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Kelvin, Charlton and John finishing off the last bit of excavations for the outside walls to house 5. We had left this section because we hoped that a lorry would delivery laterite right onto the site in the position we wanted, but later the haulier said we didn't want to reverse this far down the site.
A sequence of the amazing solifug digging behaviour:
1- Turning a rock 5 times bigger and 20 times heavier;
2- For one the most powerful chelicerae in the animal kingdom biting a sandy rock is like having a muffin for breakfast;
3- The bitten rock is them passed under the body and pushed away through the back legs;
4- Shooing in more rock;
5- and shooing and using the suctorial ability of the palps to grab "small" rocks;
6- And them using the chelicerae as a shovel and pushing the rocky remains out;
The blizzard dropped more than 2 feet of snow last night. Ron and the neighbor across the street were out early to snowblow and plow.
Today we were digging a trench for the fence we're putting in for the Kingdom Hall. We worked from 9am-2pm. It was hot, the ground was incredibly hard, and we had faulty tools that kept breaking. We loved it.
First we put down a string and broke through with the tools, then we moved the string and did the same on the otherside. After that, we started removing the grass from on top. After the grass was off, we softened the soil by digging into it and breaking up the clumps. The dirt was mixed with clay and rocks, so a few of the tools broke and bent. It was actually extremely hard work in the incredibly hot sun. Good news, the clouds rolled in after we were all done. Figures. :]
(This is Samuel, and he worked so hard for such a little guy! The sunglasses that were being passed around just didn't fit him!)
Raina and I take a moment to be cheesy after a morning of digging out the foundation. About halfway done! (thanks to Tessa and Jojo)
this place is a big place where digging for moclay is made for commercial purpose and the moclay is being used for cat-strey and for tiles inside the fireplace...
We are allowed to walk there and look for fossils and when we were there nobody were working...but trucks use to drive in and out on working days....
We buried a large amount of toy dinosaurs and creepy crawlies in this sand box and provided shovels for the kids to dig. Anything they dug up, they kept. Made for an interesting and slightly different party game :)
Digging in the Dirt by Peter Gabriel
"I'm digging in the dirt
Stay with me I need support"
I realize this might be a bit too literal, but it does show some elements of struggle.
Digging a couple hundred holes for new coffee trees. Sometimes digging by hand is actually more efficient than bringing in fancy equipment. My neighbor was digging holes at the same time but these guys actually went faster than his backhoe.
Let's hope the hunt lasts til this evening for another night of even more wacky digging in the dark.
Sgt. Bovenchekov of the 39th Army Relief Corps whacks a wooden post into place with his shovel while Lance Corporal Korotney of the First Army puts in benches. (Both members of Unit K)
I was sort of in awe of the little guys as they were digging, so I took some footage of them. Hope you enjoy it is much as I seem to!
Satu works the "termite mound" with a tool of his own making. Hidden treats include applesauce, mustard, bbq sauce, and other yummy flavors that can be loaded into the tubes.
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Long time ago I used to take pictures of Holes .This fascination of digging deep.watching things happening from above.those tiny creatures.big turning small.memmories of Archaelogical digs.looking for potsherds,coins,ancient buildings.hurting the earth,injures of dirt,open wounds.