On our evening walk, Teja and I opened up our black umbrellas.
Teja said: “So old woman, I’m becoming an old man with you.”
I said: “And why is that?”
He said: “Well, we are becoming older by the day, aren’t we? And you are definitely old.”
Usually, when Teja and I walk around Bumm-Bumm-Bhole-Land, we start off with him striding forward, and me following hesitantly, the act of walking in Bumm-Bumm-Bhole-Land being fraught with many hazards like potholes, dog shit and little kids on little bicycles hurtling towards your knees. But within a few minutes we gravitate towards each other, hold hands for a while, then move away again for a while, and so it goes. When I’m saying something, I pull at his arm to assure myself he is listening. And as you know, I always need a hand to help me cross the road.
But with our umbrellas aloft, there was a respectable 2-3 feet distance between us. Any move closer threatened to poke the other’s eye out. I thought: “This must be what happens when two very long-nosed people try to kiss.”
Just then, Teja shut his umbrella and said: “It’s no fun walking 2 feet away from you.”
Perhaps we need to buy wind-cheaters this season.
banno, dhanno and teja in bumm-bumm-bhole-land 
Awww. 🙂 hugs to you both.
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So sweet. What a beautiful essence 🙂
hope you took him under your umbrella.
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No, that would have been too much. Neither of us is that thin. So we abandoned our walk. 😦
You two are so wonderful 🙂 Hugs. Can’t wait to see you again. And if you are old Banno, then what does that make ME?
As old as me. 🙂
cute…
It’s amazing how google placed the umbrella ad at the bottom!!! Clever!
Hey Sangeeta, what google ad? I don’t have google ads on my blog, and can’t see it either. Strange.
One BEEEEEEEG umbrella should do the trick.
It’s fun, and sharing the brolly makes cuddling in the rain so legit.:)
Dipali, beeeeg umbrella will have its own tales. 🙂
Even as I was reading, I thought: “A big, BIG umbrella is what’s needed!”
dustedoff, 🙂
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I could go “Awww” but you’ve probably had a lot of that already. Such a sweet post, though.
thanks, Sue. 🙂
Strange.. very strange.. well. I came in through your link on facebook for this posting. I saw your article.
At the bottom was the rolled up list of comments. And underneath that there was a google advert for a particular brand of umbrellas.
After i posted my comment, i haven’t been able to see it again!
Google encroaching on my space??
I love that you call them, ‘wind-cheaters’ I need one too.
That’s how they are sold here, not raincoats, but waterproof jackets. 🙂
Or share an umbrella 🙂 Raincoats would take the romance out of walking in the rain.