It was really staggering to see the number of birds at any given location in the Valparai area and its surroundings….

I am putting up the pictures from the Valparai trip, and am overwhelmed by the amount of sightings we seem to have had!

I have been laid low by the hip injury from the fall (er, since we saw Monkey Falls and Elephant Falls and just plain Water Falls on the way to Valparai, I guess it was unavoidable to have a Deponti Falls) and a severe migraine-y headache today….and my heart goes out to those who suffer ill health.

Walmart announced that, sometime in 2009, it will begin offering customers a new discount item —- Walmart’s own brand of wine. The world’s largest retail chain is teaming up with Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery of California to produce the spirits at an affordable price, in the $2 - $5 range.

It rarely happens…but it’s great when it does!