Some stuff you can do here that you can’t do there. Hetero men can walk hand-in-hand here. You can pile in the back of a pick up with ten of your friends and go for a ride. And you can put finger to nose without fear of a Seinfeld bust. Kenyans can pick their noses plein aire. While driving, or talking…to you. But before you rush for passport and carry-on, you should know, it’s a little different. It’s not fruitful in the usual sense. More inventory than excavation. Like testing the moisture content of potting soil. A nudge. And mostly it’s just the finger tip. The tip of the finger tip, really. Nothing’s perfect, I guess.
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And to the birthday part; Kaleb turned five. Now all the kids here know their birthdays. Some we “chose” in the absence of documentation. But they’ve all got one now, and we’ve set about celebrating them. The request menu is hot dogs, chips (french fries), sauteed cabbage, and cake.
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A brief road stop and then on to Kaleb.
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A roosting place for six guys on a crowded garbage truck. The Swahili Tunda La Roho...Fruit of the Heart.
A roosting place for a few hundred sacred ibises in couple of crowded acacia trees in the median of the Mombasa Road in Nairobi.
A Peace-ful private prayer before we call Kaleb five.
The singing goes, Happy Birthday to you,etc...How Old Are You Now (several rounds) and then something about a zoo and a monkey who looks like "you." Sung with gusto.
Kaleb wasn't quite sure what to do about the burning candles, Joshua (2nd right) was.
Memories made with Mentos.
After her earlier meditation, Peace, who is a jumper, proved it in this mid-air action shot.
Eunice, in good close company.
Crowd crush candy oblige.
Michael gave his share to Christine. We split it three ways on the day Kaleb was King.
Like Jimmy Hoffa,
this will be encased in cement.
And hold the world above it firm
to the exact height - 10' 0"
And its invisible form will be beautiful function.
The Boat Expedition...embarkation. For some reason, there is a big boat, a very big one, up the hill.
And Sammy
Joshua
Michael
Steve, and the rest of the Minnow's crew set out on a two hour tour.
So Merry Christmas tree to you all, and the bus you might ride in on,
from the bottom of our flinty, front-patio heart.
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That’s it for now,
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David and the Celebrators
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Martin says
December 4, 2010 at 2:34 pmWhat a great time for Kaleb and all.
How was the cake? Hopefully better than the usual Kenyan baked goods, whose consistent unpalatability we have marveled at… haha. Pass the hot dogs, chips, and cabbage instead!
-M
p.s. A couple of the kids are starting to stretch, and Peace with the hops –might want to put break-away rims on that thing!
david says
December 5, 2010 at 12:35 amDear Martin,
In a changing world, the cakes are a marvel of stability. They are as you remember them. Devoid of pastriotic charm to the muzungini, beloved by the authocthon.
We’ll celebrate the first dunk with a weeklong mbuzi-fest. Choma and more choma! We have a four foot ladder that might get me close…apart from the vertigo.
Some interesting news regarding the incomparable one. Will phone and tell.
The cake’s in the mail.
David
The Guntert's says
December 6, 2010 at 5:02 amAlways a thrill to see the pictures! Thanks David!
Ron & Denise
david says
December 6, 2010 at 9:53 amHi Ron and Denise,
You may recognize some of the clothes the kids are wearing in the photos; you helped match them up last summer. They look great on our beautiful ones.
Say hi to Anthony and Ross, and all the best to both of you,
David
Chris L says
December 10, 2010 at 3:45 amI especially appreciate the fond nods of remembrances to places like “Lodi” on the caps.
One more needed reminder: ah, what a rare blessing having a birth-day actually is. (How many more things have I yet to discover I haven’t been properly grateful for?)
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