Water

Most houses or groups of houses in the compounds near where we live, have a well.  The well water is used for washing and watering gardens - drinking and cooking water is brought from either the hand pumps or from stands where mains water can be bought.
Now that the dry season is taking hold, many people's wells are dry.  This means that water must be carried daily from the pumps, often meaning a wait of two hours now that the pumps are busy.
Gardens are drying up.
Life is difficult here.

The well.  You can just see a splash of water at the bottom

Verily and Mildred looking for water



There was about a cup full of water in the container when it came up



Sad un-watered garden

Waiting your turn at the pump

Gardening News

Sorry it's been so long since we posted here.  Life goes on as usual here, although we are having a bit of a break from some of our teaching for the school holidays (until early September), and Rose is with us, so we're having a good time with her.
Gardening news is that a week or so ago Amos chased 5 piglets out of the garden, but not until they had eaten some of the greens and dug up some pepper seeds. 
So far, from the garden we have eaten rape, carrots and some cabbage leaves.  Still to come, whole cabbages, onions, beans and peppers.
Here are some pictures (but not of pigs):

Carrots

The garden so far.  Amos is watering beans in the back ground

Daily watering

Transplanting onions