A Cool Day

Buckman's have been having problems with birds in their tile roof for sometime. One of the Xavante boys is good with cement so Larry asked him to try to seal up the hole where the bird was getting in. He found a bird nest in the roof. There were three baby birds in the nest. No wonder the bird kept trying to get in the roof.

We decided to take a drive this afternoon into the Pantanal to see some wildlife. We didn't see to much because it started to rain. I did spot some deer along the road. The black deer is a baby. We did see a cattle drive however. There were 900 head of cattle that had been driven from Paraguay. The cowboys ride mules to herd them. They ride one mule one day and another one the next day so the mules get rest. Larry asked why they don't ride horses and they said the horses couldn't stand still. One cowboy has a long horn that he uses to call the cattle. The cook was setting up to cook supper. With the rain he had to put a tarp over the food stuffs. We had seen him earlier with all his leather boxes on the back of mules. There had been several calves born on the trail.

We did find a neat place. It is the Fazendas (Ranch) San Francisco. We could have taken a truck to see wild animals or a boat trip for the water wildlife but it was raining so we didn't do any of that. They have rooms you can stay in and take a night tour too. Too bad our time is coming to an end. I would have really enjoyed one of their tours. We did see some different birds along the way. Buckman's and Cal saw an alligator. First they thought it was a floating log until it went under the water. I was taking a bird picture. The parrot was at the ranch. The trees were sworming with parrots and parakeets. You could hear them but they blended in with the tree color. This one came down to a chair and let me take a picture.

Everyone is in bed but Cal and I. It is only 9:30. I couldn't start this blog until Larry was done on the computer. It still takes a long time for pictures to come up but at least here I can wait on them.

It has been very hot here making sleeping uncomfortable. But with the rain today it has cooled off a lot. So the breeze in the window should really be a help. Soriano, that you saw with the bird nest in the mornins picture had a jacket and ski cap on tonight. This is cold for all of them.

Tomorrow is a busy day. We go into Anastachio to meet with those that did puppets and costumes earlier. We want to see their finished products and help them know how to use use them. The three men from Aquiduana who are drawing pictures for us will be bringing their sketches tomorrow too.

Hopefully I can tell you about them. Pray that the classes go well tomorrow and that we have safety as we drive. Fay had a little cold so pray that she will get over it and feel better. She does not like this cold weather.

Until tomorrow...