Tree planting day

Even though ants are tiny little things, they do a lot of damage! Invade your shoes, bite like needle pricks, and inflame your foot like an air mattress. Then it goes away, like nothing ever happened. I ignored the warnings of Damaris, one of the youth involved in our tree planting day, as I filled up the hole she had made to plant her tree with dirt. When you talk about working collectively, the kids did a great job. Some brought tree saplings, others broke up the hard dry earth, others dug out the holes with shovels, and still others planted. Someone filled up the water bucked and watered the tree. In front of the centro, we cleared the grass and the garbage from the narrow strip of earth between the sidewalk and the wall (accidentally damaging a water pipe- just a minor unexpected crisis), put all the garbage in big sacks and planted a row of trees. Despite being hot, sweaty and hungry, all 35 of us worked on until our quesillos and tiste arrived and we had a chance to sit down and take a break. 100% difference between before and after. .. from garbage strewn to pure earth and trees.