Work started in earnest today. Our groups were introduced once again to the whole concept of Heifer Project (go to http://www.heifer.org/ to learn more), and then were off to classes and work. Some mucked barns, others worked on repairing fences, working a S.A.L.T. (Sloping Agriculture Landscape Technology) garden, still others worked with animals, on fence-rails, and clearing some unwanted growth in the forest.
It is beastly hot today... high will be between 103 and 105. Everyone's been good about drinking their water, using their sunscreen, and paying attention to their tolerance for heat. A couple of headaches, and a couple of really tired kids, but they are managing well.
The way the ranch is laid out and programmed produces a unique challenge for our community; about 1/4 of us are living in a separate building from the other 3/4 of us, and that presents an interesting opportunity for our group to deal with a little adversity as they work hard at building and rebuilding community (isn't that always the process? You don't only build a community, but you are also also constantly rebuilding it!) It's interesting and very hope-producing to watch them work on this. They are, when they want to be, very, very good at this.
We are still having problems getting pictures up on the blog...it has to do with the protections Heifer has on their network. We're still determined to get some up here in the next little bit.
We may not get to the blog tomorrow afternoon/evening, since that is the beginning of our Global Village experience. If we don't get something out here tomorrow, we'll get it posted at breakfast Wednesday morning.
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