https://tribalsimplicity.com/about/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/guilherme_profile-picture_tribal-simplicity1.jpgGuilhermehttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hans-rippel_profile-picture_tribal-simplicity.jpgHans Rippel2021-03-23T07:31:18+00:00weekly0.6https://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/30/inaugurating-well-pump/2014-11-29T23:54:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/28/water-drilling-success/2014-11-28T12:25:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/27/thich-nhat-hanh-love-free/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quotes_thich-nhat-hanh_love-feel-free_tribal-simplicity.pngThich Nhat Hanh: "Love in such a way that the person you love feels free."2014-11-27T15:34:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/27/kitchen-garden-making/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/daily-photos_kitchen-garden-making_tribal-simplicity.jpgCreating Our New Kitchen GardenOur new kitchen garden serves multiple purposes. We will grow mostly herbs that hopefully are resistant to the ants and keep the mosquitoes away, protect the house from the heavy rains that stream downhill, and keep the air more moist and fresh, free from the heat and dust. 2014-11-27T15:11:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/26/brene-brown-authenticity/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quotes_brene-brown_authenticity_tribal-simplicity.jpgBrene Brown: "Authenticity is not something we have or don't have. It's a practice — a conscious choice of how we want to live. Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen."2014-11-26T11:46:43+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/21/siriema-wild-ancient-bird/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/daily-photos_siriema-bird_tribal-simplicity.jpgSiriema, Wild Ancient Bird2014-11-21T12:08:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/21/george-bernard-shaw-playing-age/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quotes_george-bernard-shaw_playing-growing-old_tribal-simplicity.jpgGeorge Bernard Shaw: "Remember, we don't stop paying because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing."2014-11-21T00:19:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/16/installing-electricity-poles/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/daily-photos_installing-electricity-poles_tribal-simplicity.jpgInstalling Electricity PolesWe installed two large poles to provide a stable electricity supply for the Internet antenna. Our houses are in a valley and here we can't get the radio Internet signal. So our Internet antenna is at the top of the hill from where it is forwarding the signal down to the houses.2014-11-16T14:06:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/16/magic-outside-comfort-zone/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quotes_unknown_magic-comfort-zone_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "Where the magic happens. Your comfort zone."2014-11-16T13:36:01+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/15/operation-tibicos-making/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/daily-photos_operation-tibicos-making-local-softdrink_tribal-simplicity.jpgOperation Tibicos MakingUpscaling our local bubbly "softdrink" making operation from our humble beginnings. Our lovely tibicos fungi are multiplying and now we are making one batch of 12 liters and 3 x 3 liters until we get another 12 liter container. The red are the hibiscos variation. After much experimentation, we are slowly perfecting the recipes. Managed to get it almost as fizzi as champagne.2014-11-15T12:29:10+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/15/nature-is-speaking/2014-11-22T08:31:14+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/04/02/journey-towards-self-sufficiency/2014-11-14T14:52:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/04/03/avocado-season-approaching/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/avocado-season-approaching.jpgavocado season approachingavocado season approaching2014-11-14T14:52:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/05/12/tribal-simplicity-means/2014-11-14T14:52:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/05/14/tribe-on-the-move/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/capijuma-tribe-departure-w1200px.jpgwelcome to our tribeMe (Hans) & Antonio on the left, Monica in the middle, Richard on the top right, and Guilherme on the right bottom2014-11-14T14:52:26+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/05/19/indaias-hard-nuts-to-crack/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/indaia-2-collecting_w1920px.jpgIndaiá nuts (Attalea dubia) collecting(left top) collected coconut bunch, (left bottom) after some good hammering, (middle) older nuts falling, (right top) squirrel looking for the nuts, (right bottom) box full of nuts collected from the floorhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/indaia-3-processing_w1920px.jpgIndaiá