Thursday, October 23

The dog we have decided to call Pearl followed me home again when I walked to Mani’s café and back.

I photograph her standing in the doorway.

We give her a bowl of food. She eats it, wanders around the house, and then lies down to sleep for an hour or so. She has very different habits and needs to Shanti. She has a pack and they all live in front of and behind a little shop run by a very old lady half way between here and the pond. The old lady feeds the pack. She does not appear lonely or scared or in need of attention. Some food and a place to rest and she has what she needs.

She leaves when we go to Samudra to see what we can see. She left the same way last time she followed me.

It will turn out that we can see Appu in front of his freshly painted Oyster restaurant. He will announce that he has fresh prawn cocktails so we will sit down.