On breezy days, more than dust is flying in the air now. The ground under the trees is a carpet of purple.
Monday, September 21, 2009
I think Harold visited our yard with his purple crayon
While the dryness of the season causes grass and many plants to turn brown unless watered, the Zambian landscape is not devoid of color. It is during this time of year that the jacaranda trees erupt with their lavendar blossoms, the plumerias adorn their bare branches with beautiful and fragrant flowers, and numerous other trees are covered with blooms.
We are very fortunate to have mature trees in our yard. Two huge jacaranda trees shade a good part of our front yard.
More Fun with Baby Geckos
So far, we have enjoyed having 7 geckos hatch from our collection of eggs. A few more look like they may have occupants, so we are still waiting to meet some more friends. One day, we found four babies in the container! The kids had fun watching them for a while before getting them out and holding them.
One of the babies from another hatching was introduced to the wild frontier of the train table in the boys' room. From this aeriel view it looks like a big mean crocodile about ready to cross the river and rest under the palm trees.
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