A picture might be worth a thousand words and a video might be worth a voluminous
novel. But somehow, it is tough to fully capture the magic and essence of nature's various
forms in the form of a still photo or even tougher with a video clip.
But then, what is the harm in giving it a try ? So, last week, I tried to capture the magic
of Kerala Monsoon on my camera, though I found that I still need words to complete the
picture, so to say.
The thing about the monsoon is that you can sense it much before it hits the earth. All
of a sudden, the sunny day changes to dark mode and all you see in the sky is dark clouds
bursting to the seams with rains. A wind can accompany the spectacle making the trees
sway to its tunes or it could just pour down cats and dogs silently.
And as soon as the first drops hit the earth, you get this "earth-scent", as I call it, which
is just out of this world. I am not sure what the correct term for it is though. It is a scent
produced by the coming together of water & dust. Something that needs to be actually experienced rather than felt from a string of words that can't do justice to it.
All you need now is a cup of hot tea/coffee or whatever is your favourite poison, grab a
comfy chair and get to a vantage position and just let nature play out its script, which is
what I did too. We have a swing in the portico and there is nothing to beat the
experience of stacking a couple of pillows on it, lying back and just enjoying the rains.
And if you are the kind that likes a good audio effect, it helps to have a roof of
tin / aluminium / steel sheets, the kind we have over the portico. The racket the raindrops create on such surfaces is just amazing.
So, here goes the video, a feeble attempt by me to capture one of nature's best forms.
PS : The coconut tree in the video is kinda special because it is 2-in-1 ie. the
tree splits into 2, which is pretty rare. And what you see hanging alongside the
swing are orchids in their coconut-husk vases.
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