Karonga

We found the most mature Faidherbia/maize
parkland in Karonga district.

Here you can see all ages of trees.

Some of the trees we saw were so old they were
broken down and hollow.

They were a lot of work to measure, but the
temperatures were lower than in Mwanza.

We did some work with axes on the trunks of the larger
trees, but I really didn't spend much time at that. I was
waiting to get back another piece of equipment.

Mixed bag

The pictures are a mixed bag this week.

See the license plate? The white plates mean
that I have diplomatic privileges (ha! ha!). The police
can give me a fine if I do something wrong,
but mostly, they don't bother to check us.
Minibuses get stopped and checked constantly.
Less nuisance with these plates.

I am airing blankets because I have some visitors
arriving Tuesday.

My neighbors all have satellite TV. I have something
better, I have satellite internet!



It must be spring, the mango in our yard is blooming!

Bwanje Valley 3

Measuring every inch of these trees is quite
a job. It takes a day to do one.

The thorns on these trees were larger than those before.

Packing the samples to take back to be dried.