One tree ...

I returned to the village on Friday the 13th. Here

that's not a known superstition so it was a day

as usual. If anything bad happened to anyone 

that day there was no excuse of a bad luck day.

Like the lady who either side swiped someone

or someone sideswiped her that morning. I was

just beginning the journey back to the village

when I hear a crash and see this lady tumbling

along. Her's and another motor scooter collided.

It looked like at least a broken arm and first

thought was Friday the 13th and am I next. But

rode my bicycle 50 miles back to the village

without incident.

The picture is that of what would be a great 

bonsai tree design. It is actually one tree that

was split and actually grew horizontal with the

side branches growing vertical. Probably hard 

to see in the picture. It was taken about a quarter

mile away. Also with a smart phone camera. But

it is something to see.

Work wasn't big this week for the cause of being

up in the capital Ouagadougou for three days. But

did manage to pass out about 300 of the moringa

tree seeds. Like I mentioned in the prior blog entry

that I am using the brute force method. Pass out

hundreds of seeds and the mathematical 

probability should bring some success. If each

person had one tree the nutrition aspect would

be improved.

Going to another school this upcoming Friday.

This will make 4 that I'm working with. It's the

end of the school year practically but making 

connections for next year will save time.

It is coming to the slow time where people are

in the fields and school's out. Time to start

to become imaginative. That's how life in 

the Peace Corps can be. Especially out in the villages. 

 All we can do is roll with it.