Garden mein mor nacha, meri mom ne dekha!

(The title of this post is in Hindi language, translated as: ‘A peacock danced in my garden, and my mom saw it’)

To those who don’t know Hindi, this title would seem very weird. Well, it’s a twisted version of a common Hindi proverb which says ‘A peacock danced in a jungle, but no one saw it’ – essentially meaning that if a beautiful  peacock dances in the jungle, what value does it have if no one can see it and appreciate it.

Anyway, my home – parents’ home – is located in a beautiful colony in Indore which is adjacent to a cute small lake (which even has a summer palace of the kings who used to rule Indore 2-3 centuries back), which has a lot of jungles nearby. The summer months see a wide variety of fauna in the lake’s vicinity (in my childhood, I have seen the lake being visited by migratory birds like storks who come all the way from Siberia crossing the mighty Himalayas!). Also, and more related to this blogpost, you see hordes of peahens flanking peacocks (Ahh.. how I wish the human behavior was similar to the birds in this context! 😉 ). Unfortunately, due to continuing deforestation, the birds are forced to look for newer pastures and green areas.

One of these green areas (with a ready supply of grains and seeds for the birds to pick 😀 ) happens to be the garden attached to my house. So, this summer, peacocks and peahens have made it a point to visit it every once in a while and dance away into the evening (okay, that might be getting a little too romantic, I actually don’t know when they prefer to dance – probably early morning). And an enthusiast photographer, my mom, didn’t miss the chance to take this beautiful pic! 🙂

If you look at the pic carefully, you can spot a few peahens around as well!

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Kudos to my mom for the photography! She mentioned that next time, she would take a video of the peacock dancing! 🙂