Innocent eyes...

                       Though people think we are insane, our mind keeps digging some crazy thoughts. One night, Nag pinged me with a question  " what u will do if you are the last man alive on earth" ? ...In spite of multiple chats, questions like this keep all other thoughts on hold. I replied him " it depends on whether I know I'm the last man or I don't know. Coz if I don't know, I'll spend entire life in hopes of finding another human companion" ! .

                      Well, let me take you back in time (may be on a virtual time machine). Rain took a break and gave me an opportunity to go for photography. I will be waiting on my toes to visit native during rainy times. Shimoga is like a green paradise during monsoon. I  kept walking on muddy paths. Dance of frogs in all directions,  A cool breeze, cold touch of leaves, a blue mind beetle shining all over the place, small drops of water,Ahh...

A typical view in my native

                         Sometimes I wish I was a drinker. I could have kept a small pouch of rum :P As I kept walking in search of beauties of nature, I tend to be more biased towards moths, beetles and spiders. I saw a tortoise beetle, with wings opening like that bird in Avatar movie (Pardon me, it's that macro mode which makes everything look monstrous). An outstanding mimic of a mammal by an insect is always phenomenal to observe. I was unable to photograph as beetle saw my camera n flew away. I got disappointed , For god sake it was golden tortoise beetle!

Missed tortoise beetle - Got it later!

                       Well, in the middle I saw this cutie. A frog. It's like you go after Sonia, and you end up with Sania :p Those innocent eyes kept me spellbound. Her entire body is like a painting made of dots. It's like I could sense the fear, anxiety and sadness in her eyes. And to be frank, I don't know how to console a crying girl, how can I console a sad froggie? I named her "dottie" in my mind and took some snaps. She gave poses like a professional model who is waiting for a break! I just had a feeling that she is special.

My dear Dottie

                       I uploaded the photo on Project Noah. Yes, my feel was right. Dottie is(was) special. She is an endangered species. She is unaware of the fact that she has been featured as spotting of the day in Noah, She doesn't know she appeared on Biologia top 10 Amphibians, She doesn't know her existence is near the end because of super intelligent race who took her photo! Many appreciated her cuteness! but does she knows that? Does it matter to her?

                                                                   Small gliding frog - Rhakophorus lateralis

                       Yet her eyes kept telling so many stories. Stories of truth, Stories how super intelligent human evolved, Stories how he took advantage of his intelligence and started destroying the nature. It may be hard to digest, but yeah, it is equal to killing your own mother inch by inch. Scientists say by 2100, half of the current existing species will become extinct. Extinction is taking an exponential rate. It is sad to say that human is the major reason for extinction. Natural causes and diseases are just reasons for sake.


                     Now do you think Nag's question has something to do with Dottie? If dottie knows she is endangered, she is feeling the worst feeling in the world. Just imagine yourself in Dottie's position. For the world, she may be a cute frog. But for her race, she is a lone girl, who is trying fight for her religion. Every species is an astounding gift of nature and we need to respect that. Everything is inspired from nature and we need to respect. She is a brave girl, who builds her own nest above the ground. She misses companionship. She feels it. Her eyes tell it all.

Innocent eyes...

                       I don't know what I can do by writing this article. But it is just my feel that I can make few people think towards conserving nature. If we start feeling nature, we will fall in love with it. And like in real life, where we tend to save our loved one's, we start thinking about saving our precious nature.

                       I've not done anything big to talk about global warming, effect of population growth on nature, conservation concepts etc. But yeah, I can make you fall in love with nature and then we can start thinking about saving it. Just come with me for a walk, to feel the feel of every creature, to fall in love with amazing nature.