Petit breakfast - from a panoramic view

Every morning at about 7 I head out to

a little kiosk to get the normal breakfast.

It consists of cafe au lait and some bread.

I started this ritual from the first day as 

a way to one ... eat. Two, to integrate into

the community. 

Of course at the moment there is the 

challenge of the local language. This makes

for a lot of time to just sit and look around.

The kiosk I go to has kind of a grotto setup

which when looking out creates a panoramic

frame from which to view the life as the day

starts up in our village.

It is just an amazing way to begin a day by 

sitting back with a cafe au lait and watch all 

the activity.

This kiosk is situated in the 'center' of town

and most of everything passes through.

Things like donkeys, goats, cows, dogs, ducks,

bicycles, moto scooters, village's one super-

sized mini van, chickens and last but not 

least ... vultures.

In one quick frame you might see all of the above

in movement at the same time. 

Students in clusters of 5 and 6 cutting through

from the outer villages as they pump away on

their bikes. Donkeys moving or being chased

here, the goats looking to reproduce over there.

Vultures about a foot and a half tall picking 

around like pigeons or seagulls until the dogs

decide to chase them away. Of course with 

that brings a commotion of flapping wings.

It's really like watching a movie screen with an

unscripted film as it rolls on at it's incredible 

activity filled pace.

Of course it may get old  but just

thinking of the mathematical probabilities

with all the variables in motion at random,

it may take time.

It's not central square but I know one thing 

our little center of town has that the central

doesn't ... vultures impersonating pigeons.

So I guess there is a uniqueness in the

center of our little world that makes us

relevant :=).

Also, biggest point of all is the speed of 

life here gives one the chance to be able

to sit and observe and still get everything 

needed to be done in the day.

After seeing and experiencing life through the 

panoramic view it makes you wonder if this

basic village life actually has more energy

and 'joy of life' to it.

Love these experiences ... always brings 

food for thought.