Summer is Back

Monday morning... got up late. Appa gave me a refreshing cup of coffee. Sipped it hurriedly and was all set for the marthon. I did win the marthon coz I got ready after a quick bath in 15 mins ..phew I beat my own record of 20 mins . Picked up my box of breakfast which my Amma had packed and Appa rushed me to the nearest bus stop but I changed my mind and decided to take a rik instead. The journey back home from my mom's home is always a pain at that hour..everyone seems to be rushing to thier office.. traffic, polluted air, the hot sun, the flyover construction machine making noise.. everything seemed so cruel on me.After one hour of this I reached home and Boy was I glad. I ran inside and washed my face and pushed open the windows to let some fresh air ..that's when the amazing feeling of summer rushed in. The air smelled so fresh and good..the warm summer air with a falvor of dry leaves and pollen make me feel so good . I love the smell of fresh summer air ..its always takes me to a magical land just the way my husband's warm breath feels on my face when I hug him tight.

Summer has always been my favourite part of the year . The bright sun, the warm breeze, mangoes, koel songs, red gulmohar, leafless trees with colorful crown of flowers, water melons, holidays , lazy afternoon naps and most interesting of all was my early morning walks with Appa.
Appa is a morning person and walks with him used to be the most amusing thing on summer morning. He used to enjoy the warm breeze, the green around, quiz me about a lot of trees and birds. We used to run into old neighbours, his colleagues , his customer and after a few days faces we see everyday would start exchanging smiles and hellos. I would hate this and people who stopped to talk were all my morning obstacles to reach for my hot filter coffee at home and I would go back to bed after drinking that.After few laps of jogging ,running or Appa dragging me in Krishna Roa park Appa would stop in front of the Ganesha temple and then walk back enjoying the sunrise. I would be cribbing all the while.
I put all that behind my head when the rik guy stopped and asked me for money.I ran inside stuffed my office laptop in my bag . Waved bye to mil and started running my schedule for the day meeting, status mails , Kt sessions ...phew I hated mondays. Especially after spending a pampered weekend at mom's house. Ran from one meeting room to another the whole day , ate my lunch at my desk checking mails, sending mails and ended the day at 8 after marthon meeting. When I came out it was dark and it had rained .The smell of the earth was so sweet and I wished I could capture it in some bottle. I could throw Elizabeth Arden perfume for this one and that's when I realised summer, rain , winter we are stuck in dark rooms and we dont even enjoy nature anymore. Appa used to close my eyes and take me out to show a rainbow ...I guess I have to show my kid a rainbow on the laptop . Money is not worth a anything if we cant spend time with our loved ones .
"Time is the most precious gift one can give . For each moment is unique "