Summer Unlimited

We had joy,we had fun

We had seasons in the sun....

(words from a pop song I used to listen to as a teenager

forgot the rest of it)

Sheeba chasing butterflies in the sun

Unaffected by the shimmering heat.

I give her a drenching when she feels uber hot.
Cools her off for a bit.


My fruity grapefruit tree.
The fruit will ripen by December.

The bark of the tree has white spots like these.

And in some place s the bark peels off.

Jags thinks the tree is dying.

I hope not.

Its about 25 years old.

I have lost some of our citrus trees

to disease.

Can anyone tell me what

is happening to this tree?

And some solution?

I am drying mango seeds to plant in the rainy season.

Two mango trees succumbed to disease.

So I want to plant new ones.

I will also buy some saplings from the govt. nursery.

Today we did not have electricity for more than 7 hours.

Nobody gives any explanation.

The whole day is ruined
by the 110 degree heat

and stifling humidity.

And you emerge out of it

like a piece of burnt toast

Or better still-

a prehistoric mummified fossil

Dug up from near the pyramids .

(Feels good to romanticise it.)

At best one can pretend

one is enjoying the benefits of a sauna

in an luxurious spa.

You can' t get more positive than that.

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Let me tell you friends

that today I am much better.

I was able to visit Aunt V in hospital too.

And I have decided to leave

Sheeba 's leftovers

for Naughty at the

edge of my pavement,

so that I don' t have to walk

on the pebbles.