It's amazing watching our two oldest grow. They are great friends (usually) and they love to strut their independence and walk as far ahead as possible, all the while talking non-stop.
And then there is poor little runt sister, aka Dirt Diver. She is always trying to keep up and one day she will not only keep up but will presumably instill fear in her older sisters. She's not afraid of a thing and she has a quick 2 year old temper that will set you straight.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Again, while exploring with the girls a few days ago, we came across this scene of a cute little church, lined with palm trees, rice paddy in front and mountains in the background. Central Java is really beautiful.
While exploring with the girls (see previous post) we found rice paddies in various stages of growth. The one above had certain sections all ready to harvest and others that were newly planted.
We have seen on numerous occasions now the above scene; a man herding a group of ducks while either running or riding a bike. It's a comical seen for someone like me that had never seen this before moving to Indonesia. All those webbed feet running for their lives looks really funny.
Since we have all had the past week off from school due to a big national holiday, me and the two oldest set off together to find some pretty landscapes complete with swamps, rice paddies, and volcanoes. We had a good time exploring Central Java together.
A few days ago I drove to nearby Mt. Merbabu to get some evening photos. In my search of a new photo vantage point I found some small villages that likely have had few Westerners visit them. It was funny to watch all the people come out of the woodwork just to watch the foreigner drive through their village.
With dry season in full swing on the island of Java, on any given day you can see a number of things being dried in the sun like chilies, fish, rattan, and rice. Indonesians do like to put a spicy twist on most of their food dishes and the little peppers above will light you up if eaten plain.
