more weather, more laundry

It's been raining for the past 24 hours, at first gently and steadily, then around 2:00 this afternoon I began to get an idea of what monsoon season might be like.  Here was my first photo, taken when I thought it was pouring:

and then about an hour later:

I skipped going to chai at 3:30, but the rain let up enough for me to walk comfortably to the temple for the evening, and here is the river walk I found in front of the bungalows:

Just as the Ramayan reading began at the temple, the real rain started.  We had 360-degree views of sheets of rain driven by the wind to 45-degree angles.  Again a letup as we made our way to and from dinner, but now it is pouring again.  The frogs and newts are loving it; here's a little guy from my anusthan room:

My anusthan room may be wet in the morning; rain seeps in through the skylight above the hall door.  Nothing will get damaged, but the carpet and blanket I sit on may be soaked.  Which leads me to wonder if my laundry will dry before I have to pack things away next weekend.

Yes, I've talked about weather and laundry again.  Just the sort of scintillating topics I'm sure you were hoping to find here.  I promise I'll write about other aspects of India soon!