The plants don't 'GROW' as fast as kids, although you care for them as good... I think it may take some more time to get an answer to this thought....
The delayed rains have at long last made surrounding lively at Bope. The Jungle has come back to life! It appears to be waking up with a renewed freshness. The thick fog and the lazy surroundings are quite similar to the Mahabaleshwar climate but there is a remarkable and striking difference in the greens, the dampness, the density and the chill in the weather around. The fog just wants to be immobile in despite of wind. The muddy river wears a distinct brown colour while flowing wild.
I had to leave the jeep at the river crossing that otherwise (February till it rains) provides me an entry to my land on the other side of Bope. The walk along river bank itself was a sort of adventure trail. Two locals and I made it to a point from where I could see a foggy jungle across the river. Tens of streams were giggling down slop to make their silt contribution in the river. On couple of places I saw natural water filters in action.... the water following out of 'leakages' in the pitched areas. Now that white and the muddy brown makes an unbelievable combination! Besides, the filtered clean water (a tasteless liquid) has a delicious 'mineral' taste.
With just a few glimpses of my land I was barely able to make out the Agave + Suru and Gulmohar line that we had planted only a couple of weeks before. The local said about 75 per cent of plants may survive....
Indeed, I hope so!
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