Peacock

Peacock!

I went again today to Filoli, having first checked its website to discover what was blooming. The answer was TULIPS. But on the way in to the garden, we ran into a new denizen of the garden – a peacock. He was blocking our path as though he was demanding that we watch him strut his stuff – and strut he did!

The cock was almost dancing, as he turned and twisted, first showing us his beautiful fan of feathers,

Then turning so we could get a close up of his head,

And a glimpse of the saturated blue of his chest and the detail of his wings,

And a close up of his tail as e sauntered past.

Finally, he seemed to tire of the effort to entertain the crowd that had now appeared, folded his tail, and stalked off into the plants.

What a showman!

Posted Sunday, 3/25/18