Visual Treat and Thoughts#2

Thank you for an overwhelming response from the first post of the Visual Treat and Thoughts series. 

Here is the #2 picture of the series, an intriguing snap clicked from our balcony.

I had to use lots of tactics and strategies to capture these naughty little ones in my camera!

Observe the picture for a couple of minutes and pour down your thoughts in the comments section.

I am sure your mind jumps over with so many interesting thoughts and stories looking at this cute little creature!

This Visual Exercise is scientifically proven to activate both the left and right hemispheres of brain, enhancing imagination, observation and creativity.

Once you are done penning down your thoughts, scroll down at my sharing on the origin and background little story on this snap!


My Thoughts: The Naughty Little Visitor


Every morning, I wake up to a regular visitor who always prefers to enter only through the gaps of window grills and the wide balcony. The Naughty little squirrels - cute, little, bumpy speedsters; An active and a timid visitor. 

You may wonder how did it all start?! Amma, being the waste management expert, usually places some leftover rice on the balcony for the crows. On one such day, instead of the usual crows, we were in for a surprise guest - the naughty, little speedster squirrels. 

From then on, those naughty speedsters became our regular visitors.

One of it's lot, always peeks through with it's eager look in the eyes, yet seeing my movements, it would run off in full speed.

Initially I couldn't comprehend it's purpose of visit and anticipations. As soon as I realized it's eager search for something to eat, I sprinkled some fresh rice grains and looked out eagerly awaiting it's visit.

To my disappointment, it would just run off seeing my hurried, eager, slightest movements!

    Awaiting the arrival with grains, squirrel peeking through timidly, standing tall and hurriedly eating with "thak-thak" sound  

Interestingly and Unknowingly, I started to play a "statue" game with them: I would stand still in a corner of the balcony, without any movements, by just fixing my eyes towards those timid squirrels.

Believing that I was an harmless statue, it arrives in a flashing speed, grabs the grains quickly and bites it with a peculiar "Thak Thak thak thak" sound with a frequent, cautious gaze towards me. 

The minute I make a little move, it escapes and runs with a lightening speed, returning only if I move back and hide. 

It is such a pleasant treat to watch their naughty, clever, hurried movements in utter silence! 


This little play made a striking similarity to the way of perceiving life's problems and finding solutions. 

Have you observed this anytime? 

During a mid of a conversation, we often tend to forget something very close to heart. Yet, when our mind is at ease without thinking about it, suddenly that forgotten memory flashes by, isn't it?

When a problem is looked at from an aerial distance, with a calm, clutterfree, meditative mind, solutions just flash by from a never-seen-before mindspace. 

Similar to how I distanced myself and played silent statue game to bring in those hungry little squirrels to eat.

So, what are your thoughts from the first picture?

The more we think, write and share, the more our brain and mind feels activated and liberated!


Yours Soulfully,
Gargi SMARam
 

Comments

  1. Gargi SMARamMarch 25, 2023 at 7:37 AM


    Go ahead, activate your braincells with this visual exercise and liberate yourself by pouring in your thoughts in comments section!

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  2. Sumana BiswasMarch 25, 2023 at 10:53 PM

    This reminded me of my childhood days when I used to get up even before dawn to see flower blooms..
    The memory is so pure that I can travel back anytime I feel like it; I am sure this memory of your's will stay with you and give you a source of happiness 😊

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    1. GargiMarch 26, 2023 at 10:12 AM

      True Sumana, Life is worthwhile for its Cherished Memories!

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  3. InduMarch 26, 2023 at 8:23 AM

    I'm just astonished seeing this visual treat <3 On this very day, it happened that I took a pic of squirrel at my location which is not an usual act of mine! I feel these little ones to be posing for a picture and letting us know 'Be simple and lively'. The uncountable jumps it made yet being visible to us, definitely a visual treat.

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    1. GargiMarch 26, 2023 at 10:15 AM

      There’s a lot to observe and grasp from nature. That’s a simple yet lovely thought Indu!

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  4. Gargi SMARamMarch 26, 2023 at 6:54 PM

    Wonderful anecdotes Sara, Thank you for your thought contributions! Profound Thoughts like yours makes a lot of difference in a reader's perspective.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 26, 2023 at 11:12 PM

    This picture takes me back to my childhood days. The very first time when I saw squirrel and screamed out of Excitement. I think I was in class 2 and it was at my pishimoni's(my dad's big sister) house. It was our summer vacation and like every year we use to spent our entire holiday at grandmaa's place and pishi's house was 5 mins away. We all cousins use to gather there ans spent our entire vacation there. We would enjoy a lot playing, watching movies with the elder cousins, see them play cards and when I used to get bored seeing them I used to come out in the garden. One fine day I saw these squirrels and I screamed out of happiness seeing them. How happy I was. This place is very dear to me as my pishi n pishemonshai (pishi's husband) is no more and I loved them dearly and since then I never visited my fav place. It was really a great visual flashback and a cherishable memory that came to me because of this post. I am really thankful and full of gratitude for bringing this up

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  6. UnknownMarch 27, 2023 at 2:12 AM

    Rightly described ...Nature is the best teacher.
    For a relationship to remain amicable...we need to keep them at a safe distance and that's what is indicated in this too.

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