coo-coo for coconuts

Right out our back door is a giant coconut tree that towers about 50 feet above our heads. This week a wiry little man came and scaled the tree (with bare feet), hacked off several coconuts (with a tool that could belong to the grim reaper) to take them to the market, and sold two of them to us.

Our helper, Ibu Nori, cracked them open for us and made coconut soup from the milk, and granola from the meat. Delicious. We still have a ziploc bag full of meat to use for the next few weeks. We love coconuts!

On a walk, we found this calf tied to the fence post. The fence is made from bamboo - I don't think the owner is seriously concerned about losing the calf. If he is, he must really trust bamboo more than we do.

Nadia displays a rare smile. She has been teething this past week, and we noticed that one tooth has come through, but the one next to it is still making its way through... so, there is no real end in sight to her screaming. Not this week anyway.