Landscaping #4
Today, Gonzalos’s landcaping crew finished spreading the fine gravel throughout the paths and public areas, and painted the dividing walls.
Month: September 2006
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Landscaping #3
By last night, the bright red sawdust of mahogany that cushions the “floor” of the playground, completely changed the look of the yard.
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Volunteering in the Library
My 16 year old niece, Larissa, arrived on Saturday to spend the next two months here, working as a volunteer with local kids through the new library and studying Spanish.
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Playing
By Monday afternoon, the neighborhood kids were enjoying the playground around the piles of sawdust that await spreading as a base for the playground area.
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Landscaping #2
Bit by bit the landscaping for the property around the playground is progressing … this week Gonzalo’s team planted grass in several areas, plus lots of jungle plants that, once…
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Unearthing History
Every digging project in this area will unearth piles of 1500 year old Mayan pottery shards. These pieces were some we saved as the landscaping team were moving earth.
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Relocating the Wildlife
This morning I took the time to relocate two tarantulas who had lost their homes in the ground because of the landscaping project. Tarantulas are beautiful, furry, gentle creatures ……
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Ready to Play
By nightfall, they had finished, and left the community with a fantastic new playground!!
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Playground Assembly
The muchachos worked hard all day, taking only a quick break for lunch, while an ever changing group of neighborhood children watched.
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Playground Arrives
Yesterday morning the crew from MonKids arrived bright and early to begin installation of the new prefabricated playground that is being donated to the children of El Remate by the…