Monsoon Merriment - August 24, 2012

At long last, Jaipur had a torrential downpour which lasted all night and
well into the next day.  School was cancelled and my landlady had her 
two grandsons to watch over. I was at my computer, enjoying the 
downpour on the roof, listening to the happy screaming of little Vishu,
who often sits patiently with me as we search the skies for returning 
peacocks.  Today, however, fully clad, he was splashing joyfully in the 
huge puddles created by the rain.  Since there was a great "swimming 
hole" right in front of my room and I could take photos from the dry comfort 
of my porch, I called him over.  He was most obliging and I got some delightful 
shots.

Whenever I have my camera out around Vishu, he has to perform Hindu dances

for me.  He is such a character ...AND he is a pretty good dancer, wet or dry!

When he didn't have a toy boat available, Vishu was very creative and put

his shoes to good use!

Sadly, that night, Jaipur experienced massive rainfall which caused the worst

flooding since 1968 and several lives were lost.  Even with this amount of rain,

the late beginning of monsoon, has not been of much benefit to farmers who

needed water for their crops much earlier in the growing season.  However, for

animals who were dying of thirst, this brought some relief.