As the tropical monsoon rains start to fade and the October sun works its ways.....

It has not been an easy monsoon this year and surely not the usual one either, may be better termed as a season, which has been more-summer-than-monsoon. Sometimes, pouring heavily at other times drizzling but in between it has been true hot summers and bright scorching sun. At times, it felt the soil was so parched that nothing would grow again. But the rain clouds kept coming back. I have posted some last bits of memorable snapshots catching up with some of the most spectacular sky scenes that tell you stories, from age old times to the new and lets you travel through time zones as you watch them grow and disappear like eventually the entire sky, turning into a wet canvas. Then appearing and soon filling up the entire sky from far and near. The heavy downpours and the in between less heated up times,  lets everything grow, If you have a look at my creepers you can tell how easily they climbed up to another rooftop through the rains, growing green and flowering
 bright yellow. Otherwise, the entire garden stayed quiet until the October sun came up, and started to take over with the yellows and magentas suddenly painting the spaces below with the vast blue expanse above being filled with cumulus clouds like huge fluffs of cotton extending to the horizons or even beyond to timeless zones. We hope that now the sun would be changing to a pre-winter tropical spirit to its milder version with its soft morning glow. Still, hoping the sun and rain would not keep playing this unusual game, that they have been exchanging this particular year so may be we get some smoother weather to look forward to in the days to come ahead.

The fabulous game of October cumulus clouds

The bright colours are coming back as the October sun appears

White blossoms on the lush green background compete amidst the summer heat and rain

The mystically scented ivory night jasmines are usually the first to bloom

The strong scented orange jasmines, kaminis too fill the night summer air...... 

Not forgetting the regular, sweet scented  most common true jasmines...

Then, there are the delicate lilies, which too have their special fragrances..

Then, the plumeria varieties in white and other exotic colours are seen...

And finally, our wonderful frangipanis that fill the tropical summer gardens with continuous happiness and joy with their creamy white, bunches of curves and curls.

This year the summer heat has broken all the scales escalating to its peak, and the norwester winds have brought heavy downpours, in more occasions than last year, with splashes of rain and gusty winds some, even tearing down villages and destroying man-made set ups, homes and settlements. Yet, when it all quietens and in the next few days, all the summer heat and sun is back again, you would expect your tiny garden to be all wiped out. Yet, when I went up, saved from the norwesters, in a rain-washed surrounding and competing with each other, against the backdrop of the lush summer green, we have the blooming summer whites, jasmine varieties, the frangipanis, the night jasmines which bloomed overnight, plumerias and ofcourse not forgetting the lilies. Nature through this season of tropical summer and the summer-rains moving on to monsoons, is something that many a poets including Bengal's noble

laureate, Tagore has been intrigued and moved by. His writings have inspired most people who have read his wrtings and at some point in their lives been guided and touched by his spirits, with a message of love, romatisicm, humanness in one's journey through childhood to eternity.  Through his writings and in his descriptions of sun-rain and riverine beauty, boats taking him through this wordly journey, from known to the unknown, and exclusively being inspired by nature and nature's blossoms particularly during the summer monsoons of the tropics. His poetic mastery in humanness, romaticism has not missed the names of most of these flowers in tropical nature of the summer monsoon season that I mention here which have touched our hearts and reached our souls to inspire us on a daily basis and learn to treasure the moments of love, happiness and joy. Their freshness and purity reminds us of our valiant, youthful spirits of the young that are so much more strong and courageous, capable of overcoming major hurdles and saddened plights and stand up to overcome, fresh and pure.  Watch them, their white purity, their softnesss, and being entranced by their strong mystical fragrance or their soft soothing smell that fills the air around as the summer air brushes by you in depth of the night. This particular season also celebrates Tagore's birthday, his songs and writings too fill the air, with nostalgia in many of our hearts. Enjoy the white touches amidst the summer green and the beauty that unfolds.....

Sublime Summer Whites transcend our small rooftop......

How can you truly describe the summer whites? As I see all of them together, they are a collection of  jasmine varieties, gardenias, frangipanis, bleeding heart creepers, kanchon and kaminis and not forgetting the garlands of orchids. Yes, at the very first look, they appear to be just simple and very peaceful and serene. Under  the bright, hot sun, they stand upright or hang or even simply exist, without withering, but all so fresh and white. Even, the butterfly-like, white cosmoses are fluttering in the warm breeze, giving one a panoramic feeling, as if standing in front of a field of fluttering white cosmoses. As I left them, I was already tempted to come back again before the sun went down. I went back before the closure of the day, under the mild sun, to be truly overwhelmed by their abstract beauty. That's when I actually first came across the flowering orchid strands, I simply didn't notice my orchid corner during the day. In pastel shades of yellow and soft pink-white, hanging amidst the fresh sap-green, leafy background, they were simply enchanting. Then, I noticed that even the curry-leaf tree, attaining its new look was competing with the burst of whites, all around  it. Together, this entire collection appeared very transcendental, mystical and boundless. Some were simply magical as they spread their fragrance all around. Later, that night I went back for a walk under the starry sky. They appeared to be like when I saw them just before sunset, but now appeared simply magnificient, unsurpassing collection of beauty, ever so spiritual and their night fragrances much more stronger than that of the daytime. They simply sweep you on to a sailing ship away from the city's concrete conglomerate's physical bonds to a boundless, limitless, timeless journey, They truly set you free. Now, I realise why I love to visit them, feel their presence, their spiritual touch, a touch of heavenly bliss for all, young and old!!