It was a difficult situation yesterday. Our hummingbird feeders where our sunbirds feed from were almost empty. The sunbird clan kept visiting their favourite feeder out of the two. Finding no juice, they could reach with their beaks, they would move to the second one. The second one was reaching its rock bottom too. The idea was that once they finished the contents of both, I would lower the feeders and refill them. Birds kept coming at regular intervals. Moment they saw me, what a ruckus they would create. I was also toying with their thoughts knowing full well that they are raising an alarm and complaining to me that the feeders are running dry. Initially, we had just one feeder. But when the sunbirds started visiting recurrently and in quick succession, it became a hit. It also became a meeting ground for many sunbird couples. Probably, they sat on the sides of the extensions to come and land. They would then be exchanging love notes and love bites. ...
Last evening I decided to take the plunge into our two fish tubs in the veranda. Algae had engulfed the tubs. Now, the fish were clearly visible, which was the first reason to break into a broad smile. Many fish had perished. New ones had to be added. Off I went to the roof to catch some. Little girls, ranging from half an inch to two inches are very difficult to catch. If you think you can pick a particular one, it is the most difficult task. Before I caught any fish, my eyes lit up with joy on reaching the rooftop. I smiled from ear to year when I saw a new waterlily staring at me in its full bloom. About four years back, we started our waterlily collection in the Sun City. We had one which grew wild in our previous station. One thought growing them is a cake walk. It wasn’t. Five years back, having shortlisted a few waterlily sellers, one ordered six colours of waterlilies. The success of the mission was dismal. We had ordered th...