Reznjun

my brother came for a visit today. that meant alot. i had 6 brothers but lost 3 of them. we have adopted for the brothers we lost. it is always nice to see them too. it reminds me of the ones that are gone. i doubt i ever forget the people that i have known. there is always something to remind me of them.

i was walking the other day and i seen part of a carcass on the road. i noticed the feet of a beaver. kinda felt bad bout that. it is probably one of the beavers i watching last year when i walked.  there were buzzards by the side of the road all week. now i know what they were feasting on. i hope the rest of the beaver colony is alright. once this year while we were out walking mary said look a bobcat. i just caught sight of it as it disappeared into the timber. it is nice to see wild animals in their natural habitat.

the fiesta is over for this year. i made it down there one night. like many others i go to eat. i like mexican food. i usually park at my aunts house and walk over the bridge to the fiesta. it is just a short walk. i usually visit with my aunt before and after the fiesta. our pow wow usually has rain. the fiesta usually has hot weather. i am used to the heat from working in gardens. so it really didnt bother me. i heard a few turistos complaining bout the heat tho.they werent content to be miserable they had to include others that were in earshot.

ballots are due this week for the tribal election. i filled mine out a few weeks ago. now i gotta make sure it is in the mail so it counts. i vote every election–tribal, state and federal. i think everyone should. some say your vote dont count. it does. sometimes people complain about politics but they dont vote. they should. i dont know how much things will change or if they do change with elections. like some say the more things change the more they stay the same. that may be even more true in tribal politics. if we get anyone that wants to change the way things are, we usually get rid of them. life goes on in indian country no matter what.

i have to give a presentation about my gardening program this week. i will put it on power-point. i take pictures of everything i do in the garden. i have pictures of bare ground, seedlings starting out and now plants bearing fruit. nothing beats pictures in telling a story. the garden is producing, so far i have picked 63 pounds of vegetables. i believe the community is aware of the program. many are asking me ‘when do i get mine?’ some have their eye on the corn that is planted.

the weather people are predicting temperatures will be in the mid nineties all week. thats okay with me. we need sun and heat to make vegetables grow. its just that we have to live with the heat. oh well….