Rainy Feet

My feet went wading through the puddles this morning as the
sun and blue sky graced my vision!

Hillary and Barack

In the Information Resource Center at the United States Embassy in Brazzaville, there are 3 cardboard cutouts: one of President Barack Obama, a second of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and a third of Vice President Joe Biden. Barack and Hillary accompanied us on our journey to the French Cultural Center today where they smiled nonstop while greeting young Congolese men and women who came to our booth to learn more about studying at American universities. When the day was done, we folded up Hillary and Barack and put them in the backseat of my co-worker's car. They will be back in the resource center on Monday.

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Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast

I received a shock this morning when I opened my front door to let the sun shine in to my workspace. I had company peering at me through two waving antennae resting near my door handle. The grasshopper who greeted me was quite calm during her/his entire photo session this morning. I suspect s/he thought camouflage brown attire would be unnoticeable to my human eyes. About thirty minutes have passed since we first spied each other and the grasshopper is still hanging out on my door. Good company I say.