Greetings everyone! This Mohammad Sumon! from #Bangladesh

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Today's Writing, Tomorrow's Memories: The Nature Diary

In my opinion, when the brick walls and mechanical noise of the city increase fatigue, the rural calm environment and the gentle touch of nature teach us to live anew. I recently visited my village home in the Bhola district. My hometown is under the Sadar Police Station of Bhola. Now we can go to Bhola in a very short time (several launches come and go throughout the day). The rural environment of Bhola and the surrounding green plants fill my mind with a strange feeling of love for the wonderful beauty of nature. In today's diary pages, I have captured that wonderful form of Bhola and some of the sweet memories I have spent there.

The Nature Diary of Bhola Sadar: A Serene Journey to My Roots

I woke up on a beautiful morning and left the house to offer Fajr prayers. As soon as I left the house, the beautiful weather and cool breeze outside instantly cheered up my mind. This calm and serene weather in the morning is very beneficial for the health of each of us, but in the busyness of mechanical life, many of us may not be able to consume those healthy, natural ingredients every day. This morning, the atmosphere in the village house seemed to remove my fatigue from the whole day in an instant.

After the prayers, the green nature around me fascinated me greatly as the morning light broke out. In our village, almost everyone tries to plant various types of fruit or flower trees in front of every house or home. This beautiful tradition not only enhances the beauty of the surroundings, but the fresh and pure oxygen obtained from it is also very beneficial for our bodies. This natural protective shield of the village really helps us live healthily compared to the artificial environment of the city. I was enjoying the nature around me for a while.

I returned home, had breakfast, and rested in my room for a while. Since I didn't have much work to do in the village at the moment, I left the house for a walk along a small canal right in front of the house, through which small cargo ships come and go every day. As I walked along the village's narrow path, I saw a group of children happily playing. I really enjoyed seeing that traditional playing environment in the rural field.

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As I walked a little further, I saw the scene of small village boys playing football in the open field. I tried to capture that scene on my mobile camera. This simple life, untouched by machinery, is truly incomparable. I had my nephew with me.

The nature of Bhola is a beautiful collage of rivers and boats. When I went near the riverbank in the afternoon, I saw large cargo boats and trawlers anchored in the calm water. The green trees around and the blue sky above the head made the river look even more magical. Alhamdulillah, we spent about one to one and a half hours there.

Made by my mother - Hilsa Fish Curry	Made by my mother - Prawn Curry

The joy of returning to my mother's village home is different. And the level of that joy increases manifold when all my mother's favorite dishes are arranged on the lunch table. In the afternoon, my mother arranged a wonderful meal for us. A delicious dish was made with fresh shrimp from Bhola. The familiar smell and taste of my mother's cooking were like nectar. Not only shrimp, my mother also arranged a great roast of fresh hilsa fish from the famous river of Bhola. The taste of this hilsa cooked in a thick gravy of tomatoes and onions is like a mouthful. Eating these dishes from my mother's hands and sitting together with my family at noon was the best moment of my trip.

Fruits: Deua	Fruits: Java plum	Fruits: (Armuz)Jamrul

After a satisfying lunch, the joy of the rural environment was further enhanced when we picked fresh fruits from our own trees. We got some beautiful red armuj (jamrul), Java plum, and deua from our own trees. The taste and joy of these fresh fruits, carefully picked by my own hands, were completely different. This season, our house feels like a garden house because we have tried to plant all kinds of fruit trees in our house.

When I returned home from the afternoon stroll around the village, I was quite tired. A wonderful surprise awaited me upon arrival. My younger brother's wife had prepared coconut pudding for us with utmost care. As soon as I took the cold coconut pudding out of the fridge and put it in my mouth, the tiredness of coming from outside disappeared in an instant. This wonderful, homely hospitality has made this day memorable for me.

I have tried to mention below some realistic details of this beautiful rural region for the convenience of international readers:

• Transportation: The easiest way to get from Dhaka to Bhola Sadar is by modern-day and night launch (launches run every hour from Dhaka Sadarghat). After getting down at Elisha Ghat, you can easily go to any village in Sadar Thana by taking an easy bike or CNG.

• Food and Culture: Today was on my food list; the taste of food like fresh Hilsa, shrimp, and homemade coconut pudding from the Meghna River is incomparable. Besides, the beautiful rural scene of crops drying in the sun is still visible in the courtyard of every house or mosque.

• Advice for visitors: In my opinion, if you want to enjoy the rural simplicity, you can walk towards the riverbank along the village's meadow path in the early morning or in the afternoon. At this time, the softness of the river and the breeze will refresh the mind.

I think that the cool breeze of the morning, the Fajr prayers, the pure oxygen provided by the trees in the yard, the closeness of nature, the taste of Mother's cooking, and the love of our family members can remove all the fatigue of our lives. This green nature of Bhola, the delicious food from mother's hands, the aroma of our own tree, and the taste of coconut pudding made by my younger brother's wife will remain a wonderful memory in my diary. I would urge everyone to go to the village to enjoy fresh food and nature.

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I would like to invite @ripon0630, @solaymann, and @saxopedia to participate in this contest. Hope to see your wonderful entries! 🙂