[malspie]

So Cute!!!!!!!!!!!

Animal lover LIKE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The only bird that irritates me is the Pigeons. Oh!!!!!!! they continously say gurrrrrrrrrrrrr gurrrrrrrrrrrrrr.................. as though someone is dead around. Its so irritating, else, i love animals and birds.

[Pushpavalli Srinivasan]

Dear Pushpa Ma'am,

I have seen ants and cows eating up the kolam powder. This is the first time I am seeing a peruchaali eating kolam. I think you must be daring to go near the peruchaali and capture it's picture. Had it been me, I would have screamed at the sight of the peruchaali. Thanks for sharing!

Dear Nivedi,
I am also very much scared to go near the peruchali. The photo was taken from the entrance of our dining hall that was about 15ft from the main gate. But the peruchali found the kola mavu so tasty that it didn't get distracted by the flash. That's we could click from all angles.
Pushpavalli

[aishu22]

Dear Pushpa,
Great Pics!!!!! So sweet of you to capture the rat eating the kolam and post it here for us.

I also use only arisi mavu to put kolam even if it does flow freely in my hands- i dunt bother, but i immensely enjoy the ants n some birds eat it in the evenings!!!

[Pushpavalli Srinivasan]

dear pushpa,
wonderful capturing, yeah these days more of rats and bandicoots which the peruchalis are known as, are our guests...sunkan

Dear Sundari,
Thanks for reminding me the peruchali's English name. Actually sometimes even though I know the word I get stuck up while typing. I wonder whether I should get treatment for dementia. I even forget the childrens' names of close relatives. Any way I neglect thess matters thinking these are all old age problems.
Love,
Pushpavalli

[Pushpavalli Srinivasan]

Lovely Kolam, and lovely pictures. Nice of you to wait patiently to take a photograph of it and posting it here.

Hi Rajmi,
Thank you for the nice words of appreciation of my kolam and the pictures. Really I waited from 10 to 10.30 P.m. to take the pictures. The kolam is the daily dinner for the bandicoot and he rarely misses it.
Love,
Pushpavalli

[Pushpavalli Srinivasan]

The photos really look nice.The symbol of putting is for Goddess Lakshmi to enter our house and bless us,plus feeding these helpless creatures.My daughter feeds nearly dozens of pigeons ,crows and squirrels on the terrace everyday.It is a wonderful sight to see this.Hats off to you,Pushpa.

Hi Kanaka,
Glad to know that your daughter loves birds and animals. As you say kolam is the symbol of Lakshmi kataksham. Kuthu vilakkum kolamum beautifys the house and are believed to be auspicious.
Love,
Pushpavalli

[Pushpavalli Srinivasan]

actually yes'day v were discussing abt this only. hahhahha,my aunt told for krishna jayanthi she put kolam with kaavi,daily pigs will come & have it,that it ate everything only the kaavi left.
here in my parent's house only crows,cows & ants r the guests. nowadays cows r not coming donno,in chennai cows population has become less or govt' took any action for this????
sorats r also new guest is it???

Hi Vivbass,
Thank God, there are no pigs at this part of the city. Cows and buffaloes are aplenty. They are roaming around and at night they just rest at the middle of the road. Rats are restricted entry inside the house and so whatever they get outside, they seem to relish.
Love,
Pushpavalli

[Pushpavalli Srinivasan]

So Cute!!!!!!!!!!!

Animal lover LIKE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The only bird that irritates me is the Pigeons. Oh!!!!!!! they continously say gurrrrrrrrrrrrr gurrrrrrrrrrrrrr.................. as though someone is dead around. Its so irritating, else, i love animals and birds.

Hi Mals,
Pigeons are nice to look at, but as you say the noise they make are irritating. At Hyderabad, in my niece's flat, they were making lot of noice. Though I am an animal lover I am scared of street dogs and fierce looking pet dogs also. Cats are easy going. Thrice a cat delivered 4/5 kittens in our house, each time at a different place. But it was shifting the kittens very often. My grandson was having a guinea pig pet at US. Nice to know that you are also an animal lover.
Love,
Pushpavalli

[Pushpavalli Srinivasan]

Dear Pushpa,
Great Pics!!!!! So sweet of you to capture the rat eating the kolam and post it here for us.

I also use only arisi mavu to put kolam even if it does flow freely in my hands- i dunt bother, but i immensely enjoy the ants n some birds eat it in the evenings!!!

Dear Aishu,
It is really nice to hear from a youngster about putting kolam. I very much appreciate you. Keep it up.
Love,
Pushpavalli