On Earth Day watched a google video on Jane Goodall telling of her life being always with animals, animals, animals. The Earth thanks Goodall. Me thanks Goodall. Me spent an ordinary youth in Calcutta, none talking to me of Earth and me not caring much of Earth. Today, me thanks my stars for having three wildlifers as friends. They taught me what little me knows. They are: Kishor Rithe, Nishibhau and Varad Giri. Rithe looks after Melghat Tiger Reserve, Nishibhau is a fine birder and Varad is the cecilian, snaker and turtler working in the Western Ghats. Today me Thanks them as they put Nature in me. Got me into the habit of hugging trees, stopping on roads to watch a magpie robin call and once watching new borns Oliver Riddley Turtles scampering into the Arabian Sea in Konkan. Still have not got over me Eureka moment when Vivek Bendre and me released two new born turtles into the waves of Arabian Sea on prayers with Varad watching and chatting the turtles. Wonder whether the two are around as they have long lives. We did not name them. Thanked Lord Shiva, the first green creating the Ganges, silently and long at the temple off Yogi Nagar Road. Being Sunday there was a quiet as the priest spread grains for pigeons and squirrels. Tried to mobile click them when the priest noted: Bhag jate hain. Hamse darthe hain. Yes Earth is afraid of Humans. Scared of Man. Waiting for the time moment when a squirrel will have faith in me to take a fine clic. The temple, bounded by housing societies, has a few trees, and me hugs the peepals, banyans and bananas. On Monday mornings, women after bathing Lord Shiva take glasses of water to wet the feet of trees with prayers and bows. And on Earth Day, the Fadnavis government wants to usurp the land given to Bombay Natural History Society for building a Film City, reports Mumbai Mirror. Yes, appropriate. Why be Mumbai green, why set aside Earth for Mumbai?
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Earth Day
On Earth Day watched a google video on Jane Goodall telling of her life being always with animals, animals, animals. The Earth thanks Goodall. Me thanks Goodall. Me spent an ordinary youth in Calcutta, none talking to me of Earth and me not caring much of Earth. Today, me thanks my stars for having three wildlifers as friends. They taught me what little me knows. They are: Kishor Rithe, Nishibhau and Varad Giri. Rithe looks after Melghat Tiger Reserve, Nishibhau is a fine birder and Varad is the cecilian, snaker and turtler working in the Western Ghats. Today me Thanks them as they put Nature in me. Got me into the habit of hugging trees, stopping on roads to watch a magpie robin call and once watching new borns Oliver Riddley Turtles scampering into the Arabian Sea in Konkan. Still have not got over me Eureka moment when Vivek Bendre and me released two new born turtles into the waves of Arabian Sea on prayers with Varad watching and chatting the turtles. Wonder whether the two are around as they have long lives. We did not name them. Thanked Lord Shiva, the first green creating the Ganges, silently and long at the temple off Yogi Nagar Road. Being Sunday there was a quiet as the priest spread grains for pigeons and squirrels. Tried to mobile click them when the priest noted: Bhag jate hain. Hamse darthe hain. Yes Earth is afraid of Humans. Scared of Man. Waiting for the time moment when a squirrel will have faith in me to take a fine clic. The temple, bounded by housing societies, has a few trees, and me hugs the peepals, banyans and bananas. On Monday mornings, women after bathing Lord Shiva take glasses of water to wet the feet of trees with prayers and bows. And on Earth Day, the Fadnavis government wants to usurp the land given to Bombay Natural History Society for building a Film City, reports Mumbai Mirror. Yes, appropriate. Why be Mumbai green, why set aside Earth for Mumbai?
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Frankly it was Bhavna who taught me to love animals.She loves dogs, snakes and crocodiles so uninhibitedly .
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