New Entrance Way

Things have been fairly quiet around here since the IBG conference. Mostly it has been families and small groups on their way here or there, or in the city for a short while. Mbaye, the day guard, our resident jokester, is on vacation and that reduces the daily energy as well!!

We haven't had a rain for 10 days now. That is a blessing in our struggle against erosion. But it means that things have turned very, very muggy. The humidity makes even sweating unhelpful!

But that last rain was a real gully-washer. It motivated us to keep addressing the entrance way. We decided to continue with Patrice's paving stone approach. If we have to tear it up because the electric company needs to get to its cables, we can put it right back down again afterwards. So we're creating a n upward slope to put our entrance above the level of the sidewalk before we descend again to the driveway. Hopefully that will keep the water rushing down the street from overflowing onto our campus. I guess we'll need one last big storm to test it! Or maybe it will wait until next year.

And, of course, you'll notice the amazing green everywhere at this time of year. It's strange to appreciate weeds, but I think of them more as "wild plants" at this time of year as we are refreshed from our 9 months of browns and tans.