Good rain 20180702

Had a really good rain last night.  No wind so it didn’t blow into my room as often happens this time of year.  And we had a nice cool night which made sleeping easier.

I came across this puddle that sparkled as the heavy drops from the trees dropped into it.  Unfortunately I couldn’t capture a photo of the ripples but this shows a bit of the sparkle of the water which was very beautiful.

Mind full of weeds 20180701

I spent a lot of time on the weed video today which included going out and getting more clips. As the picture shows, they are often very beautiful plants.  I have got the video into a first draft that I have sent to the rest of the team.  Vivek thinks I should include more material.  But this would require a voice over and/or animations and would make it into a completely different sort of video.

I also worked out how to make a scale diagram on one of my art softwares.  Although unfortunately I then realized that Rajan hasn’t given me all the information I need to do it.

I feel I have been very busy but haven’t had time to do everything that needed to get done.  Oh dear.  That means I start the week with several things on my do list left over from last week.

More students 20180630

Today I went to another school session with a group who seem to find it difficult to find time for gardening.  They explained to me that they take their school leaving exams this year. This means they have a lot of work and I (and they) fear that this probably means they are going to have to miss some garden sessions.

They worked well at this session and marked out two beds.  All the boys seem to have grown beyond my recognition!

I’m not sure how long I can keep up going to four sessions a week.  But I think I need to keep doing this until I’ve got them all started and the irrigation system has been installed and is working.

Students! 20180629

Had a busy day today which included a session at Udavi school with the new students.  They seem to find it impossible to sit still and listen.  Ravikrishna injured himself playing football so we couldn’t move stones or do heavy work. 

Still we got a bed marked out and they seem to be one of the best groups for getting on with writing their diaries about what we did.

Gold 20180628

I went to the Town Hall today and saw these beautiful yellow flowers.  They seemed to glow like gold. 

They are what I call Indian laburnum which is also known as Amaltus or golden shower.  Mother’s name for it was ‘Resolution’. The flower reminded me of Andre and Ross but I think there is a message there for me as well as I feel a new cycle beginning.

Feeling a gap 20180627

I heard today that a friend Andre died this morning.  With another friend Ross having died on Friday two of the people I first met when I came to Auroville are no more.

I have been feeling a big gap where Ross used to be.  Even although we weren’t ever particularly close and I rarely saw him during these last years.  He was there when my husband died so I have been thinking about that as well.

The picture is of the first jackfruit I have had this year.  Unfortunately I ate too much and made my tummy rather sore.

Weed fest 20180626

Now we have a few more people coming in the mornings we can make more of an impression on the weeding.  This picture is of nut grass which is all too common at the moment in Buddha Garden.

Went to a Farm Group meeting and felt very out of tune with everyone there.  Is Auroville still my place? I feel really depressed to feel so out of step with everyone.