This evening in Madurai, we had the most spectacular Thunderstorm and torrential downpour. The monsoon season has been late in coming to Southern India, and perhaps this was the harbinger of the fall rains. In any event, it was pretty dramatic.
About half-way into the light show, the power went out, which is not too surprising since the power goes out for various reasons about once a day here. But, this was obviously storm related.
Sitting in the dark, with the flashes of lightning illuminating the interior of the flat as well as the banana trees outside, it was quite a performance.
I was reminded of our old house in Austin which had a very special room in the back. With 9 or so 1930's style single-pane windows, one of Austin's thunderstorms could be quite entertaining, if not eerie. The first few years there we had banana trees as well in the back and I remember watching from that room several highly electrical storms that had likewise knocked out the power. Tonight's ghostly images of the banana trees flashed those images from Austin through my head as well.
While sitting on the bed, wondering when or if the electricity would come back on for the evening, I was also reminded of John Lennon's Watching the Wheels Go Round, a song that has resonated in my head quite often throughout my life. Sometimes, we really can't do much, but just sit and watch, as was the case tonight.
And, sometimes, that is just as it should be...
About half-way into the light show, the power went out, which is not too surprising since the power goes out for various reasons about once a day here. But, this was obviously storm related.
Sitting in the dark, with the flashes of lightning illuminating the interior of the flat as well as the banana trees outside, it was quite a performance.
I was reminded of our old house in Austin which had a very special room in the back. With 9 or so 1930's style single-pane windows, one of Austin's thunderstorms could be quite entertaining, if not eerie. The first few years there we had banana trees as well in the back and I remember watching from that room several highly electrical storms that had likewise knocked out the power. Tonight's ghostly images of the banana trees flashed those images from Austin through my head as well.
While sitting on the bed, wondering when or if the electricity would come back on for the evening, I was also reminded of John Lennon's Watching the Wheels Go Round, a song that has resonated in my head quite often throughout my life. Sometimes, we really can't do much, but just sit and watch, as was the case tonight.
And, sometimes, that is just as it should be...
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