Sizzling Winter!

Bengaluru city never had wintery vibe post Makara Sankranthi i.e. January 15th. City has been embracing relatively warm weather since inception of year. The jackets are snuggling inside wardrobes, the winter clothes never had a chance to come out and why not the frigid items like ice creams have early sale! We too had on couple of occasions. The best savior of summer which is the tender coconut prices have soared early this year even before official spring! Even though some days seemed chilled, they were never to extent of wearing winter clothes. The Sun was at his full energy during midday. So overall the the outset of winter this year has been sizzling and dry. The water scarcity in city has reached deplorable situation. The lack of regulations are primary reason for acute water issues.

The partial cause for sizzling weather are these sporadic clouds which pay surprise visit like investigation officer :-). Feels like the clouds are checking the plight of water deprived city and edifying the people on importance of humid weather. The clouds not only educate but also impart fabulous beauty to evening sky. Here are few taken bearing the heat of warm clouds!

Fast moving clouds tempt me to capture timelapses. Here is one captured while taking stroll

Morning Stand-Off!

Street dogs are one of the biggest menace, be it urban or rural parts of India. They group in large numbers and create ruckus not only amongst them but also to bystanders & passerby. Same happens to me when I take stroll over the rural roads of my village. Large group of street dogs gather and begin to bicker early morning. This reaches peak during mating season. The usual territorial and ego clashes are unstoppable when mates are limited.

Here is one such stand-off that occurred perhaps while negotiating territorial disputes. Even though they were nervous of my presence, I didn't dare to approach them with audacity. Will never try as well! These are non-vaccinated and are highly dangerous if they bite out of madness! Some of them are strapped means owned dogs. Since rural people do not tie the leash, the dogs roam around freely throughout the village. These dogs too are not vaccinated I believe. Even though home grown, the dogs step out of their bounds and thus resulting in wider clash.

Meanwhile, I shot the pictures while maintaining safe distance!