Holi

Back at the beginning of March was Holi, the Indian festival of colors. Holi celebrates many things, among them springtime, harvest, pranks and general hilarity.

Holi is a time for letting go of inhibitions, which might explain why it's not celebrated en masse in the ultra-conservative south. But we're lucky enough to have friends from the north, so we got the full effect ... as you can see.

Suyash's dad (known to us as "Uncle"), me, Henna and Rakesh

Cheryl, me, Janna, Henna

Suyash and John

In case you're wondering, I was stained pink for a good two weeks. It's OK, though. People would take one look and say, "You played Holi, didn't you?"