Bird baths in the walls and fruit cups

 Birds and Trees are special things in nature to the Mayan.  We're building several masonry walls around the house at the back and front both.   And when they build a wall, if there is a large stone with a dimple or depression, the Mayan will put up facing up to catch rain water for birds or whatever animals may pass by.   If there isn't a dimple, they'll just chisel one.   I was looking at the progress on a wall at the back today and sure enough, there was a water pool.

In this photo of the wall, you can see where they just build the wall over the top of a boulder with a "dimple" bird feeder.   In the background you can see a tree that looks like its got some big tomatoes or something hanging on it.   The Mayans call is Lek or Luch tree.  It is a fruit.  The shell is hard like a coconut and the men at the ranch say it is not edible because it tastes so bad.  But it is good to saw in half, when mature, and make bowls from it.    Today one of my guys was sitting with one on his knee and a small saw and cutting several of them for me.  In my small attempt of blending into their culture, I've told them I intend to eat from these bowls instead of plates.

My first order of dinner ware drying by the water!