Rain in the Ocean

Recently, I found a snap of rain as seen from an aircraft in the web. 

I remembered that quite some time back, I had taken few snaps of rain as seen in the ocean. 

These snaps were taken on a boat-ride from Port Blair to Havelock Island. The best part was one could easily make out the area where the rain is falling from the area where it is not. 

And below are couple of more snaps from the Andamans which I thought was very beautiful.

If you liked the above snaps from the Andamans, you would also like the following posts - 

1. Remembering Andamans

2. Abandoned . . . but beautiful

3. Driftwood . . . Crafting Scenery

4. Serenity . . .

5. The Sun . . .

6. The setting sun . . .

7. Fruit of the Andamans

8. White Surf . . . A waterfall forgotten

9. Mount Harriet, Andamans

Images of the Monsoon

As I entered Kerala, it was rains all the way . . . it continues to rain at home. 

Snaps taken on the train . . .

A swollen river . . . Can't remember which one this is

The swamps just after Kottayam

A house through the rain

Vehicles wait at a railway crossing

Just before Chengannur

A temple through the rain

The backwaters near Varkala

Once more, the backwaters before Varkala

Rains . . . We need more . . .

After my last enthusiastic post on rains at NJH, it has been a disappointing time . . . More disappointing because, I'm just back from Kerala where it has been raining quite a lot. . . 

There have been reports that the monsoons have been quite bad this year in quite a number of places. . . Delhi experienced its' first showers only couple of days back. However, the North East has been very badly hit due to floods.

I was quite happy as we drove from Ranchi to NJH on the way from Kerala. There was some really heavy showers . . . 

Unfortunately, the overcast sky has not done justice to us over the last week. There has been some feeble showers. . . But, we need more. . . 

Already, there is a discussion about the possibility of a drought this year. . . 

It could make life difficult. . . 

However, the scattered showers has given some amount of greenery to the campus. Last year, we estimated that we had to spend quite a lot on keeping the campus cleared of shrubs and overgrown vegetation. . . 

Our engineer came up with the idea of getting a handheld machine for clearing overgrown vegetation. A very commonly used machine in the south of the country, we could not get the same here. So, we ended up buying it from Dindigul and I carried it as I returned from Kerala. 

Our maintenance guys are delighted with the machine. 2 reasons - The first one being that it helps to get the work done really fast. The second being that it helps them keep off snakes . . . Last year, one of the workers had a close shave with a viper while cutting the grass with a machete . . . 

Please do pray that we have more rains . . .