FRIENDSHIP....FUNTRIP

The carefree bonding

And life being so charming

In the midst of friends

And I wish time extends

Pulling prank on one another

And always frank with each other

The thrill of being partner in crime

You have a supporter at all time

The meaningless talk & aimless walk

Was a pleasure and will be a treasure

The no holds barred gesture

And full throttled laughter

Friendship is like a fun trip in life

 

Sunshine Rays and Moonlit Waves

Shimmering waves bcoz of the golden rays

glittering and glistening; shining and sizzling

the whole sea looks sun drenched

& the need for warmth being quenched

joyful and playful waves

basking in the sunshine rays

Serene waves bcoz of the gentle rays

breezy and balmy, soothing and sparkling  

the whole sea looks twilight glazed

& all worries from mind being erased

Peaceful and tranquil waves             

soaking up in the moonlit rays 

The crow's struggle for freedom

View frm Window

When I entered the kitchen in the morning (kitchen has a window facing the road), I could hear noisy screeching of crows which I felt was unusual...from the window I could see something like a crow sitting on the branch but it was not moving despite so many crows flying around the tree and so I was wondering whether it was a bird or some object. With the mad race against time in the mornings, could not go out to check what was happening but the sound of the crows was disturbing - it was as if the crows were calling for help.

After some time when I went out, I realized that a baby crow's leg was stuck in a wire - one end of the wire was stuck in the baby crow's leg and the other end was stuck in the tree and so the crow could not fly and blood was dripping down on the floor below.  Had too many things to do at home and rush to work but.....  Anand was already late for office & so he left for work but he was feeling very sad.  We were wondering what to do.  Being helpless is a miserable feeling.  I called Blue Cross and explained the situation but the telephone attender said that they will be able to send their staff only by 10 AM which meant that the baby crow had to suffer for another 2 hours. 

I requested the watchman and Mr.Bala (who was kind enough to leave his child and help the crow).  They went to the house where the window was closer to the tree and tried to pull the wire with a pole - it was a difficult task.  By then, Mr.Manoj climbed the tree and tried his best to untangle the wire by pushing it from a pole but it was very strenuous for him to balance himself on the tree & lift the pole.  Bala continued with his effort and there were a couple of good hearted people instructing Bala from the ground.

By 9 AM, Anand telephoned from office to say that he had called the Fire Service Brigade and they had immediately started to come to our apartments.  He had in fact called Guindy Snake Park if they could send someone to free the bird by climbing the tree and they had suggested Fire Service department. 10 minutes after Anand's call,  bcoz of the continuous push and movement of the wire by the pole, the wire detached, and the baby crow flew off - what a relief it was to see the bird being free.  I then quickly called Anand  and told him to cancel the request with the Fire Department.  We really appreciate the quick action by the Fire Service department and their courteous behavior even when we cancelled the request despite the vehicle being on the way to our apartments.  There are many people who must have wondered why few of us spent so much of time and effort for....after all, a crow.  But it was heartening to note that there were a few who really wanted to save that little bird. 

Miracles do happen - Pichooku the Pigeon

 The Pigeon was hurt, probably bitten by a dog…it could not fly and was unable to keep its neck steady….

I was holding it in my hand and waiting for Anand so that we could  go to Blue Cross, Velachery, Chennai, – we had earlier taken a Kingfisher bird and a pigeon to Blue Cross where these birds would be attended to by Doctors and taken care.

But Blue Cross was closed, time being 7.45 PM.  We then went in search of a Veterinarian on OMR and finally found one.  On examining the pigeon, we were told that it had internal injuries in the neck and hence it could not keep its neck steady and could not fly…we were also told that birds generally don’t survive beyond few hours if it is injured internally in the neck.  The Doctor asked us to leave the bird somewhere since it would die soon.  Somewhere...where?

Both Anand and I did not have the heart to leave the pigeon in that condition and so we brought it home (I named it Pichooku)…but the problem was we could not keep it at home bcoz of our pet dog Sparky – he would definitely pounce on it.  So we kept it in a box in the little garden near our door.  It was pathetic to see Pichooku struggling with its broken neck and we were sad to know that it would die any time. Anand smeared Vibuthi (sacred ash) around its neck and we both prayed for Pichooku’s speedy recovery.

Next day early morning when Anand took Sparky for walk, Pichooku was out of the box, sitting on the compound wall.  Seeing us, it tried to fly but could not fly high. We both tried to catch it hoping to take it to Blue Cross/Vet for thorough check up so that it does not get bitten by dogs but it flew little by little and then flew high up.....what a joy it was to see Pichooku fly high up...

I strongly believe in the power of prayers.