India...50

August 26, 2008

No, that doesn’t mean 50 medals, it means India’s position in the medal tally in the Olympics is 50!

I just read Prem’s entry about this….

That reminds me of one more anecdote about my brother. The unfailingly happy boy brought home a very bad report card. One being asked why he had such low marks, he said, “But see here! I have a very high rank!” (He was 25th out of 27 children!)

It was late in the evening on Sunday, and in the twilight I saw this little sunbird trying to eat a fruit as large as itself, whole! The image is grainy and bad, but the greedy little bird made me laugh outright, so….

sunbird trying to eat ornamental cherry whole KGA 240808

Food…no one is proof against gluttony.