Our youngest neighbor Nutsara stopped by today for a short visit, and I also spent some time digging a ditch for erosion control.

Hanging Out Like A Big Kid 👶

     Little Nutsara is always the center of attention when stops by for a visit, and it's easy to see why, she's a cute baby. She's now starting to get expressive, can say a few words, but understands far more. When prompted with the phrase "snore like Dad," she makes snoring sounds, it's hilarious, and never gets old. She can now sit up without any chance of tipping over and hitting her head on the floor, and this makes things much easier on mama.

Erosion Control Never Ends ⛏️

     Our land slopes gently downhill from the highway until it reaches the cliffside, and for far too long I've been meaning to dig a ditch to divert surface water from flowing over the edge of the cliff. Several natural water channels formed after the land was backfilled, and most of them headed straight for the cliff, causing a lot of washouts and small collapses.

     I finally started the long project of digging a diversion channel to send all surface water to the old road, something that will help with the constant erosion problems we face. It is nice to see grass popping up all over the backfilled land, this will also help a lot. The channel is 20% complete, so hopefully I can work on it a little each day and have it finished by the end of the week.

Cassava Fence Update 🚧

     The clay soil has made the growth of the cassava very slow, but the plants are taking root and forming a visual barrier. Until we have money and/or time to build a more proper fence, cassava might become the fence of choice for our whole property. Cassava is nice to eat too, but I prefer the leaves because they are full of protein, and one of my favorite leafy greens to eat.

Pov's Project Staircase 🪜

     The wife has taken my bamboo stair step design and used it to make the path to the first hammock hut a little more manageable. It's so much easier going up and down when you have a flat surface to place your feet on. Before you had to dig your toes into the hillside to make the climb up the hill, sometimes resulting in a butt blaster fall.

     We have infinite rocks and bamboo here, both free, so we'll try build as many things from these two construction mediums as possible. Going forward though, I will no longer use wood in construction projects other than the cabin which was already here. It rains far too much here, causing wood to warp and bend, plus finding a skilled carpenter is nearly impossible in Cambodia. Most of the wood available in the village is illegal rare hardwood anyways, so eventually we'll have to shell out the big bucks and have a truck bring us bricks from a far away depot.

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