Small Happenings

It’s been a fairly busy last couple of weeks. We have now gone about one week without any serious illnesses. Yay!  

Following are a few pictures of random happenings over the last week or so:

It’s rainy season and the rains have come just in time. The plants that were starting to wither away have come back to life and are flourishing. We are planning to plant some beans in the garden space next to our house. To get the space ready, or neighbor’s cows and sheep have been coming over to munch down the grass. 

Can you guess what food our kids miss the most? Hot dogs.

The kids (especially T) were very excited this week when, by special request, some friends procured a few packages of frozen hot dogs from the big city a few hours away. They were a big hit. We now have some stored in the freezer for special occasions. 

Chicken hot dogs- imported from Brazil, apparently! 

Weaver birds are busy making nests in a tree right outside the surgical ward. They are very noisy and fascinating birds.

You can't really see the birds well in this picture- but there are dozens of bright yellow birds chattering away and building their "upside down" nests. You can read more about them and see a better close up picture on Wikipedia here.