Nature's clock is so well synchronised.
Season after season, year after year.
Seasons arrive on schedule. If it doesn't, then we have calamities like draught, extreme cold weather etc.
Each season has it's role and importance.
Summer: We may not like heat. But how will mangoes ripen otherwise? Or, how will snow melt to feed our rivers?
Fall: When the trees shed their leaves. We should learn to shed our anger and other bad habits!
Monsoon: In countries like India, monsoon plays a significant role not only for agriculture but also for recharging the water sources like lakes, ponds and wells. Jamun is one fruit synonymous with the monsoons in India.
Autumn: Neither hot nor cold. Pleasant time of the year. Early snowfall in the foothills. Fruits like apples and custard apple are ready.
Winter: Brrr! Heavy snow in the mountains. You can go skiing and glisading! In the plains, time for grapes and pomegranates. Mango starts flowering. Trees dry up.
Spring: Time for new leaves. New life. From under the snow! Nesting time for birds. Mango fruits take shape on the trees.
See the chart depicting the seasons in India.
The inspiration for this story came from on-dot arrival of custard apples in our garden in Secunderabad India. A fortnight before Diwali, the fruits start to ripen. Diwali dates vary every year, but Nature's synchronisation clock doesn't change. Something like the geo-synchronous satellites! Always maintain its position.
This year we had a better crop. Pictures for you.
Some of our previous posts on Nature are linked below:
What do Forests teach the Management Students
Brahma Kamal - Another example of Nature's Clock
Bodo Village in Assam- Living with Nature
Hope you enjoyed browsing the mysteries and marvels of Nature.
Thanks for browsing.
-Harsh-the-Ghumakkad with Neeta Bhargava/ 5th Nov 2019
#nature #mystery #naturesclock #naturessynchronisation #diwali #custardapple #wondersofnature #seasons #lifeline #earth #ghumakkadhb #ghumakkadharsh
Season after season, year after year.
Seasons arrive on schedule. If it doesn't, then we have calamities like draught, extreme cold weather etc.
Each season has it's role and importance.
Summer: We may not like heat. But how will mangoes ripen otherwise? Or, how will snow melt to feed our rivers?
Fall: When the trees shed their leaves. We should learn to shed our anger and other bad habits!
Monsoon: In countries like India, monsoon plays a significant role not only for agriculture but also for recharging the water sources like lakes, ponds and wells. Jamun is one fruit synonymous with the monsoons in India.
Autumn: Neither hot nor cold. Pleasant time of the year. Early snowfall in the foothills. Fruits like apples and custard apple are ready.
Winter: Brrr! Heavy snow in the mountains. You can go skiing and glisading! In the plains, time for grapes and pomegranates. Mango starts flowering. Trees dry up.
Spring: Time for new leaves. New life. From under the snow! Nesting time for birds. Mango fruits take shape on the trees.
See the chart depicting the seasons in India.
The inspiration for this story came from on-dot arrival of custard apples in our garden in Secunderabad India. A fortnight before Diwali, the fruits start to ripen. Diwali dates vary every year, but Nature's synchronisation clock doesn't change. Something like the geo-synchronous satellites! Always maintain its position.
This year we had a better crop. Pictures for you.
Some of our previous posts on Nature are linked below:
What do Forests teach the Management Students
Brahma Kamal - Another example of Nature's Clock
Bodo Village in Assam- Living with Nature
Hope you enjoyed browsing the mysteries and marvels of Nature.
Thanks for browsing.
-Harsh-the-Ghumakkad with Neeta Bhargava/ 5th Nov 2019
#nature #mystery #naturesclock #naturessynchronisation #diwali #custardapple #wondersofnature #seasons #lifeline #earth #ghumakkadhb #ghumakkadharsh
Oh... seeing these I remember my hometown Wardha where we used to climb on the trees to pluck them.
ReplyDeleteDo share a picture. Would love to add to the story.
DeleteFantastic sir
ReplyDeleteThanks much Rami.
DeleteWow. That's one fruit don't get much in noida. And, not that nice as we had in Hyderabad.
ReplyDeleteThanks much. You are welcome to come and have it in the next season 🙏
DeleteIf only we could learn to accept and experience every season alike (in its difference). As in life, so in nature, change is inevitable.
ReplyDeleteThe person who is peaceful views every season (and indeed every up or down in life) alike - whilst enjoying the diversity. Neither gets attached to one nor hates another.
I think that's one of the important lessons we need to pick up from nature.
As Rudyard Kipling says in his immortal poem 'If' - "If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same"
OR as in the Bhagavad Gita - ”sitosna-sukha-duhkhesu
samah sanga-vivarjitah" - who is equiposed in heat and cold (happiness and distress)"
Experiences peace.
As always enjoyed reading your piece Sir.
Regards
J
Wow, great insights Jai. Many thanks for writing.
DeleteNice photos of custored apples. The giant sized देख कर मुंह में पानी आ गया।
ReplyDeleteThanks much RS. Come to Hyderabad and enjoy it!
DeleteThanks for sharing. They look lovely and mouth-watering. AKA sitaphal, sugar apple, sweatsop - my favorite fruit. Unfortunately, I haven't seen it in any Asian stores here in the US.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anita. I guess it is difficult to ship overseas. That's why the Indian or Asian Stores in US don't sell it. You are welcome to Hyderabad and have a feast!
DeleteYum! Delicious! You don't see such luscious looking custard apples everywhere. And to have them grow on your own tree... what pure joy!
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed pure joy when the trees and plants in our garden yield fruits or vegetable. Thanks for writing.
DeleteThanks for sharing such beautiful information with us. I hope you will share some more information about apple custard. Please keep sharing.
ReplyDeleteHealth Is A Life
Thanks for writing.
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