Lots of giggles as the girls decided I was safe to approach. They wanted water, from my spigot. And, were happy to meet me and learn that I like to laugh, play, talk, and work.

Sitting under my shade tree eating crackers after clearing underbrush.

Sitting under my shade tree eating crackers after clearing underbrush.

A woman expertly guides her canoe across the river with a child in the front.

A woman expertly guides her canoe across the river with a child in the front.

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