A Traditional "Singsing", Crunchy Caterpillars and Dazzling Dahlias!

Dressed in their traditional finery these men performed a traditional "singsing" (song and dance) to welcome some of the passengers Dale had on board the plane that day, some local politician. It was quite a welcome!

One afternoon Amy & Arianna joined their national friends collecting these little black caterpillars which they later roasted and ate. (Amy & Arianna generously donated their collection to their friends instead of eating them!)

Here they are, hunting for caterpillars. Apparently the field behind our house (that's the back of our house you see in the photo) is crawling with caterpillars -- or, at least, was!

If you look closely you can see two little guinea pigs in this photo.  Callum and Albina (our Haus Meri) are holding "Juliet", and Jenny, the MAF gardener, is holding "Romeo". (Unfortunately, Romeo died after we had only had them for a week.) We are hoping to find some more little piggy companions for Juliet.

In Science class we were fascinated with how crystals are formed and their many uses -- especially sugar crystals!

Early one foggy morning the tall grasses around our yard was laced with sparkling spider webs like this one that Scott captured on camera.

Jenny is very proud of the beautiful flowers she has been nurturing on our yard. She does all the gardening with just a machete and a spade, but for a region that is known for having poor soil, the results are amazing!