Indian Summer 09 - Neil in the Monsoon

When we travelled on 21st of May to India, the monsoon was supposed to arrive early this year - the experts predicted around 25th of May (instead of the usual 7th of June). We were hoping to see the rains mellow the heat - but that was not to be. Pune remain hot and dry for a long time. On 4th of June however, rains arrived with gusto. We cheered, only to find out later that they were solitary - real monsoon would not arrive till 20th of june. But the first rain was strong - and for Neil, it was the first ever. So the moment it started raining, I took him out to get wet. He loves water in every form, and was amazed to see it falling freely from the skies. We went to the river, went to the garden, and then I asked Lisa to film us. Here is the result.
He was shivering, having stayed out in cold rains for more than twenty minutes, but he did not want to let go. He was simply mesmerized by the experience.