June 16, 2009

Rain has finally returned to Burkina!

This blog update is long overdue. Need to get back on this. Sorry.

It's exciting to see water again. And the color green. The rains have returned and everyone is now scurrying around like elves on Christmas Eve trying to quickly seed there fields. I too am taking on a small veggie/flower garden and corn plot this year! It's a lot of fun. Now we just need the rains to continue to fall about once every 3-4 days and we'll be golden.

Otherwise, not much else to report for now. I'll leave you with some pictures of life around village and save the BIG news for next time. Stay tuned.


With the rain comes flying termites. This is how you attract them... with FIRE!


Statue of Liberty.

These storms here are intense. I was at an outdoor market 8km from my house when the skies almost instantly turned black. And within minutes hurricane speed winds rushed in with heavy rains. We just huddling in some families home and waited it out in the dark, eating peanuts. It lasted about an hour. It was great. But the ride back home was a bit challenging.


Road or river?




Beautiful.


Poisson grillé courtesy of chef Roux.


Happy white frog.


Smilely.


The front yard.


Moringa tree seedling nursery.