A Traditional Old Style Hand Made Bridge

        In the villages of Kerala, we can find these kinds of hand made brides here and there across small streams. Generally, these bridges are made out of bamboos, but the supporting poles that erect the bridge may be some other tree trunks. A scene such a bridge always reminds me about my childhood holidays in my mother’s house. The house is situated near Nadavayal in Wayanad. A paddy field and a steam separated the land from the forest. One of the events of our holidays, we always loved to remember was picnic to the nearby stream as well as the adjacent forest. There was a handmade bridge across the river, which was rarely used, since except during the rainy season, we were able to cross the river without a bridge. The creaking sound of the bamboos when we walk through such a hand made bridge gives us a different feeling. Even though the bridge may be swinging both sides as well as shaky, the bridge will be strong enough to carry many persons at a time. It is a funny scene when people who are not used to such bridges try to cross it. Similarly many, who lives in cities finds it difficult to walk easily through the narrow-high paths in paddy fields.