Gardening for the soul

My garden has been my refuge for years now.  Growing up, we had gardens wherever we lived.  Huge ones in those public sector quarters and then my parents bought two plots of land, one for the house and the other for a garden.  As children, we played in the garden at all times of the day....there was a badam tree to chip badam seeds out of and irrigation canals (tiny little rivulets connecting different plants) to play pretend picnic with mudpies near the 'river'.  We learned seamlessly about sedimentation and water conservation.  One summer, water was rationed and we could not water our gardens.  I remember sharing my drinking water with the marigold plants I had planted....they were the only plants in the garden that were green and flowering.  Of course, that got my mom's antennae up and we ended up having to choose human over plant welfare.

The morning walk/run

A horrible dream and I was up before the birds this morning. Decided to get the run prep over before the rest of the day got on my case and it was an awesome decision.

Campus was calm, serene - security is good and now there is lighting in all corners. With sufi music and Shubha Mudgal on the iPod, pedometer recording 95% aerobic steps, campus all to myself, it was a spiritual experience. Saw two rats chasing each other through thickets.....funny sight from far enough!

Saw the film crew shooting on campus at one end. The whole process looks pretty unglamourous in real life - hats off to them for making it look so amazing on screen. It was cold and windy and can't be fun day in and day out for the crew....the lights were so powerful that the rays radiated out in the sky, over the trees when I saw it from the football field.

7,553 aerobic steps including 2 running rounds of the 400 mt track. Good day and it is only 6:30 am! Wonder if I can be ambitious enough to make this a daily thing, regardless of the marathon. God know I need the peaceful time to myself, this feeling of well being AND the weight loss! :-D

G'morning!