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| The farmer uses a paddle machine to prepare the rice field |
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| The farmers pull up the seedlings that are going to be planted. It's back breaking work. |
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| The farmers are pulling up the seedlings to be used in the rice fields. |
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| These birds like the rice fields too. |
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| Bringing the seedlings to the field. |
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| The farmer places the seedlings in clumps in the field. |
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| I am intrigued by these trikes loaded with baskets. Find 2 lamps, the driver of the trike and a passenger. |
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| The driver of the trike is taking a siesta in a hammock on his trike. |
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| Table and chairs. |
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| Tri-level fruit basket anyone? |
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| Trike driver taking a siesta. Filipino people like having their picture taken. His bed is under all the baskets. Can you see the mortorcycle handles? |
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| These brooms are great for the tile floors we have here. |
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| Child's chair |
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| Mango tree. The Filopinos cover the mangoes with bags made from newspapers, to keep the buggs off. |
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| I am so intrigued by these basket bikes. These baskets are on a motorcycle with a side car. Can you see the hampers, grass broom, oval chairs and child chair, and hammock? This is the wife of the driver, I think. |
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| See the motorcycle, his pots and pans that he cooks with, his water jug, and the hammock whichhe sleeps in. |
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| See the convoy of basket bikes? I am amazed at how ingenius the Filipino people are so they ca make a living. |
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| New Year's Eve. Those are not really hats, their horns. These are the Sisters who live closest to us. Sister Raynor, Sister Lobitana, Sister Lutao, Sister Hart. |
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| Happy New Year!!! Elder Taylor (Assistant to the President), Elder Christensen (Office Elder), |
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| Playing Mancala with shells. Elder Christensen, Elder Albano, Sister Lutao, and Sister Dahle (Mission President's wife) playing the game. Elder Taylor in the background. |
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| Yours Truly in our apartment. Sister Hart and Sister Raynor. Sister Raynor says we are her best friends |
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| Mabayo Church House |
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| Mabayo Chapel The chairs are lawn chairs. There are about 50 chairs set up. |
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| Breezeway leading to the Mabayo Chapel. If there are more than 50 people there, they sit in the breeze way. There is no sound. |
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| Walk way to the beach where baptisms are held. |
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| Mabayo beach. This is where baptisms happen. |
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| December New Missionaries and Trainers |
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| Trainers on the left and new missionaries on the right. President Dahle in the back center. The trainers have envelopes with pictures of whom they are going to train. When President says go, the trainers find their new compamions. |
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| December Batch |
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| To Market to Market to Buy a Fat Pig |
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| Sunset and Dust Storm During the rainy season, that sand is a river that flows to the ocean. Right now it is almost dry. |
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| Sunset and Dust Storm |
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| Sunset |
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| Kubo You would see this at resorts on the beach or in people's yards. It's madeof bamboo and nipa leaves on the top, covered with a green net. The kubo on the right is what the nipa leaves look like when it is worn. The roofs last a year or so. |
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| Trike A three wheeled vehicle-motor cycle + side car This family travels together selling baskets. Do you see the Mom, Dad, baby, and son? There is a bed inside. The oval thing on top is a chair where you sort of lie down. The stand for it is there somewhere. Under that is a basket you could use as a hamper. Can you see the 2 chairs on the left in the middle? One is made from bamboo, the other is made from reeds. At the bottom are 2 lamps. the tops are somewhere. Where's Waldo? Just Kidding. |
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| The colored things are hammocks. Do you see a table and several chairs? |
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| Those brooms are great for sweeping up sand or dirt on tile floors. Another family selling baskets. They convoy. You can see another basket trike in the background. Those round things in th back are lamp shades. |
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| Our granddaughter asked for a washboard for Christmas. We told her that's how the missionaries wash their clothes here. We were at church and the lady next door was washing a sheet on a board. She spent at least 20 minutes washing that one sheet. |
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| The same lady is still washing a sheet. They hang their clothes on a line, a lot of times in front of their house for all to see. |
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| This is the November batch coming to our mission and their trainers. WE love the missionaries! |
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| Eggs are never refridgerated. Bring your own container. |
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| This is how the Filipinos get to the Palengke. |
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| Fast Food |
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| How many can fit into a trike? How about 10 adults. |
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| Pig Mobile Market to Market to Buy a Fat Pig |
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| We have a Nativity carving like this. See the carrabao (water buffalo) to the left of the manger. |
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| Dress Maker |
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| Dress Maker and Daughter |
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| The Guys |
