My garden ,however small ,has a plethora of visitors .Parrots ,mynahs ,munias ,bulbuls and of late ,an eagle .The heat brings her to the bird bath .Once she is there ,none dare obstruct her .Amazing these birds are , their camaraderie ,their intuition .Why does the pigeon hesitate to eat her share of the food .Dad used to say that if there is a bird nearby ,stay silent .Observing a bird eat ,flutter its wings ,feed its babies ........only has made me a calmer person .

Yesterday ,I woke up around 4.30 a.m. not feeling sleepy at all ,went in to the garden .A peahen sat in a corner .She looked at me in a what-the-hell-are-you-doing-here kind of way .Delhi with its crazy crowds ,atrocious civic sense , noise ,arrogance ---all the noise and atrocities seem to vanish when I see the peahen .Where is the peacock ? How many more places like Rajpur Road exist in Delhi ,so let me cherish these moments ,with the squireels ,parrots ,eagles and peahens for company .Amen !