Saturday, April 8, 2017

Hedge Rows

There is an interesting phenomenon here to protect grape and other types of orchards. At first I couldn't figure out why on earth these things were planted Iike this. So I asked the family where we help in their gardens. Belinda told me its to protect the crops from wind. Here's what they look like:


Here's the grape vines inside:


They seem to prune them up to about 30 feet and then let the bushes/trees grow naturally. They're beautiful! And then, let's not forget to post another different name for a grocery cart:


We've had a wonderful week and today after our stint in the garden, we had the newly baptized family over for lunch and committed the dad for baptism on the 19th of April. They are so excited about what they call "our beautiful new church". This work is divine!
Kia Ora, Elder and Sister O'Neal

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