rains

She's trying to spot an earthworm(not in pic) I had pointed out.. it's a wiggly waggly worm apparently (courtesy Peppa Pig)..

The earthworm brought back memories of the monsoons of childhood.. 

We used to lift up old rocks and stones to check if there are any earthworms underneath.. @splashartgirl , @chinmayshah.. I don't know if u remember doing that.. also make squelchy sounds in the wet mud with our feet... And try to make the boats stay afloat on the slope in front of the building gate..

Monsoons also meant garam garam kaanda bhajiyas.. monsoons meant waterfalls from the bedroom window.. before Cypress n Redwoods came up.. monsoons meant anti-rust paint on bicycles

Monsoons meant raincoats and umbrellas and an extra plastic cover in the school bag to keep the wet stuff away from the books.. monsoon meant no socks to school.. n putting your feet in a relatively clean puddle and washing off all the mud...

Monsoons meant local trains getting cancelled.. it meant surreptitiously made movie plans.. when bunking work .. monsoons meant Marine drive and the rain hitting you.. when looking at the sea.. garam garam butta.. and umbrellas becoming dish antennae.. @preejahoskeri, @avanigandhi & Nisha..

Hardly any photos of these memories.. still can be relived again and again.. :)

Wishing kiddo also makes monsoon memories and is able to look back at them..when she grows older..

#kiddo #random #monsoon #nostalgia