close encounter of the tiger kind...

we returned 2 nights ago from a short trip to the satpura forest. 

tthis tiger reserve is a stunning ecosystem with the denwa river flowing past its madhai gate entrance, which has to be crossed to access the jungle. even though our visit was way too early in the season, with a few paths still submerged, it added to the charm of the forest. 

our encounter with shankara - the featured tiger walking on a narrow path was luck combined with great timing. for over 22 minutes we kept him company with the jeep in reverse and then behind him till he finally disappeared in the bush. as a bonus about 20 minutes later we saw a female briefly, cutting across, apparently following shankara's trail. 

my pre-birthday trip (my birthday was on the 19th) was further enhanced with a surprise lunch and cake planned by my daughter. all in all it was a lovely celebration in the wilderness.

'edgy' view of things

 out on the edge 

you see all kinds of things 

you can’t see from the center

 kurt vonnegut

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 both extremes are e(d)gocentric...

 birds eye view may be more ed(g)ifying...

in the midst of things...just edgy! 

 CAT©

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i love kurt vonnegut for his black humour and his digs at science and life via his powerful sci-fi novels... let me add here that in astronomy you are taught that to see the faintest stars best you look at them using your side vision, our eye is designed that way... for example, your reaction to some idiot driver trying to overtake from the wrong side is much faster... were it not all of us would have perished long ago ! 

Max 

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about averted view...high resolution, full color viewing is best done with the central region of the eye ...in bright daylight but we use the ultra sensitive peripheral vision for low resolution but monochrome viewing ...the dim objects in the sky. 

like applying lateral thinking when there is less clarity on the subject? 

CAT

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ps :based on an old facebook post and its responses