Don't want to do much

I laughed when I saw this picture on Facebook as it describes exactly how I feel – too tired to stand up on my own two feet! Feeling like I don't want to do anything very much as I don't have the energy.

I am sleeping a lot better (maybe because of the yoga) but its more to do with a lack of enthusiasm than feeling tired.

Partly because of the heat, but partly I think because I need a break.

Squiggles

After a very productive day doing various jobs like grass cutting and watering I am completely bereft of inspiration for a picture. I tried several times to create a picture based on squiggles – but nothing would come.

So I am just left with the squiggles.

Gleaming

Spent part of the morning cleaning up my place with Sumathi. The number of cobwebs pulled down from the ceiling was phenomenal. When we finished everything was gleaming and I lit a candle and burnt some incense for Alexei. The incense coming from a packet to him that was returned to me because it couldn't be delivered in Russia. We also cleaned the water filter on the tank which meant scrubbing hundreds of thin rubber rings.

Given that this is the Easter weekend it seems that the rhythm of 'spring cleaning' is still inside me even when the outer climate is different!

Mixed feelings

Today we got a street light to put up near our entrance. While in some ways it will be very useful – I think the light near our gate will provide extra security – I still have mixed feelings. What about all the little nocturnal animals? Won't they find this a disturbance?

We have had a switch fitted so that at least it doesn't have to stay on all night like the other street lights in Auroville.

Secret flowers

I happened to be walking near the kitchen and just by chance happened to see these flowers on the amla tree. They are so small and not on all the branches so I could easily have missed them. Its as if the tree was trying to keep them a secret.

I think they could make a nice red and gold embroidery, especially if it was done with very fine cotton.

Corner cabin secured

This is a picture of the newest volunteer cabin which has just been made more secure by the metal mesh around the top. Before  it was put up it was quite easy for thieves to climb over the wall, but now they can't.

All it needs now are some nice curtains.....

We have a long term volunteer living there and he is going to beautify the outside.

No yoga classes for a while....

Had my last yoga class for a while today as Angela is going away for courses etc for the next four months. She will come back in August I think just before I go to the UK.

I'm really sorry that she had to go especially as she often does a special course during May for those die-hard Aurovilians who are still around in the hot season. I will have to practice on my own, but think I may have found a way of doing it. Instead of doing one long session during the day I will have three sessions of ten minutes each. There will be standing asanas in the morning, back and forward bends in the afternoon and slowing down asanas just before I go to bed.

Lets see if I can make it work.