Mason Neck hiking

So we decided to explore little beyond Alexandria and the old town. Hike in Mason Neck park. Trails were not long at least the once we took, and Niva was complaining most of the time saying (in exact her words “This ins not a hike, hiking should include hills”) I was happily clicking away my Cannon and capturing the beauty of the women next to me and the beauty of the mother nature.

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Return the Baby Elephants to their mother

If you haven’t seen the story here is in the nut shell . Sri Lanka has the largest and well maintained Elephants orphanage in the world. Its called Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. Recently two baby elephants were taken away from their mother where all were happily living at the orphanage and given to one of the main temple in Sri Lanka. I am really ashamed of Sri lanka’s highest Buddhist institute. As the followers of great philosophy Asgiriya and Malwatte Temples had the opportunity to refuse the donation from heartless minister. But they didn’t. Load Buddha was person who understood the relationship between mother and child. He went further by putting regulations where a young child can not enter to a life of Bikku with out permission of their parents. Its sad to see a Buddhist Country like Sri Lanka taking away child from a mother. Yes, it can be an animal but I doubt mother love changes from humans to animals. Especially when you talk elephants who are extremely smart.

I am bias because elephants are my favorite animals in this planet. I have had many close calls, but I still love them, who couldn’t, even poets have written poems about elephants. My biggest frustration was President Mahinda Rajapaksha whom I thought would do the right thing went and officially handed over the elephants to the temple.

Hardly 10 people read my blog in a given day, month, or even year but if any one read this please put a comment requesting elephants to be return to their mother and I am planning to print all the comments and forward them to both presidents office and both the temples.

Eyewitness on storm

It was 2am on Saturday morning I got up from the noise which was produced by the wind. I went to my patio door to check out side and what I saw was unbelievable. My apartment complex is surrounded by trees and most of them are grownup large trees. During the time of the storm most of the big trees were spinning and I felt they might fly and come towards to the apartment.

After half hour I went to bed and when I got up I took a walk to see the if there were any damages. I was right, three which was close to my backyard patio was brought down my the wind. Not only that few tree which were on the front side of the apartment complex have got the same treatment by the wind. Few cars were damaged my the trees. I am glad no one got injured. More than anything most frustrating after effect of the storm was not having internet or cable for two days. It took almost two day for Comcast to give internet and cable to city of Eagan.

Sailing in Bayfield

Just got back from a awesome sailing trip, We did some great sailing most of the time wind was on our favor except the time we had 2-3 feet high waves. But the second day morning the might lake superior was so quite. We had our boat anchor Oakland island as usual I had to take a dip before we take off… Nature is no strange no matter how hard you study you will never find a reason for somethings… Love the nature and do everything that you can to protect it, because without it…. I cant imagine….!