Monday, May 7, 2012

Spring has sprung!

21st March 2012-The onset of spring is indeed remarkable one for me as it has made earth come back to life after a long cold winter.Truly marked....spring-honored as king of season is a beautiful season of flowers.Onset of spring has caused many miracles over here...there was sudden rise in temp,sun which was hiding during winter has suddenly started peeping out from sky,days are close to 12 hrs long with day length increasing as season progresses.And to the surprise...Almost sunset happens at 8.40 late in the evening-Isn't it amazing one!

On the very first day of spring with the end of day light saving I was surprised to see sudden change in sunset timings.I remember it was sunday and we had no attention towards time..I thought it was just 5 o clock and we went on doing timepass..and finally when sunset happened we saw the clock and discovered that it was 8.15 and not 5.we were totally amazed oh la la i have made nothing for dinner yet!..

Indeed spring time refers to idea of rebirth,regrowth and renewal.Bulbs that were carefully planted during fall now has begun to grow and blossom.Bare trees near jogging track has now started blomming thereby enriching natural beauty.Variety of pansies have begun to bloom and green world has started to return after its winter slumber.It seems as if nature is dressed in beautiful green gown.Here's a photo of spring---A view from our apartment...



Flowers of various colors have started dancing in vernal wind.A pleasant light breeze has started blowing which not at all allows us to stay at home,It carries to us smell of flowers and music of soils.Honey bees have started humming and they have made hive in our patio also.All are blithe and happy.Humans who were shutting doors and windows and sitting quietly locked in their homes during winter looks mirthful and have now started cuming out for play.Even our apartment have started many events and get together programs so that we can get to know our neighbours.

Nature is in her best form now.Power and regenerative effects of spring are evidenced by the fact that every major religion includes a major holiday called SPRING BREAK over here.Everybody takes leave from their respective offices and arrange for some outing,trips and picnics as Schools remain closed.Being first season of year it marks beginning of festivals.From passover to EASTER it seems that every culture marks celebration of renewal and new life.Glad to know that it is important season of hobbies also.Variety of craft shops like Michaels arranges for hobby classes and workshops over here.

Kentucky state-referred as horse capital of USA,very famous for Derby,celebrate this event with great pomp in spring only.People all over the USA eagerly wait for this event.Iam very proud to know that Louisville has biggest derby festival in kentucky and we all were overjoyed to watch and experience the AIRSHOW of fighter planes and Amazing FIREWORKS prior to it.We got golden oppurtunity to experience 138th derby festival of USA.Also we were enchanted to see the Huge Garland of Roses prepared by the world's largest florist for the winner horse of  Derby and the huge gold trophy sponsored by big mall KROGER over here.Indeed it was amazing display!

Also would like to mention here that spring is season of CIRCUS...We enjoyed ringling brothers barnum and Bailey circus show a lot..It was indeed memorable event...Only in spring we can experience ultimate crusing on Ohio river over here ...glad that we got an oppurtunity to cruise on BELLE OF LOUISVILLE,SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON here...we thorougly enjoyed 2 hrs crusing and sight seeing...views of louisville downtown were mind blowing!



Very sad to mention that unstable weather often occurs here during spring which leads to emergence of variety of allergies,cold and cough,sore throat etc.Hence though spring is the season when u can enjoy roaming out ..weather being pleasant we need to take extra care of ourselves.Natural disasters like tornado alley is most active during this time.Arnu for the first time in his life enjoyed TORNADO ALLEY IMAX movie at Louisville science center along with us.It was indeed worth watching movie.Supercell thunderstorms can also produce dangerously hail and high winds for which severe thunderstorm warning is always issued.Thus while planning for any outing we always need to see weather forecast beforehand and then plan accordingly.

This is how we are enjoying spring here for the first time..Eagerly waiting for summer so as to plan for big trip.

Friday, May 4, 2012

And Finally most anticipated snowfall was enjoyed!....

Hardly can I forget the day we watched snowfall for the first time in my life-4th Jan 2012. It was indeed an amazing experience that can be dreamt of .I had never experienced snowfall before so had no idea of how exactly it looks like.I consider myself lucky and fortunate enough that US trip gave us golden oppurtunity of watching snowfall and fullfilled our dream.I wholeheartedly thank god for the same..

I and Arnu joined Nikhil in US just one month before the onset of winter-21st October 2011(During Halloween festival) and experienced FALL season of US.Scenic beauty was hilarious such that initially we found trees in beautiful colors like Orange,Yellow,Brown,Red but within very few days they started shedding their leaves.I was bit depressed to see trees becoming bare and they losing their colors but this onset of autumn also made them photogenic and they had charming look.Even the bare branches had their own beauty.Everyday we used to visit Jogging track and would take dozens of pictures of these beautiful colored trees.We thoroughly enjoyed autumn over here.Here is the picture of autumn for you all.....



With the dropping and shedding of leaves entire ground used to get covered by leaves.Immediately movie Mohobattein used to strike my mind as I got to see the same type of leaves over here as in movie.I and arnu used to watch each and every leaf falling from a tree near our window and would seriously admire it.It was indeed a miracle happening.

Suddenly cold weather started and temperature used to drop day by day often it would be below 0 degrees.Then too we used to cover ourselves with freezing jackets,handgloves,wollen caps and would go out to enjoy this freezing temperature.Here only I got to know what actually the winter is! Many times we would feel that we will fall sick but our excitement would not allow us to stay back at home.Arnu used to enjoy a lot by making different sounds while experiencing cold blowing wind.Cold breeze would make feels like temperature everytime almost in minus than the actual one...

Everyday I used to watch weather forecast and would eagerly wait for snowfall. Also we had listened about
snowfall stories from our friends in Louisville so we were really anticipating it.I used to pray god everyday that at least today I hope to see snowfall and one fine day he listened my prayer...

It was 4th january 2012...I woke up that beautiful morning with some unusual feeling and when I opened curtains...oh la la ...II was surprised to see snow drizzling from the sky right on the ground...For a second I thought I was dreaming but suddenly I started calling my hubby and we both peeped out of window and there... amazing ....we both saw the actual snow falling from the sky...It was beautiful cottony candy textured falling on earth from sky....similar to buddhi ke bal that we enjoy eating in park...Immediately it started accumalating on the ground and unbelievable within no time it covered cars ..was on the grass and went on falling and falling....I was totally overjoyed and yelling bring camera and take snaps...Hearing my noise arnu woke up ....we immediately wored jackets and rushed out to play...our joy knew no bounds...It was really fun playing with snow.We throwed snowballs on each other and were very fascinated with sight...Nikhil almost forgot that he has to go to office and work.We remembered Arnu's favourite nursery rhyme...Snowflakes ..little snowflakes...falling from the sky.....Picture of actual snow falling from sky...



We were very much excited and played a lot with snow..we would enjoy catching it when it felt on ground as used to melt in our hand...We thoroughly enjoyed most anticipated snowfall...Admiring the sight I was eagerly waiting for another big snowfall.....FROSTY FUN.....to enjoy and the story continues.........