Finally, some rain!

So, as I was walking/running my regular loop this morning, I figured out a way to describe it. While some of you won't understand, those who do will likely be awestruck. I decided that this morning, with the humidity at it's peak (just hourse before the sky finally released some much needed rain to this earth), I felt as though I was walking/running in a Bikram studio. There were slight breezes that felt as though the door opened, just briefly, and while the breezes really weren't that cool, relatively speaking, they were just cooler enough to offer a bit of relief. For those of you who have never experieneced Bikram Yoga, imagine a combination of a sauna and a steam room. That's my India at present.
I also decided, while walking to a market at around 1 today, that reason #2 that people who can afford not to walk, do not, is that the pollution is just unbearable. I felt like I had been sucking the exhaust pipe of a car for the whole 20 minutes, and essentially I was. I happened to be out when 2 schools were realeasing their students, and the number of cars was obscene. Guidebooks recommend outdoor exercise in the early morning (that's my time!) and in the evening, which is beautiful, but I am often busy with the Katie and the girls until dark.

It rained just recently, only a little, but what emerged is just a paradise. It's hot, like you still sweat the second you exit the building, but the air is crisp and clean. A rainbow appeared, and I rain up from the park with my camera, took a picutre, and then realized that this must be an everyday occurence. And the light! Oh, the light! It's like the Saris and Salwar Kameez, vibrant and pure. The large magenta flower bush (mom, I will learn the name, I promise!) out front is bursting at the seams with color! I took a picture (I promise I'll post a bunch soon), but I am not sure it will do the scene justice.

Oh, and I saw quite a few monkeys today.
More to come....

Namaste.