it is 17 months since we moved to Kerala, months of constant discoveries of oneself, the family and our environment. nothing is like before. everything is changed.
rakhi passed by without a murmur in our town in Kerala. if not for the Facebook updates and pictures, i might have forgotten about it completely. we did not celebrate Rakhi. the power of the bond between siblings is as unassuming as it is strong. and, i found that bond grow around me when i hear my son and daughter actually conversing with each other, running with our dog, the teasing banter and the fact that they started sleeping by themselves in their own room - they have each other.
![DSC_0417](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3897/14883583626_8345e57572_z.jpg)
around this time, we took a long drive in the monsoons to our estates at the foot of the mountains. some pictures from then.
![DSC_0431](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5574/14719974347_fe72bc1fe6_z.jpg)
![DSC_0434](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5559/14989444725_e2690ca256_z.jpg)
![DSC_0437](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5560/14989436505_69bb5549c0_z.jpg)
![DSC_0439](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3865/14802740579_7554fac947_z.jpg)
ps
how fast they grow!
rakhi passed by without a murmur in our town in Kerala. if not for the Facebook updates and pictures, i might have forgotten about it completely. we did not celebrate Rakhi. the power of the bond between siblings is as unassuming as it is strong. and, i found that bond grow around me when i hear my son and daughter actually conversing with each other, running with our dog, the teasing banter and the fact that they started sleeping by themselves in their own room - they have each other.
![DSC_0417](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3897/14883583626_8345e57572_z.jpg)
around this time, we took a long drive in the monsoons to our estates at the foot of the mountains. some pictures from then.
![DSC_0431](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5574/14719974347_fe72bc1fe6_z.jpg)
![DSC_0434](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5559/14989444725_e2690ca256_z.jpg)
![DSC_0437](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5560/14989436505_69bb5549c0_z.jpg)
![DSC_0439](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3865/14802740579_7554fac947_z.jpg)
ps
how fast they grow!