Toad hunting!

Tristan and Emma did some late night flashlight hunting in Dadaab during our most recent trip to Northeastern province. No scorpions this time, but they were sucessful in finding a plump family of white bellied toads living under the stone base of our compounds water pipes.

Emma had a special mission collecting seed pods from a type of Acacia known as the "frankincense tree" for Ron Ward. Emma's bag of seed will be used to grow seedlings to be planted along the Tana River with the Ward's camel cooperative project in Raya. The tree is a favorite among the camels (who like to much on the tiny leaves), as well as a source of frankincense resin prized for its aromatic qualities. Interestingly, each seed has a small cresent on it that resembles a camel's foot print.