…

Everyday Moments – (#SOL-2021)

 20-04-2021 January 1st is the beginning of the new year but for most people in my country it is the new year according to the English calendar. Our festivals and other religious rites and rituals are based on the Hindu calendar. Some follow the lunar cycle and some the solar cycle. According to the lunar…

Everyday Moments (#SOL-2020)

11-08-2020 Today we are having a little rest from rain. It was pouring the whole of last week. We need this rain but it has caused untold misery to countless people. Most rivers in our state are overflowing and farmlands inundated and crops destroyed. It is a terrible situation and to top it all, the…

#SoCS June 20/2020

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “zz.” Find a word with double-z in it and use it in your post. Enjoy! Our monsoon season started the beginning of this month, a little earlier than anticipated due to a depression in the Bay of Bengal and a cyclone. We have received good rain…