In part I'm ready to be leaving because a lot of things have happened in the past few weeks that have been really trying on us. For one thing, we've now had two snakes in our backyard, one in the shower! I made the neighbors kill it because it was really scary looking (see picture below). And the very same minute that I was showing Eric the snake I had just found in the shower, a rock whizzed about an inch from my head, presumably thrown by someone trying to hit a mango down from the tree. So two scary things in the same 5 minutes. My patience is just running out for these kind of things...
I'm working on a list of: things we will miss from Benin, things I will not miss, and what we will never take for granted again in the US. I will get back to you on that... it might be interesting.
But for now, enjoy some pictures I've taken since the last entry!
Here's the snake that was in the shower (I know it's small, but it was really frightening because most snakes here are really poisonous)
This is one of my favorite pictures ever- the two babies of our concession, making mischief with the palm nuts
The other snake we found (also small but scary)
Me with one of the babies of the concession
5 comments:
Those snakes make the frogs in the showers at Crescent Lake seem pretty tame. Remember how much they scared you!
Take care and we will all see you both before we know it.
Love,
Denise
DEAR SHEENA AND ERIC;
LOVE YOUR BLOGG. THANKS FOR GIVING OF YOURSELVES TO OTHERS.
WILL EAGERLY READ THE POSTINGS OF THINGS YOU WILL NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED: OURS IS IN PART:
FREEDOM OF SPECH AND TRAVEL: ELECTRICITY, AVAILABLE, POTABLE WATER, AND OUR OWN CAR.
SAFETY IN GENERAL.
PRAYING YOU A SAFE RETURN . THANKS AGAIN,
UNCLE TOM AND AUNT LINDA
we hated leaving the people. People is what it is all about.
Questions are: how many did we influence for good...their good?
We return to much prosperity. How did we leave them? Will they be safe and comfortable? age old questions...but glad we learned from the dear people.
rejoice in this unique experience few have. Love, Uncle Tom and Aunt Linda
Those snakes do look scary. The mottled one looks like maybe a puff adder (did it have a wide head and a dramatically tapered tail?). None of those in Portland.
Things I never take for granted anymore here in the US: Civic infrastructure (roads, water, electricity, parks), the wealth that most people have, and the fact that people have access to as much information as they want.
Love, Aunt Susan
PS -- I love your blog.
Susan
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