a new kind of fall

every once in a while (when i can forget the fact that i'm sweating through my clothes from the heat) i almost feel like i'm experiencing a fall season of sorts.

like when i occasionally drive to the bush and breathe in that blessed smell of autumn decay.

or when i go on a walk over a blanket of dried leaves that crunch under my feet (i think this is what happy sounds like)

or when i come upon the red flamboyant trees (yep, that's their real name)

all in all, it makes for a very different, but beautiful kind of fall.

tried and failed

a few days ago i woke up and saw this over my head:

i guess you can't blame the poor little guy for trying.  

(in case you can't tell, my mosquito friend here is laying on the top of my net with his mouth, or proboscis, hanging inside the "no mosquito zone" with the hope of a possible bite.  but thanks to a treated net, all he got was death.)

thank you, mosquito net, for saving me from one more malaria breeder.  you shall forever more hold a special place of honor in my heart.

yours truly, leslie ann

slippin and slidin

1 roll of black plastic + water and soap = a very fun girls Bible study (don't worry.  we talked about the Bible before we slipped and slid.)

mitz and sheila unleashing their inner child (fortunately for me i was the only one with the camera... don't hate me girls!)

races: cause what's fun without a little competition

all in all... a good day.

and just for kicks i had to include the video of e, because i find his form and expressions pretty stinkin' cute.