A little over a year in our home city, and life has been a mixed bag. We survived an intense summer, struggling with niggling health issues.
But thankfully, most of my plants are thriving despite the soaring temperatures. Especially the old and sturdy ones - like umbrella palm, hibiscus, Swiss cheese plant, and jasmine. Though I did lose some pothos and chrysanthemums in the horrendous summer heat. Made up by planting some chillies and bitter gourd in containers, hoping to recreate my passion of growing our own food. However, the paucity of space is a big challenge here.
Meanwhile, there has been incessant rain this year, and subsequent waterlogging over most of Delhi-NCR. After years I am seeing parks full of water, and can hear the frogs croaking through the night without worrying about finding one or two inside my home. We can finally enjoy the rains again!
As the skies darken at midday with rain- laden clouds, it feels like living in a rainforest, as the son rightly said. Thankful for the choices made and the decisions taken last year.
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| The iconic Charbagh as seen from the Lucknow metro |
We also made a couple of weekend trips over the last two months. I felt they were easier to do from Delhi somehow, perhaps because of lesser travel time and better connection.
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| Inside Keoladeo in Bharatpur |
Hoping the remaining months of the year go by well. Fingers crossed!
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