My water project was approved and I need your help! Your donation is tax deductible and 100% of it goes to help provide clean water for the village. For a description see Nov. 24 blog entry.

The rains are here! So here's a quiz.
Which of these animals can be found on my farm?
a. chameleons
b. monkeys
c. cows
d. donkeys
e. frogs
f. crows in tuxedos
e. chickens
f. lions
e. drunk people

If you guessed all of them, you would be close. There are no lions, and I haven't seen any monkeys yet. People say that monkeys are around, though. The cows and donkeys are unwanted visitors; I have to chase them away so they don't devour my sprouting crops. Usually this is a result of a careless cattle rancher (a five-year-old with a stick who is supposed to keep the cows OFF other people's farms). The chickens, who belong to my neighbors, come along to eat up the bugs from the freshly-dug ground (the same phenomenon that happens right after a person has been buried). The crows in tuxedos may look elegant from afar with their white collars, but they are just as annoying as regular old crows. They sometimes carry off baby chicks. And I have to be very careful not to accidentally slice the frogs and chameleons with my hoe (I've come close many times). Finally, the drunk people often wander onto the farm to help me dig for a few minutes. Notably, there are also sober people who do this, but not quite as often.