It indeed is true. A season for everything.
Right now it is the mango season. Here in India you don't get a fruit all through the year. In the US, I have noticed that mangoes were there in COSTCO all year round. They may not have been good all year round. But they were there on the shelf.
In India however - fruits are available only in their season. And the arrival and departure of these fruits are distinct. For instance we saw the strawberries come into Bangalore around December/January. They were being sold everywhere, all the big shops and even the small guys on the carts at the street corners had boxes lined up of those pretty red fruits. Isaac's favorite fruit! Strawberry!
But as the months turned into April and the thermometer reached its highest in Bangalore (38 degrees celcius), the pretty red fruits made their exit and the king of fruits arrived. Ahhhh they are so beautiful. You walk past a store and you will know its time to buy some mangoes by the scent in the air. And then there are the varieties : Alphonso, Baganapalli, Malgova, Mallika, Sindhri ... and many more. I always felt there was not really that much of a difference but the price. But when you start buying for your kids, you start to see the difference. Especially in the speed at which Malgova and Alphonso are gobbled up over the rest.
Our cook suggest that the best way to get them really sweet (even though they are already ... she insists they will be yummier) is to store them in a box of uncooked rice. So now I have a box of uncooked rice that smells like mangoes. Boy does that box smell yummy.
A season for prayer?
Right now it is the mango season. Here in India you don't get a fruit all through the year. In the US, I have noticed that mangoes were there in COSTCO all year round. They may not have been good all year round. But they were there on the shelf.
In India however - fruits are available only in their season. And the arrival and departure of these fruits are distinct. For instance we saw the strawberries come into Bangalore around December/January. They were being sold everywhere, all the big shops and even the small guys on the carts at the street corners had boxes lined up of those pretty red fruits. Isaac's favorite fruit! Strawberry!
But as the months turned into April and the thermometer reached its highest in Bangalore (38 degrees celcius), the pretty red fruits made their exit and the king of fruits arrived. Ahhhh they are so beautiful. You walk past a store and you will know its time to buy some mangoes by the scent in the air. And then there are the varieties : Alphonso, Baganapalli, Malgova, Mallika, Sindhri ... and many more. I always felt there was not really that much of a difference but the price. But when you start buying for your kids, you start to see the difference. Especially in the speed at which Malgova and Alphonso are gobbled up over the rest.
Our cook suggest that the best way to get them really sweet (even though they are already ... she insists they will be yummier) is to store them in a box of uncooked rice. So now I have a box of uncooked rice that smells like mangoes. Boy does that box smell yummy.
Talking about seasons, in a few weeks its going to start raining. That's how the weather will cool down to bring in the pleasant nights of July. Come the rains and its the season for snakes.
Snakes have a season ? Yes they do! We have been in Bangalore for about 18 months now and the maximum incidents of snakes I have seen and heard about are between the June and July. I always felt safe knowing that the snakes were outside and I was in my house. But this year I have Miss. Curious in the house with me. Ziva loves roaming around the garage area and walking close to bushes. Every time I see her venture into those damp areas, I start to hyperventilate. Time to keep a very close eye on this girl... at least till August comes around and time to pray more for the safety of the kids!
A season for prayer?
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