Monday, June 28, 2004

Sunset Hill Again


La Lu and his flowers..isn't he cute!?

Today was nice. I visited my orchard placement for the first time which is a peach farm run by a women and her daughter who is 20 years old. I was amazed at the strength these women possessed. They have a depth and intelligent that is rarely seen in America. The orchard was amazing and the hillside was lined with peach, pear and apricot trees with a scattering of pomegranate trees in-between. The male workers were busy cutting diseased limb’s off the peach trees who have been slowly dying over the past few years from a tree disease. The peach trees that have died are being replaced by apricots and pomegranates. It was so nice and peaceful and there was a timeless feeling about it. It is a way of life so fundamental it touches something in you when your around it. Anyways, besides that the day was pretty uneventful. We went to the market to nail some post cards for Kerani and Autiqa, slept and read a lot. Look at Ateqahs web site to see some more photos of the trip. Anyways, I am starting to get into my book :The Voice Of God". That is all for today-going to the Bhuira Jam Factory.