Well, we made a mistake not to make our bridge even higher. Our carpenter had planned it for about five feet higher than it is, and that seemed outrageously high to us. But, today, the nala has risen above it. If you stand on the bridge, you are knee-deep in water, and it is still rising.
Let’s recap. Here’s the bridge when it was completed, around the 13th of July:
Here it is a few days ago, when the river began it’s rising spree, maybe on the 5rd of August:
And here we are today, August 8!!
The good news is that, ironically, it hasn’t rained in a few days. The excavator is back, working madly to finish filling the trenches. One or two more days, we pray. It’s our prayers against everyone else’s, because of the heat and humidity!
A few of our trenches are full to the brim of water despite the dry spell. The water isn’t soaking in at all. We are trying to figure out what kind of soil (rock?!) we have over there, and what to do about it.
The rice is planted and the veggies are growing well. Here is Chinta, about to start transplanting rice in a section of the field (right).
We still have to plant the lentils and more vegetables. And trees, once the trenches are filled.
Our route to the land is now closed. We rejoiced about the bridge too soon, it seems. Let’s see what happens. It looks like it might be a flood year for sure…
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