A Day of Visitors

from Katherine

The first visitor was a brown house snake. They are nice, non-poisonous and eat mice and rats. And probably eat my geckos which eat mosquitos! Better not eat too many of them snake!!

The second visitor was a young monkey.  Background info - at 15 I still make Cason an Easter basket and on Monday morning a bit of candy was left sitting on the dining room table in front of windows near the trees the monkeys climb up and down.  I was sitting in our lounge reading and noticed a young monkey sitting on the window sill looking in. I spoke and waved and he stayed on the sill. Still reading 20 minutes later I see my friend sitting ON the dining room table choosing lollipops. He choose only one! Then he scooted out the window and unwrapped and ate his lollipop on the patio wall. He has not been back for more candy, but his troop is in the garden eating the fruit from the Montingulu bush and pods from 2 of the trees. The fruit is tasty; I have not tried the pods!

The third visitor was my neighbor, Nopasika. She is a grade 2 teacher and Lingalethu Primary School. That is one of the schools I visit on Wednesdays. I had waved to her on our street but had not made the connection. Nopasika asked the grade 3 teacher what my name was and where I lived and when she told her she said, “I think she is my neighbor.” Anyway, she introduced herself to me and now I have a lovely new friend!!

Nopasika was the sweetest visitor. The monkey was the funniest visitor. And the snake, well at least he stayed outside!!