Gloomy weather... Something to cheer up...

@arunima25 (93194)
Bangalore, India
December 5, 2020 12:22am CST
Good Morning Saturday from this side of the planet. It's 11:40 AM here and I can still call it morning We all woke up to another wet gloomy morning with clouds and drizzle. But now I can see clear clouds and we can hope for some sunshine Two cyclones Nivaar and Burevi hit the neighborhood state in last one week. One of them hit yesterday afternoon. And we get all the pre and post effects of the cyclones in neighborhood. So we have clouds, rain and drizzle since the beginning of the month. There were red alerts and enough safety measures were taken as precautions. Millions of people were evacuated in time. Even our city was on red alert for rain and floods in low lying areas. Fortunately, these strong cyclones weakened into strong storms at last moment and that was a big relief. Weather is chill with cold breeze. I worked on Saturday today and just now got over with my classes. Will now head to kitchen for cooking lunch in some time. The gloomy weather since last week is quite depressing. But now I can see the sun coming out. And if it's bright enough, I will bask in sun post lunch and read some book My aunt shared this picture from her garden. She made a small pond using her old bathtub and bought some lotus seeds. Now they are in bloom. This picture brightened up my mood. She has a big property and a lovely garden and kitchen garden. She is passionate about gardening and her experiment with lotus seeds worked Leaving you with this image. I wish I had space for such pond and beautiful lotus. Will mylot a bit before heading to kitchen. Have a lot to catch up here. . Have a good time
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@jstory07 (148734)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Dec 20
Today it was foggy here and got dark around four PM.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
5 Dec 20
Is it quite cold there? It's raining outside right now.
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@rakski (156506)
• Philippines
5 Dec 20
it is gloomy here too with a bit of sun. The photo is awesome. I hope you have a good day
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
5 Dec 20
The day went well. A few things were accomplished. Red alert is issued again in our neighboring state. Guess these gloomy days are here to stay for a while.
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@rakski (156506)
• Philippines
5 Dec 20
@arunima25 red alert for what?
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@rakski (156506)
• Philippines
6 Dec 20
@arunima25 oh okay. I hope everything is okay there
@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
5 Dec 20
And I thought you had the flowers shown above in your place. Quite a long post. So did the rain cause waterlogging or the things dried up. I have been quite busy the last few days and I have some pending discussion plans on cricket and a few other things.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
5 Dec 20
@arunima25 Yes India won the 1st T 20 - great start ! Here November end had some good cold days and it looked as if we would soon have even colder days. Yet the temperatures seem to have risen in the last 5-6 days. Yet no one knows when the weather might undergo sudden change !
@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
8 Dec 20
That is a beautiful flower that can cheer up my day, too. It is freezing cold here at 3°C at the moment.
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
15 Dec 20
@arunima25 How I wish I have your weather here. Thank you.
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
15 Dec 20
Now we had bright sunny days since last 4 days. And that is something to cheer up. It's pleasant here with 12_16 degree Celsius. Glad you liked those lotus. Stay warm and safe there
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@Shunnan (2130)
5 Dec 20
Thank you for sharing i never seen lotus for many years. Mostly flowers are and plants are always what i saw.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
5 Dec 20
I am happy that you liked it. I never saw them in a personal garden. Generally would spot them in resorts, public places, hotels etc. This one has a gorgeous color
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@Cheyee (8352)
• Pakanbaru, Indonesia
5 Dec 20
People said lotus's root is delicious. Have you ever try it? Today was another hot day.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
5 Dec 20
Yes. We make veggies out of it. It's called kamal kakdi in Hindi. Kamal means lotus. It's delicious. We even have lotus seeds called makhana. They are very nutritous.
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
5 Dec 20
Today is mild but very overcast. Not sure what next week will bring... but we do have our own new snow blower so it is NEVER GOING TO SNOW EVER AGAIN!
@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
5 Dec 20
Those flowers are beautiful. I tried to grow them in our pond, but I did not succeed. It's gloomy here too, but it stopped snowing at least.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
6 Dec 20
@arunima25 It snowed a lot here, I am glad we do not need to go out until next Friday. The rain should help to melt the snow during the next days.
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
5 Dec 20
I have never tried them. I never saw one in anyone's personal garden. Generally saw them in resorts, hotels and public places etc. I hope I can visit her and see these gorgeous beauties. Red alert is issued in Kerela for heavy rain. It's our neighbor and so gloomy days are here to stay for a while.
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
5 Dec 20
Beautiful flowers! Purple is my favorite color.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
5 Dec 20
Glad that you liked them. Purple is one of my favorite color too
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
7 Dec 20
@arunima25 Its getting too cold here to have such pretty flowers.
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
5 Dec 20
We had rain and then rain. Beautiful flower! All I know is that the lotus won’t grow in our climate, but we have other beautiful flowers.
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Dec 20
I'm glad the storms weakened and now you have sunshine. The lotus is lovely.
@sophie09 (34230)
• Indonesia
6 Dec 20
hope you have a good day, anyway what a beautiful flower