(Post Script-I forgot to add this picture yesterday.) Andong Volcano is just north of Merbabu Volcano, and is dormant. Both Volcanos, among others, can easily be seen on Google Earth for those of you who like that kind of thing. (Ahem...dad.)
We went south into the mountains and stopped to pick up some friends near a market. This is typical here, although it was late in the day so there was not much left to buy.
Across the street from the market was a bamboo yard. The man seen in the photo is scrubbing down the bamboo in order to sell, probably as fence posts. Green beans are growing in the background.
While not the best picture, you can see the types of animals and birds we have here are beautiful. By the time we backed up and I was composing a better picture, the bird flew off...that always happens!
The higher elevation we were driving in must have been conducive to growing tobacco. It was growing everywhere. After the leaves are picked, they are dried and then put into bales like in the photo above.
While driving by a Mosque, we stopped and talked with some of the people sitting outside. They were all very nice and cordial and we talked for a few minutes with them.
Many people keep goats and horses on their property, but have to walk to nearby fields to gather food for them.
The rice was a lot farther along in this part of Java, and the workers were all out in earnest doing whatever it is they do in the rice world.
There are no heavy machines used in the rice world, so, use a water buffalo instead.
This cracked us up! This man was herding his ducks, there must have been 30+ ducks. It was almost as if those ducks had traveled this road numerous times and knew exactly where to go. I cannot say that before today I had ever seen so many ducks running (not flying). It was pretty funny!
I posted a pic a few day ago of the what the horse drawn carts look like here in Central Java, here is one in action. Notice the bag between the horse and cart...don't leave home without it!
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