it drizzled.....and then it rained.

Yes, It did and I can already sense and enjoy the freshness in the environ.

When it started drizzling, I was mid-way on my way back from work, sitting pretty listless, as my bus edged past bulky trucks and speedy cars, pushing its way hard through the, previously rough and dusty and now wet, Ghodbunder road. As soon as I opened the window, the wind pushed some drops in along with the aroma of the wet mud which is so peculiar to the first rains. I could see some lightning, surprisingly it didn't make much noise or may be the bus made too much. The Southwesterlies had stamped their arrival in Mumbai.
The idea of getting drenched in the first rain of the season excited me. Little did I care for my leather shoes or anything else. It was still raining as the bus screeched to a halt at my stop. I usually take the autorickshaw from the bus-stop to my home but had other thoughts today and hence walked along ignoring the usual hint from few hopeful rickshawwallas willing to drive me there. As I treaded on the wet and slippery tar road, carefully evading the puddles and the occasional mud splash due to a careless speedy vehicle, my already wet shoes took my attention. I decided against ruining them further and sensibly enough hinted to the passing rikcshaw. I reached home.

As I write this post, I see it has stopped drizzling and started raining and may be it will continue the same the whole night. I pray it rains well for the next few months and keeps Mumbai cool and wet minus the heavy outbursts of the last year.Amen.

!! No more heat waves !! No more dusty roads !! and No more sweaty shirts ! Yoohoooo!
Life just cannot get better.