Our World Tuesday: Week 98 - Rain, Rain, Rain - July 9, 2013

Mumbai rains continue.  We have an occasional day with only a sprinkle but
some days, there are deluges.  I stay pretty close to home, venturing only to
local restaurants and avoiding rickshaw rides into the flooded streets and 
chaotic traffic.  I love hearing the rains at night, though.

Of course, some folks have to get out and go to work or head to the street 
vendors for groceries.  I don't envy them at all.  I will be glad when monsoon
season ends!

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Friday Flash 55 - The Wet Set - 6-14-13

It isn't raining cats and dogs,

There are none in sight,

For Mumbai's monsoon rains are here,

And they are quite a fright!

Creating havoc in the streets,

The swirling waters rise,

As the deluge keeps on falling,

From the darkened, gloomy skies.

Safe inside, I love the sound,

Of raindrops pounding on the ground.

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Water World Wednesday - Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head - August 29, 2012

Well, Jaipur is having quite a bit of rainfall now....two months late.  

Monsoon season should have arrived when I did, on June 23rd -

but, until about two weeks ago, there have been only a few 

intermittent showers.  People have been lamenting the dry conditions,

both townspeople and farmers alike.  

A few days ago, rain came down in a furious crescendo, with booms

of thunder and lightning illuminating the skies.  It started in the afternoon

and continued all night.  Sadly, many homes in low lying regions of

Jaipur were flooded and there were several fatalities.

Subsequent rains have been less traumatic, except for flooding the

streets and creating puddles for delighted children.  I've never seen

such raindrops, though!

It started out as a light rainfall

The drops became bigger and bigger

And, in some areas, the drops were amazing...as the

rain continued on into the night.

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