Location: Thrissur

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Pookalam – Onam, 2024

Anju has been arranging flowers for the past eleven days (she started a day early). It took her 2-3 hours each morning to gather and organize them. I helped a little each day, mostly with collecting the flowers. They look beautiful. Here’s the set. Happy Onam.

Uma at Beach 1

Weekly Notes 37/2024

It was a busy week, and Friday was a busy and long day. But we took a break in the evening and went to the beach. I was so tired by the time we came back that I forgot to publish this post which was in draft. This is the second time I...

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Simple IMD Alerts

Table of Contents1 What I want2 IMD WMS Layer3 My plan4 Example pages5 Future improvements IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) has a district-level alert system. They give rain alerts for today and the next four days. They also have something called NowCast that shows the same alert level for now. Alerts are basically four...

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Weekly Notes 36/2024

We are in Thrissur, and Onam is here. It marks the harvest season and the return of the mythical King Mahabali. It’s a ten-day celebration for the whole of Kerala. So, lots of food and family time. The last time we were in Thrissur for Onam was in 35/2022. Time runs so fast...

Uma, enjoying the balcony view from her swing. 0

Weekly Notes 03/2024

We are back in Bangalore. This drive took a bit longer. We took two 45-minute breaks each for baby and pet-related work. Otherwise, it was a comfortable drive. We left at 3:20 AM and reached by about 1:30 PM. It makes a lot of difference if you start early. It’s primarily long-distance truck traffic early in the morning, and they are much more professional Than others on the road. So it’s much easier to drive alongside them. 

Picture of Echo in the sun. 0

Weekly Notes 02/2024

Uma is nine months old; she has teeth now. And she has also become more aware of things. She wakes by 06:30 AM; I usually spend an hour feeding, cleaning, and playing with her. Echo and Pathu eat much earlier in the day and go back to sleep. Sometimes, they join for the...