late today this terantula made two attempts to invade the kitchen - Cleo thwarted both attempts and I convinced him/her to go back outside and play 

my friend Alejandro stopped by and wanted to take me fishing - since "my mama didn't raise no fools" I promptly grabbed my fishing pole and off we went - he brought along a grasshopper for bait - sad to say only a few bites and no fish - the water was very high

we had a very nice week - here is a shot of one of our stone corn/coffee/cocoa grinders in the kitchen area with the bathroom in the background 

oooooops - Julie's son Kevin, also comes along to the study - he too, doesn't say much -but his grandma sure does love him - and he has a very nice Pooh Bear hat

Camila's little sister Manda is funny, fickle, and fearless - and...... missing a tooth - the gang went home with coconuts, plantains, and mucho guava's

since moving out to the farm we have been diligently trying to get a picture of the blue morpho butterfly - they are stunningly beautiful - you can just barely see this one below the feeder tray - the are on the move almost constantly 

Cedrick, the older boy is a "full time job" and an "eating machine" 

while we were having lunch downstairs Kathy was having her study upstairs with our neighbor Julie - her mother comes along and she too asks some great questions - the baby doesn't say much 

the two daughters are quite the pair - here, the oldest, Camila gives one of her nicest smiles 

Regina is a great mother and makes incredible donuts - here, she holds her youngest, Lawrence

Bruce is a very enjoyable man (with a great sense of humor) and he has a very nice family 

my friend Bruce, who manages the local Farm Supply Store came to deliver some metal roofing today and I always make sure that he brings the whole family and we have lunch and a bit of time "in the bush" 

it was really fun to watch them have such a good time together 

Calistro and some of the girls enjoyed some football after we ate - playing on a very familiar field - they along with Calistro's 23 brothers and sister and their families had lived on this property until just 5 years ago 

......but JJ and his dad are very special friends

Josiah - aka JJ or, as I call him "double J" - loves his mom and sisters very much

we played some games, encouraged one another, and enjoyed a nice meal - it was a very upbuilding day 

Sunday after the meeting we had the Ack family over for caldo and tortillas - Calistro, Teresita, Adelita, Senida, Mirtha, Andrea, Jessica, Kristy, and Josiah 

this is another friend - Manuel - we are studying the What Does God Require brochure and he has an amazingly curious and receptive mind - he's pretty good at Sequence too 

this is my young friend Renaldo - he comes by most every Saturday afternoon to teach me jungle lore and amaze me with his personality - this past Saturday I helped him, his brother, and his mother haul six sacks of corn and two large bundles of firewood from the remote farm to their house 

here Cleo keeps watch for possible intruders - she actually "looks" smart in this picture 

Cleo and the Queen go at it all day long - when they're not hunting Armadillos 

those of you who have known some of our previous dogs (Mattie, Rosie, Charlie, Gracie) will not be surprised to hear that our latest group is following their fine tradition of "uniqueness"- here the Queen rests up after an afternoon of "queen of the sand pile"

this rack of blogos is just outside the kitchen window "so to speak" - these babies are EXCELLENT fried 

you pluck the little yellow flowers and then chop the green head finely and add it all to the jippy-joppa mixture - saute lightly - and eat