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| | The Hermitage, Ecolodge in Karnataka, India |
 | | March winds and April Showers are a common occurrence, and these months also throw up a magnificent spectrum of colour. |
 | | You have the onset of new growth, and the flowering of jungle trees, such as The Flame of the Forest, [Butea frondosa], and The Silk Cotton Tree, [Bombax malabaricum.] This season belongs to the cicadas and their endless call, and the morning is broken with the cry of the Jungle fowl. |
 | | May is the season for summer storms, and they can be an amazing sight, thick fl rain clouds, lightening, hail stones, and the truly unforgettable smell of the moist earth. |
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