We had a number of people visit and call on us on our last evening at home. These pictures are of just the family once everyone had left. Dala came back from harvesting the fields and told us of a fire that had taken place in cornfields close by. The heat has made the wheat fields tinder dry and an accidental fire spread really quickly through several fields ruining several months of hard work for a number of farmers. One hates to think of the ramifications for them both emotionally and financially. These are some of the risks of working the land in the Punjab. Dala encouraged us to go onto the roof to look at the scene. We could see the blaze in the distance and took some pictures; unfortunately they did not come out well enough to print here. After the blaze had been put out, we spent quite a while on the roof with the cool evening breeze a welcome break from the relentless heat of the day.
It’s a melancholy feeling knowing that you will not be seeing the family again for a while and you spend the time laughing and joking about the events of the past couple of weeks. There is a tinge of sadness to the whole evening that we’ve all experienced before. It’s such a pity that you cannot open a door and travel several thousands of miles to have a chat face to face with your loved ones. Skype helps but it’s just not the same as actually being there.
We went to bed quite late knowing that we’d have to make an early start for Delhi in the morning.
Me and me Mum (Bit of Black Country from the Punjab :-)
Pavan and Iran with their grandmother
Poli and Sarb
Iran and Pavan discussing homework (they took it with them!)
Group picture on the roof
Poli, Sarb and Kamaljit
Iran, Dala and Pavan
Iran and Pavan on the roof of the house
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