nuts (Attalea dubia) processing(left top) our WWOOFers hard at work; (left bottom) separating the soft outer shell before cracking the inner hard shell; (middle top) cracked nuts; (middle bottom) coconut flakes and thick creamy juice; (right) the nuts coming out whole from the inner shell after drying themhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/indaia-1-flowering_w1920px.jpgIndaiá palm trees (Attalea dubia) flowering(left) flowering Indaías, (right) fully formed Indaía coconut bunch2014-11-14T14:52:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/05/24/jucara-climbing-for-the-grapes-of-the-jungle/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/jucara_00_the-jungle-grapes_w600px.jpgJuçara, the Jungle Grapesjuçara coconutshttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/jucara_05_coconuts_w1920px.jpgJuçara coconuts(left) Juçara coconuts; (top right) partially removed outer layer; (bottom middle) the inner part; (bottom right) the hard inside coconut meathttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/jucara_04_making_w1920px.jpgJuçara juice making (Juçai)(top left) me battering the Juçara in a water filled pot; (top middle) after an hour or more; (top right) most of the outer layer has come off; (bottom right) Guilherme separating the liquid from remaining Juçara coconuts; (bottom middle) with our juicer Antonio is separating the rough fibrous parts from the juice; (bottom right) the Juçara fibers are being dried on our wood stovehttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/jucara_03_collecting_w1920px.jpgJuçara collecting(top left) Juçara branch/tress; (top left middle) lowered into a crate; (top right middle) I'm removing the coconuts from the tress; (top right) this is what happens when you let the branch drop; (bottom left) dropping the tress is only a good strategy if we can do it on a flat surface, like the road in this unusual case; (bottom middle) a box filled with Juçara; (bottom right) my hands after handling the Juçaras but not to worry lemon juice removes it magicallyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/jucara_02_branch-cutting_w1920px.jpgJuçara branch cutting(top left) me up on the tree; (top left middle) you can see how I hold myself with the rope around my legs; (bottom left) you can see the seat in sitting on and the type around my chest that is holding me; (bottom left middle) Guilherme up high on a Juçara in the jungle area closet to our waterfall; (middle) Guilherme almost stay up there for an hour; (top right middle) Guilherme still hard at work; (bottom right middle) slowly lowering a Juçara tress with a rope; (right) in getting a branch from the tree right next to Monica & Richard's househttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/jucara_01_spotting-climbing_w1920px.jpgJuçara spotting & climbing(top left) our Juçara filled forest; (bottom left) one of the first & biggest branches we got; (top middle) me climbing; (bottom middle) Antonio exercising on a Juçara trunk; (right) Antonio climbing with a machete to clean obstacles on his way up2014-11-14T14:52:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/05/27/light-it-up-creating-a-fast-cooker/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fast-cooker_02_testing_w1080px.jpgFast Cooker Testing(top left) metal frame to hold the kettle & allow better air circulation; (left middle) creating a hot fire; (top right) questioning look from Antonio; (bottom) continuing the optimization of the fast cookerhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fast-cooker_01_creation_w1920px.jpgFast Cooker, Finding the Pieces(bottom left) our wood stove in Capijuma decorated with orange peals by Antonio; (top left) getting the round middle part from this old lawn mower; (top middle) woven write; (bottom right) wire secured to the air holes; (top right) bottom and top airholes2014-11-14T14:52:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/05/29/african-keyhole-expanding-our-kitchen-garden/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/african-keyhole_02_enoying-it_w1920px.jpgAfrican Keyhole - Enjoying it(top left) Monica is adding compost; (bottom left) looking into the compost pile; (bottom middle) happiness dance by Ígor; (top middle) I landed in the compost pile; (top right) Antonio is planting & watering; (bottom right) our thriving carrotshttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/african-keyhole_01_creation_w1920px.jpgAfrican Keyhole Creation(top left) the African Keyhole dugout outline; (bottom left) bamboo & removed grass; (top middle) Ígor drying bamboo sticks; (top right) Ígor & Guilherme hammering the bamboo into place; (bottom middle) already started filling in the earth humus mixture; (bottom right) almost finished2014-11-14T14:52:13+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/18/compost-soil-sprouting-experiment/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/compost-soil-sprouting-experiment_carrots_tribal-simplicity1.jpgOur Carrots from the