Third day of rain in Bombay.
News says that half of Mumbai is drowning, but I am safely huddled in the depths of IIT Powai. Monsoon is indeed a blessing here!
11th June, my star birthday. This time of the year I am usually with my parents in Chennai. Star B'days at home are synonymous to, wake up early, go through the daily ablutions, and go temple visiting with mom and dad and get blessed by the gazillion relatives!. This year is a bit different though, as its the first time am away from home for my special day, But duty beckons!
I start at 7 Pm for the local Devi temple in IIT, the sun sets at around 8, so it is kinda bright!. A slushy start, but once I enter the gulmohar gardens I realize u need more than a good focal camera to enjoy the beauty of mumbai rain!
The usually water-scarce gullu pond is now overflowing with water, and the periphery is surrounded by fallen red leaves, making it look like a still from an autumn movie!!..
A family of Mongooses (4 in number) are happily walking across the lake road in a line!..and there is a low mist hanging above the powai lake!.. further on, to my surprise, the dry canal which I assumed to be a sewage pass is now akin to the a small river with gushing water!
Am not the only surprised being! Every passerby has to stop to watch it! Even the dogs and cockroaches didn't miss the view!. The lake road is bordered by the lake on the right and small cascades of waterfalls from the rocks on the left! little birds taking refuge in the trees and new colorful insects crawl out of their homes!
These are a few things I couldn't catch on my 2 MP phone camera, but my eye caught them pretty well!
