Wednesday, April 15, 2009

random animal sightings

So I was going to write about something totally different today but I had two random animal sightings which I had to share. First there were two donkeys hanging out just outside my neighborhood (I live in a gated community and they were at the gates). I've seen two donkeys before in Delhi and I wonder if they are the same ones, if they are they have walked pretty far. It is extremely odd to see a donkey that isn't being ridden or carrying something, even then they are still pretty rare. They looked bored and reminded me of Eeyore.
Then this morning I saw a camel! I have seen camels plenty in India before but never in Delhi. He was pulling something, they always are when I see them. He, like all camels, looked happy as could be. I've always found it funny to see camels used so much here for transporting things because they move so slowly. I think they only do small trips in between towns because I usually see them in the same areas.
Seeing camels makes me happy. It reminds me of when I took a camel ride in Egypt by the pyramids. Good times.
Total aside: the high today in Delhi is 38 degrees, that is just over 100. This is going to be the longest summer of my life. At least the humidity hasn't come yet, I have until June for that but seriously, 100 degrees in mid-April!

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