… In recent years , summers have become unbearably sultry and suffocating. The whole night, the dry weather keeps one awake and tossing on the bed restlessly though the fans make herculean efforts to cool , comfort and take to a dream land. With difficulty, one closes the eyes to snatch some sleep but the mosquitoes' feather touches shoo the sleep away. The eyes keep moving to the clock every now and then but it seems the needles have become lethargic to move. Slowly, when the dark sky is turning in to light pale blue, the cool breeze starts enveloping and swinging one into sleep. Early morning birds start interacting with one another in melodious sounds. But there is no chance to enjoy that luxury for some more time. Daily chores waiting in line to be attended keep the sleep at bay. With half heart, one moves towards the bathroom, half asleep and half awake. On turning the water tap, the warm water comes out, mounting one's frustration. After this ritual, the kitchen invites as usual for a cup of tea or coffee. As one sips tea, the atmosphere filled with humidity makes it tasteless. How to hydrate during summer is elaborately stated in the magazine section of the today's news paper. In another article, the list of fruit juices goes
Fans, AC and refrigerators at service 24/7, windows covered with dark colour curtains, the afternoons still remain unbearable. A news in t bold letters catch my eyes and read that a photographer has captured the scene of glacier melting. who is to blame for this? If this is the conditions of human beings, what about insects, birds and animals ? What about next generations ? What measures can one take to reduce this global warming ? Birds , animals, trees, human beings - all are waiting for the first rain of the summer and for the smell of wet earth.
endless like a monkey tail. With all these woes, summers are always remembered for mangoes, water melons and ice creams. In India, everyone awaits, especially children, for mango season. All types of mangoes come to market in the summer season and the scene of women vendors in colorful saris with fruit baskets offers a visual treat. When one enters in to the market, every buyer is appeased with his or her choice of mangoes as all varieties are available. Summer is the ideal season for the preparation of mango pickles. In the afternoon after lunch, the pickle preparation starts. Women, girls and children - all take part in the preparation, every one doing one or the other small works. With the raw mangoes pickles are prepared for the whole year and distributed among the relatives. Mango sharbat, mango rice preparations are quite common during this season at every house hold. Raw mango pieces with chili powder and salt sprinkled on it, is the favorite of all children during summers. Vendors, during this season, throng outside the school premises, with raw mangoes and ice creams to make a good business. At every corners, on the road side, masala butter milk pots are seen along with tender coconuts. During the season, in every house, there is preparation Holige ( it is sweet dish prepared with gram dal and jaggery) and mango shikarni.
Fans, AC and refrigerators at service 24/7, windows covered with dark colour curtains, the afternoons still remain unbearable. A news in t bold letters catch my eyes and read that a photographer has captured the scene of glacier melting. who is to blame for this? If this is the conditions of human beings, what about insects, birds and animals ? What about next generations ? What measures can one take to reduce this global warming ? Birds , animals, trees, human beings - all are waiting for the first rain of the summer and for the smell of wet earth.
endless like a monkey tail. With all these woes, summers are always remembered for mangoes, water melons and ice creams. In India, everyone awaits, especially children, for mango season. All types of mangoes come to market in the summer season and the scene of women vendors in colorful saris with fruit baskets offers a visual treat. When one enters in to the market, every buyer is appeased with his or her choice of mangoes as all varieties are available. Summer is the ideal season for the preparation of mango pickles. In the afternoon after lunch, the pickle preparation starts. Women, girls and children - all take part in the preparation, every one doing one or the other small works. With the raw mangoes pickles are prepared for the whole year and distributed among the relatives. Mango sharbat, mango rice preparations are quite common during this season at every house hold. Raw mango pieces with chili powder and salt sprinkled on it, is the favorite of all children during summers. Vendors, during this season, throng outside the school premises, with raw mangoes and ice creams to make a good business. At every corners, on the road side, masala butter milk pots are seen along with tender coconuts. During the season, in every house, there is preparation Holige ( it is sweet dish prepared with gram dal and jaggery) and mango shikarni.
Fans, AC and refrigerators at service 24/7, windows covered with dark colour curtains, the afternoons still remain unbearable. A news in t bold letters catch my eyes and read that a photographer has captured the scene of glacier melting. who is to blame for this? If this is the conditions of human beings, what about insects, birds and animals ? What about next generations ? What measures can one take to reduce this global warming ? Birds , animals, trees, human beings - all are waiting for the first rain of the summer and for the smell of wet earth.
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