Rekha's Ramblings

  Good morning! If you were walking outside and saw this, this bench surrounded by these beautiful flowers? would you pause? Would you take a moment to enjoy these beautiful azaleas ?? For years, I wanted to, but I was too busy being the default parent of 3 or at least that's what I told myself. Ironically, it took a pandemic when things changed and I started pausing and enjoying the little things. I took this picture in our neighborhood during the lockdown 5 years ago on this day. Each and every time I passed by, I stopped, I paused, I soaked the beauty in. They were blooming for a while. They are in full bloom right now. Sadly, the bench is gone.... Now I stop by every flower I see, not just the azaleas and everyone who knows me , knows that fact about me. Now, I am never in a hurry. I hope you have found something that makes you want to pause and soak it all in. This week is "National Park week" in the US. If there is one near you, hope you get to visit them. My rambli...

  An Abundance of Flowers It’s   one of the writing prompts for April. Spring arrives , bringing with it an abundance of flowers. It’s   finally here in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means a world bursting into bloom. I grew up in a tropical country where there was no distinct fall, and therefore, no spring.  Everything stayed green throughout the year.  But now, living far above the tropics, I experience the beauty of seasonal change.  With fall comes the shedding of leaves, and spring brings a wave of colors. The first to bloom around here are the daffodils .  I had planted a few bulbs a few years ago  and happy to say that they have multiplied .            Before moving to the U.S., I had never seen a daffodil. There’s something about them that I can’t quite put into words, but their sight always fills me with hope and happiness.  Some years, we’ve had snow on the ground, and yet, these bright y...