raining cats and dogs

Today, well Saturday in the States, Sunday here, was my Mom's memorial service.  Through the efforts of numerous people we were able to Face Time the service and be part of it from thousands of miles away.  The service was lovely, my Mom would have found it so beautiful.

On our little island we've had lots of rain this past week.  It quite literally rained cats!  In about 24 hours we had 2 to 3 inches of rain.  When I arrived at school after the rains one morning it was to distressed mewing, from a kitten we were sure.  I found the kitten sort of stuck in the corner of the building, but could then hear more mewing.  I found kitten number two up on the hillside behind the school, soaking wet, shivering, crying out.  The Muslim village is behind the school so I carried the kittens up the hill and asked around a bit for a momma cat- nobody was willing to confess to the loss of two kittens, or to owning a momma cat. 

As soon as the J family twin 13 year old girls heard the news of babies in need of mommas they were all over these little guys.  The two kittens made it through the first night, and the second.  We kitten sat this weekend to give the Js a break from feeding.  We think the kittens are about 3-4 weeks old.  Thanks to my Aunt S for sending good eye droppers to us we are able to feed the little things.

 Our newest dog.  We have not seen Cherry for weeks, but then we have not seen her British owner either so perhaps they are on holiday.  But about 4 weeks ago this little, skinny black dog began to show up at night.  Very timid, she would not come near us.  Seth dubbed her Shadow.  Day after day she found courage, enough to begin coming in the door and eating the egg over rice I would set out for her.  She lets some of the boys pet her, she is very afraid of me.  I wanted to call her Bat Girl.

The boys go out scouting for hermit crabs at night.  One night they found this huge guy.  The orange thing he is using as a shell is a plastic drinking cup.  He's about the size of a big potato!

At cat at Laguna. 

Our boys and the J boy made this awesome sand tank one day.

These leaves had me looking for dinosaurs.  

A leaf moth.  Good name right!

Honey Bee swarm outside of church.  Our church has no windows.  One Sunday these honey bees swarmed in on a branch just outside where we were sitting.

We are off to the beach.  It is Sunday, we try to rest, appreciate God's glory, and play with the local kids.

Love to all.