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“I love the rain!”
Rain, rain, go away, come back some other day… like this coming Sunday! It began to rain last night around 9:00 pm, and it rained continually all day. Sometimes a mist and other times a torrential downpour.
We could see the rain and hear it hitting the trees outside our room!
It was pouring when Mary departed for class, so she left early in order to take the indoor route.
At 9:00 am, it was still going strong. I went to breakfast but did not sit outdoors today. Even the myna birds were hiding from the rain. We had a couple of sparrows that made it to breakfast but were not as much fun to watch.
The wind was moving the palm trees quite a bit.
The forecast says it will clear up on Wednesday.
Mary called around 11:00 am and said she had a break, so I high-tailed it to visit her for a few minutes. She accidentally walked under a leaking ceiling fixture and got a blast of water on her head, giving her a unique hairdo. Of course, I did not say anything, but I noticed several birds eyeing her as a potential nesting place.
The rain cleaned up whatever minor amount of dust was on the plants, and they became even brighter.
The red colors even got redder!
The larger bushes became more brilliant.
Walking the pathways between facilities was breathtaking.
After her break, I returned to the room and waited until 1:00 pm to meet Mary for lunch. We attempted to walk from the conference center to the pool restaurant, but Mother Nature also decided we needed to shine; down came the rain.
I began to sing “Singing In The Rain” while skipping down the pathway. Halfway through the chorus, I got hit by three pairs of shoes and a dozen tomatoes thrown from a great distance. To stop the onslaught, I whispered the rest of the song.
We kept the umbrella open inside the canopy, just in case.
We had to stand up as the benches were too wet to sit on.
The birdies were still eyeing the hairdo, which could make a great nest.
We were awaiting a break in the rain so our next move.
It would be a good conversation piece at the conference.
Each pond on the grounds was overflowing, and the walkways were very slippery. We walked down a path, and as when we hit the bottom, a sign said “CLOSED”.
Ha, we walked ahead anyway. Over a pump, over a large hose, three water buckets, and two mops, we came out the other side unscathed. Success, the restaurant was insight!
“Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink!”
The speaker, a thirsty sailor on a stranded ship, is surrounded by salt water he cannot drink — a reminder that sometimes, despite the appearance of being so close to what you need, it’s just enough out of reach that it is of no benefit to you.
We had to go up and down stairs to get to the pool area. We held on to the railing for dear life and did NOT want to end up bouncing down the stairways like a pair of loose beachballs.
Mary went first! Her outfit matched the surroundings. If she fell off, it would be difficult to spot her!
We ordered a pizza and a glass of wine and watched the rain come pouring down. The place was pretty busy with soggy people coming and going.
We never had a squash-blossom pizza, and this one had a drizzle of honey; it had a unique taste!
We stayed at the restaurant for quite a while and even had a second glass of wine just in case we run into deep water; the alcohol will help us stay afloat!
Mary’s outdoor meeting under the Banyan Tree, initially scheduled for 4:30 pm, had to be moved indoors. We walked to the room to rest for a few minutes, and then Mary departed for her last class of the day.
Did You Know? According to Hindu beliefs, it is believed that Lord Vishnu, the preserver of the universe, resides in the roots of the Banyan Tree. It is also considered a symbol of immortality due to its ability to propagate through aerial roots that grow and give rise to new trunks even as the original trunk decays.
It has medicinal properties apart from its rich oxygen emission. All these trees that emit oxygen at night undergo a type of photosynthesis called Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM). According to this process, they emit a considerable amount of oxygen at night.
It was still pouring rain when Mary departed for the last class.
I decided to take a nap and was only woken up when Mary texted me that she was done with her class.
We did not go to dinner since we had a LARGE late lunch. We brought some pizza home just in case we got hungry!
Yep, that about sums it up!
We watched TV and a goofy action movie until 8:00 pm, and I declared “lights-out,” only getting up once to close the sliding glass doors. Rain was hitting the patio hard and splashing inside.
