I’d been out-n-about running errands for the day.

When I got back to my campsite, I was greeted by a couple of the resident peacocks.

There’s a pride of peafowl that roam the campground. They are both beautiful and noisy. They often sound like a cat who got its tail caught in a blender.

As I Plug The Van Into The Electric Pedestal…

I notice a couple of peacocks by the tree in back of my neighbors campsite.

A courageous peacock walks towards me.

The other peacock lingers in the background. Was this peacock just shy or was he hanging back in a slick maneuver to attack me while I was distracted by the first peacock?

As The Peacock Gets Closer…

I start calmly talking to him.

I wanted to see his fancy feathers and sweetly ask him to put on a show for me.

But the big stubborn bird strutted right past me… ignoring my request.

Inside The Van…

I start setting up the interior. There’s not much to do other than turn the roof fan on and put the privacy shades in the front windshield, passenger and driver windows.

I grab the shades from the back of the van and turn to put them in the front windows.

Suddenly… through the glare of my not-so-clean front windshield, there are oodles of “eyes” looking at me.

As The Peacock Moves Into Full View…

I open the side door – hoping not to startle Mr Peacock away.

He’s too busy strutting his stuff and doesn’t run away. He’s acting like such a Drama King.

His back side is facing me now. I think it’s his way of telling me to “Talk to the butt!”.

I didn’t realize their back side feathers were so fluffy-like!

Finally Getting The Show I Asked For…

Mr Peacock slowly turns around as he holds his head and feathers high.

He acts likes he’s in a fashion show!

I enjoy several minutes of Mr Peacock’s unexpected performance before he wanders on to the next campsite.

Parting Thoughts…

It never hurts to ask for something… even if you’re asking a peacock for a show!

It may have been a little, unexpected thing but having a front row seat to my own personal show certainly brightened my day.

What little, unexpected thing has brightened your day lately?

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