 Annette at the Ladies Club Meeting |
 Annette |
 Fires raged in the district and our mountain went up in flames |
 The traders at Maputsoe border |
 My favourite mountain from inside Lesotho |
 Making enquiries at a Bottle Store |
 Two Shepherds went past |
 More fires across the border in South Africa |
 Two very helpful ladies |
 Directions to the Dinosaur Footprints |
 Children fetching water |
 We came along this road not realising that the Mission was right opposite. |
 These two youths waved at us to come down to see the footprints |
 Prototrisauropus rectilineus footprints |
 These ones looked like bite-marks! |
 We heard a shout, and along came Annette! |
 The empty river bed with the dinosaur footprints |
 Our young guides |
 The ford over the Subeng river |
 The Subeng river above the ford |
 The Makibis home :The Community of St John's |
 We were welcomed by this merry little chap! |
 Traditionally built stone hut |
 We were welcomed with open arms! |
 Rose Makibi, the minister's wife, greeting Susan |
 The ladies of the sewing circle |
 Such wonderful smiles! |
 We were introduced to every member. |
 They started to sing for us... |
 .....and to dance! |
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 Annette joined in! |
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 Annette is very at home in this community. |
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 Janice offered us cool drinks in the little guest house |
 The bedroom section of the guest house. |
 The living section of the guest house |
 Chatting over lunch |
 The children came to peek at us |
 Janice |
 Two wonderful ladies! |
 The water pump behind Janice and Susan |
 On our tour of the Mission we saw this handsome cock |
 ...and this one looking hen-pecked! |
 Tin cans and stones create a decorative pattern |
 The hatch of the new little shop |
 Homemade shelves and a few basics to begin with |
 The outside of the shop. |
 The children play on the scorched earth |
 Carefully terraced walls lead to the Church below |
 The little Church with the Tree of Friendship planted by Annette in 1998 |
 The Tree of Friendship |
 Janice, Annette and the children under the Tree of Friendship |
 Cleverly fashioned pews |
 Church interior |
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 The communal toilet built by Linking Lives |
 View over the river to South Africa |
 Mother and daughter enjoying the sun |
 Waiting |
 The schoolboys return |
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 The ladies return from fetching water |
 Water is serious business in Lesotho |
 Water containers have to be kept spotless |
 A brand new calf |
 Annette and Janice's car near the water pump |
 The site where one day a school will be built |
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 Enjoying the afternoon sunshine |
 Time to say farewell, and more dancing! |
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 And so, farwell to the village of Ha Simoné and it's delightful inhabitants |