Friends and Family

Though not a cat person, now, we are surrounded with Cats. Guess the number of kindle around us? Today we were congratulate for new ones. This could be the fourth generation moving around? Last August blacky was almost about to die, and my mother-in-law wanted her indoors. The day before she passed away, on the evening of 14th August, she was just lying on her bed as human do. Soon after she passed away, she gave birth to 4 kindle - Silli, Mily, Baboos and Junie. Their father Hitloo too would linger around. It's been just six months now, and Blacky has had her next set of Kindle. Yet to get confirmation of how many they are.



And this Covid lockdown period, Blacky has given birth to another set of kindle; increasing the feline headcount to 10.

CAT's

Villa where we stay for rent has a new president, and she don't like pets. It seems earlier dogs were not allowed here. Before few days her son and another neighbours son was walking around with the placard saying no pets allowed here. We thought they had the problem with us feeding cats, the kids started throwing stones at the cats. One day Rajesh said this cannot be done, if something happens to the car, we will come and throw stones at your car, would that be okay. He even contemplated of the Idea of putting a board no kids allowed here. Then secretary came and spoke to Rajesh. And they have asked not only to let go the cats ASAP and share with them the plan but also stop feeding the pigeons. Since when did pigeons become pets?



PIGEON's

Mother-In- Law would feed them twice a day; at around 6.30 am and 4.30 pm; but now we feed them only in the mornings. Old habits die hard. We could not stop it just like that, and they are now fed in our terrace. First day, they did hesitate comming, but now they are fine.

At this rate what is the guarantee they will not ask us to stop keeping food for crow? We do that as ritual on a daily basis. The one legged crow, has always been there.

When there are many, the rule is; when food is kept out, the crows, once they see the food, will start crowing. First the big, fat, dark black will come and have; just a little, then a couple in the next round, and so it would go for 2-3 rounds, no overcrowding, or overeating.



CROW's

We also did have sparrows, squirells, who had build her nest, outside our kitchen, and once a snake came in search of the egg.



Our owner said neighbors might be worried if pets bring Corona virus. I think I heard in a video that pets cant give us corona...it will be the opposite. But difficult to convince everyone and now that people are so scared of this virus issue. No amount of logic is going to work sadly. Nature appears to be at it's best, and here are a few click from our neighbor of animals around us:



All said and done, they indeed are our Friends and Family, without them our life would be incomplete, they give meaning and purpose to our living, and take life forward.