Friends on the way

We have a deck, and a trench (or the beginning of one) for putting the electric cable in. When friends come to visit and help – this is the best way to test the friendship – ask them to dig a ditch in the boiling sun.

Well, they are still with us, the trench is almost half done, and all are happy to be part of the project.

Each day is different here – this weekend the deck was oiled a rich orange colour to protect it from the fierce sun and the battens were put up on the roof, ready for the corrugated iron.

The grass is growing long and green – an early summer feeling about the place. We checked the trees at the entrance and they seem fine- still a few more succumbed to the harsh environment, but most are settling in.

Next time we will open up a water supply near the trees for the inevitable thirsty dry time ahead.

All this means Glentui is shaping up. We are already imagining a barbeque with fine friends on the verandah under the starry sky… and an early morning meditation before sunrise in the mini gompa!