Butterflies in the dining room!
Some months after we moved into Ratnakara, one afternoon, we were having lunch when suddenly about 20-30 butterflies flew in from outside and were all over our dining room. They all had the same pattern - I think that they were blue tiger butterflies ( Tirumala limniace) that are common in these parts. There were a lot of people in the room and everyone was perplexed how the butterflies came in, all at once. Butterflies are nice, but to have so many flying all around you is a bit unnerving. The reason was obvious - the open place before our house was built had belonged to butterflies, insects, frogs, birds, snakes, etc to lead their lives and now we had claimed the land and built over it in the way only humans can - with a piece of paper handed down from generation to generation or acquired after a sale. I will never forget the visual of the butterflies flying around the room - it was fascinating and creepy at the same time! Blue tiger ( Tirumala limniace )