My Wildlife Encounters

The Forest trail adjacent to the freshwater stream was all water-soaked. The pill millipedes and slimy snails marched towards the vegetation clearing up the path for me. My trekking boots squelched through the wet mud leaving behind a boot imprint on the soil. Slender loops of flesh were nearing me, I bowed down to have a closer look those were leeches awaiting a blood meal. The continual fall of  Euonymus indicus  bloom made the path a tropical paradise. The moss-laden tree barks and the intertwined creepers falling from the tree denoted pure co-existence amidst the rainforest. Tiny little  Impatiens  blooming through the cracked boulders reminded me of being beautiful amidst the hard times. The tiny little bees hovering around them stood as a witness for help at the right time.  As, I moved more deep into the jungles, space echoed the cackling noise of the hornbills. A redolence of  Elaeocarpus  blooms wafted through the air. I lifted my head to admire the blooms instead, I stood awe