Snow In April

Just couldn't believe what I saw when I parted the curtains yesterday morning. SNOW. In Amersham/London in APRIL. Just the other day Spring was in the air... When I spoke to my parents in Jaipur, they talked about hail in Jaisalmer (again in April) just about the time when the mercury should be touching mid 30s celcius in Rajasthan in a normal year. Gobsmacked!!

Isn't this summer in the northern hemispehere or has the earth taken a 180 turn on its axis. Is is going to be summer in South Africa soon?

Enough about the weather..and no it is not my acquired English sensibilities in this regard but something is definitely the matter. Wonder what else is in store.

Anyway, it is term break for the kids and when they return to school- it will be the summer term. That is definitive.

We were all planning to go and see the Olympic torch relay but somehow could not muster the courage to brave the chill. Watching it on telly- glad we didn't. I mean who would want to see (that is if you could glimpse) the torch when three columns of bodyguards and cops were barricading it.

2012 in London perhaps! That is if they can get the stadiums and facilities ready by then. Looks like that is a tough one. Apart from running out of money, they are surely running out of time

I believe the journey for the Olympic torch in Paris will be even worse. There has been a far greater build up of protest there.

Apart from that, if the Indian cricket team does not redeem itself against South Africa in the Kanpur test, they should be summarily kicked. IPL or no IPL, consistency is what they should be paid and rewarded for.