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Watched

Lori McLeeseLisbon, Peafowl 10 Comments

I opened the French doors to my tiny balcony just slightly. The rain had finally stopped and I wanted to get some fresh air. I laid out my yoga mat on the hotel room floor, and began doing one of my favorite routines. As I lay there, knees to one side and head turned to the other, I felt as though someone were watching me. I slowly turned my head towards the French doors and was surprised to see quite a large peahen perched on the railing of my balcony, staring down at me. Very quietly, I stood up, picked up my phone, and snapped a picture through the crack in the two doors. The peahen simply continued to stare at me, then slowly turned and flew away.

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10 thoughts on “Watched

  1. spacer Rose says:

    Amazing! What an awesome experience.

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  2. spacer NanaBread says:

    How cool is that? I can’t help but wonder if you’ll find her in the courtyard, laying with her knees to one side, her head turned the other direction….

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    • spacer Lori says:

      That would have been very funny! :)

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  3. spacer The Wandering Gourmand says:

    Sounds like there should be a new Yoga pose named after this experience.

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    • spacer Lori says:

      I agree, perhaps Pondering Peahen? :)

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  4. spacer Michael Pick says:

    This feels like something out of a dream or magic realist novel. I’ll bet there’s some obscure Jung volume dedicated to the symbolism of spontaneous peahen visitations. Regardless, that must have been quite a moment.

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    • spacer Lori says:

      I’ve got to find that Jungian volume and determine what this visit meant! :)

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  5. spacer cravesadventure says:

    Nice Surprise in a creepy sorta of way – beautiful capture! Happy Friday:)

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  6. spacer meaganhanes says:

    Oh my, what a surprise to find!

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  7. spacer Jean says:

    So close that bird. Wonderful!

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