Responding to Laverne's question about the tree/bush that she saw in the background of one of the other pictures. The tree is called a Lyre Tree (spelling may not be correct as it went through 3 languages) Remember when you look at vegetation here there are only 2 seasons the wet and the dry. Different plants respond differently in the seasons. Some like this one only have leaves when it is wet, after that the flowers come out and the leaves fall off. The flowers persist but eventually dry up as we approach the real hot months, May and June. After that the rains come and the leaves reappear. This tree is not great for burning as the inside is almost hollow , very pulpy and mushy like a melon )I guess that is where the water is stored in the dry times.
Some trees loose there leaves in the wet season and only grow them after the rains have come and some have leaves year round and loose them all the time.
I don't know much more about the vegetation except that the thorns are strong enough to pierce even a good car tire let alone a soccer ball or a shoe. It makes rosebush thorns look like something to play with.
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