Pitter Patter

RAIN! :) What an absolute delight to the desert soul. And no place like Kerala to experience it. Though I am in a place that receives least rainfall in the monsoons it seems indisputably heavenly. After a really really long time I have been under a sky that has poured its heart out.

The scent of the wet earthen surface, the sight of bright shiny green leaves, the sound of pitter-patter at different pitches and the feel of cold droplets assures you this is what one calls a paradise experience.

Of course its the weather for a cozy bed, your favourite book and a hot cuppa of chai/soup, but today I refused to be in bed. Instead I spent the whole evening sitting in the veranda listening to the rain. Here are my recording of the sounds I heard. They all sound so different.

1. croaking of frogs.

2. droplets falling on big leaves.

3. droplets falling on small leaves.

4. droplets falling on dry leaves.

5. droplets falling on new leaves.

6. droplets falling on the parapet.

7. droplets falling on the soil.

8. droplets falling on the car.

9. droplets falling on my hand.

10. actually, droplets falling on everything.

I listened to the music it made. The most refreshing and peaceful ode.

Rain, I love you. You remind me of the days I've laughed till I cried and of days I've cried till someone made me laugh, days I missed someone, days I spent getting wet and throwing water on everyone passing by till I got scolded and dragged in, days I got stuck in water knee deep... You make me live life again and give me hope for a joyous tomorrow. You wash me for a fresh day, an unsullied start, a new me.

Calvin, you're my other love.