This morning...
my husband cut down bunches of green bananas...
to take to market
one of the stalks stood at nearly 6 feet tall with nearly 4 feet of hands on it
the market prefers to have the bananas brought in green
once ripe, they tend to over-ripen quite quickly in tropical climates...
while my husband was busy with getting ready to take in the bananas...
the honeybees were busy gathering nectar
and I took up an armful of prepared water jugs into the kitchen garden...
to put into the ground as a makeshift irrigation system for my thirsty tomato plants
with 3 holes drilled into the bottle cap...
and the bottom cut to within a half inch to make a "lid"...
I can easily lift the lid and pour water into the bottle...
put the lid down again...
and still keep the honeybees out that might otherwise fall in and drown
the lid also keeps the water from evaporating too quickly
if you look closely in the photo below, you can see the lid on the right lifted up...
but still attached to the bottle to keep the lid from being blown off by the breeze
the cap part goes down into the ground about 4 to 5 inches
with the dry season upon us...
the plants need hand-watering and I would like the new tomatoes...
to come out looking like this morning's tomatoes from the older plants
earlier this morning...
Mimi was being chased down by a young roo
she flew up to the sink where I was washing rags...
and she said "help"
that's the roo in the background, the naughty boy
well, no fear, Mimi dear...
Big Red is on his way to rescue you
and sure enough, Big Red shooed the young roo off to the distance...
who happens to be his offspring and looking much like Big Red
Big Red gave his victory crow after that
Pippi, the little hen that just may be...
we're waiting to see...
decided to take a roost on my arm...
and snuggled down quite comfortably on my arm
she is a bit spoiled, you see...
and I often have to give her a bit of a gentle shake to get back down again
after all...I can not possibly sit all day long just to give her...
a comfy place to lounge on
and our sweet little Dottie...
who sadly lost a week old chick two months ago to a nasty mongoose...
when she ventured out into the woods with her baby...
(you'll forgive me that I cry when such a thing happens...
although I can say with gladness that it rarely happens at all)
she went back to brooding and I gave her a layer egg to sit on
and yes, she is so...very...carefully...watching over this little puffball...
and hopefully will stay close to the cottage and out of the woods while...
baby is growing
I will try my best to help her remember to stay out of the woods
the mama hens usually do and somehow...
Dottie forgot
Teach me thy way, O Lord,
and lead me in a plain path,
because of mine enemies.
Psalm 27:12
May your day or night be led in the plain path of God's grace.
