That's Africa

 

Yesterday we were going across the road to Ibis.  Sena thought she saw a cat.  Turned out to be a monkey!  We pulled down a dirt road and had the joy of watching about 20 monkeys in the trees.  In this area of Zambia we don't see many of the animals found in other places.  So it was so great to see monkeys that just live near us.

 

A couple of weeks ago I was looking in some boxes of material I had put in a closet.  I discovered that the termites had also decided that the cardboard of the box made good eating.  On the material was "dirt" like termite mounds are built from.  Parts of the boxes had been destroyed.  And one box that held extra school supplies had wooden rulers that were eaten by the termites.

 

Next to Ibis is a low area that in the rainy season fills up with water.  To our surprise, we have seen children fishing there.  During the dry season there is no water there.  But now the children catch small fish.  Benedict has asked the folks how the fish got in the water.  There are some interesting ideas.  One is that the fish come down from the sky with the rain.  Another idea is that they come from a lake some distance away that is not connected to this small pond area.  What we think may happen is that eggs are laid that remain dormant during the dry season and then hatch in the rain.  Are there any scientists out there?