the orange dahlia

yesterday, we saw the first rains of 2009 in delhi. it rained through the night (the sound of the pouring rain as one drifts in and out of sleep is blissful indeed) and the morning found the garden bathed in freshness. without a thought, i pulled out my camera as soon as i awoke, and stepped out into the wet cold to capture the garden flowers in their pristine beauty. as i took pictures (duly posted) of the colorful potted dahlias, i wished that the pretty one in orange wasn't set against the red brick wall. the contrast was less than perfect and took away from the unparalleled charm of the orange. as i experimented with various shots, i found that the only solution would be to pull the pot out and place it against the white wall on the other side of things. this would take considerable physical effort, however, and i decided i would sacrifice the shot instead.

this afternoon, as i stepped out and marveled again at the flowering dahlias, my eyes immediately sought the single, beautiful, orange one. imagine my surprise to find that it was no longer set against the red wall, but had been dutifully moved to 'the other side of things' and stood against the white wall instead.

these things make one wonder, yes? (i wonder what my skeptic reader will say ;). i should clarify that i hadn't voiced my concern to a soul. also that none of the other pots had changed their positions. by process of elimination, we decided it was the gardener who did it. but why that pot, and why that move, only god knows :).