We see bulbuls everywhere--don't be deceived--he is a bandit.
This cheeky fellow with the yellow rump
likes to eat the squash blossoms in our shamba.
This fellow likes to put the bulbul in his place. Jim calls him
the "orca" of the bird world. Shrikes don't want any competition for bugs,
and it suits us just fine when they chase the bulbuls out of our garden.
One of Jim's eighth graders found this chameleon by his dorm.
Another raider in our shamba--an ibis after nesting material.
And weeks later, here are her babies
A Curious Collection -- Chai cups.
Everyday at about 10:30 RVA students and staff enjoy chai--yummy hot tea
with lots of milk and sugar. Each high school student brings a cup,
and some leave them outside day after day...rinsed...or not.
...and to leave small "gifts."
because they know the words.
A rare sight -- blossoms on an acacia -- the flat-topped tree we associate with Africa.
much greener. The total for the year is about half of
what it should be. You need to make this a matter of prayer.
called Yesterday and Today. The leaves and blossoms on our bush
have wilted from the drought. Much more serious, potato plants
in local Kenyan shambas have died.
A Favorite Character -- Max
And he is on the job, protecting us from...
Monkeys...this one is a Colobus.
Seriously, if it weren't for Max things like this would happen more often.
A baboon crashed through a friend's roof recently, creating this hole.
A few months earlier, and the baboon would have landed on their daughter's bed
and possibly their daughter as well.
He has just enough attitude to turn his back on me and walk off from a photo op.
Having the run of the campus, he goes where he likes.
as a I worked at a desk top in the staff lounge...it was Max wanting love.
I think you are all expecting bugs in Africa. Here is a flying ant...a huge flying ant.
Rugged RVA kids eat them.
Sometimes even Africa must cope with invasions of alien species...one of the most notable...
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