Flash Post 266!

The blue moon, the supermoon and the total lunar eclipse, a spectacular show that unfurled in just one day, ditched you?

Not quite correct, Button. The time given for moon gazers to witness this spectacle was anytime between 6 and 9.30 pm.

So what happened?

I began my trips to the terrace from 6.30 in the evening but was unable to even spot the moon! I eventually spotted it after it decided to lift its ghungat well past the time quoted in newspapers. What I saw was a full-blown normal moon which you can see below:

What I also spotted were some pigeons fast asleep on the parapet outside our building. There was one who was fast asleep on a small iron protrusion with one leg curled under her tummy, steady as a rock!

I’ve never managed to understand how they balance themselves and sleep at the same time! And, that too, on one leg!

Could they be practising yoga for the balancing feat?

2 Comments

vivek purohit February 13, 2018 at 2:05 pm

be careful of pigeons author…apparently they carry and spread a lot of infection which can lead to breathing trouble..i live in dadar and our society has stopped everyone from feeding pigeons because 2 kids fell seriously ill..

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- author February 19, 2018 at 12:02 pm
  
  Dear Vivek,
  
  Pigeons shed what is called “dander” when they scratch or shake themselves which can cause breathing issues. The pigeons I was talking about sit on the parapet of our building and are quite some distance away.
  
  Do you know that London banned its citizens and tourists from feeding pigeons many years back?
  
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