Monday, May 10, 2010

Day 26: Animal Farm

Over Mother’s Day weekend, we welcomed a new member to the family!

Say hello to Janette, born on Saturday morning. She arrived just in time to replace Albert, who was probably her father. Albert became a wedding present on Saturday afternoon.

Having lived for 20+ years in a fifth-floor walk up…no possibility of co-habitating with a pet, I’m really enjoying the experience of the animals that populate our life here in Dakar. Two turtles live on the terrace outside my bedroom. Two white rabbits live on our rooftop terrace. I’m guessing we’ll have a whole bunch more, based on the bad-boy bunny behaviors we witnessed this afternoon. The rest of the livestock live at Mami and Papi’s. There, Paul has two pairs of gorgeous prize-winning chickens, a fantastic Brama breed and a smaller Chinese variety. And then, there are the six sheep, of which Janette is the latest.

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