African KeyholeRichard is holding our carrots from the African Keyholehttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/compost-soil-sprouting-experiment_tribal-simplicity.jpgCompost & Soil Sprouting Experiment(top left) our older kitchen garden; (top middle) last year's compost pile; (top right) our African Keyhole; (left middle) the closed jars of our experiment samples; (left bottom) the open jars of our samples; (right middle) the mold that has grown in the closed jars by the end of the three weeks of our experiment; (right bottom) the three open jars at the end of the three weekshttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/compost-soil-sprouting-experiment_cover_tribal-simplicity.jpgCompost & Soil Sprouting Experimentour three samples, the left jar has the compost sample, the middle jar has the <a title="African Keyhole, Expanding Our Kitchen Garden" href="https://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/05/29/african-keyhole-expanding-our-kitchen-garden/">African Keyhole</a> sample, & the right has the old kitchen garden sample (the same order applies to the other photos)2014-11-14T14:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/26/banana-planting-mania/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/banana-circles_water-recycling-washing-machine_tribal-simplicity.jpgBanana Circles: Washing Machine Water Recycling(left) at the top was our washing machine from where we put a pipe to our banana circle; (right) in the middle is the hole where the washing machine water goes into & around it are our bananas growinghttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/banana-circles_planting-growing-harvesting_tribal-simplicity.jpgBanana Circles: Planting, Growing, & Harvesting(left top) a banana cluster we harvested; (left bottom) our bananas growing; (right top) we planted a few bananas in our agroforest; (right bottom) two months later the bananas were thriving in our agroforesthttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/banana-circles_mandala-digging-planting_tribal-simplicity.jpgBanana Circles: Mandala, Digging, & Planting(left top) António digging with our lovely WWOOFers; (right top) banana circles dug out all around our pond to create a mandala; (left bottom) the banana circle water holes covered; (right bottom) just six weeks later most bananas have sprouted2014-11-14T14:52:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/11/food-for-thought-literally/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ewg-shoppers-guide-pesticides-produce_tribal-simplicity.jpgEWG's Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Producefor all 48 fruits and vegetables with pesticide residue data click herehttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/power-plate_tribal-simplicity.jpgPower Plate / Food Plate2016-03-03T04:32:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/29/letting-go-moving-on/2014-11-14T14:51:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/14/caju-cashew-picking/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/daily-photos_caju-cashew-picking_tribal-simplicity.jpgCaju / Cashew PickingAntónio is picking the regular caju / cashew fruit. The tree is much larger than of the Cerrado (Savanna) version.2014-11-14T13:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/14/ricardo-semler-interview/2014-11-14T20:52:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/13/sir-ken-robinson-wrong-original/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quotes_sir-ken-robinson_prepare-wrong-original_tribal-simplicity.jpgSir Ken Robinson: "If you are not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original."2014-11-13T13:09:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/13/making-mango-mouse/2014-11-13T11:38:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/07/harold-j-smith-learning-mistakes/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quotes_harold-j-smith_learning-denying-mistakes_tribal-simplicity.pngHarold J. Smith: "More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them.”https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quotes_joseph-campbell_life-meaning-answer_tribal-simplicity.pngquotes_joseph-campbell_life-meaning-answer_tribal-simplicity2014-11-09T13:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/07/mango-mania/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/daily-photos_mango-mania_tribal-simplicity.jpgMango ManiaAs an attempt to manage the flood of mango we took it upon ourselves to start collecting all good mangos, juice, and bottle them. I'm not sure if we can even call it juice, it is more like a 2014-11-12T22:14:19+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/06/john-c-maxwell-dreams-work/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quotes_john-maxwell_dreams-dont-work-unless-you-do_tribal-simplicity.jpgJohn C. Maxwell: "Dreams don't work unless you do."2014-11-06T13:25:56+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/06/post-fires-plants-sprouting-leafs/2014-11-06T12:53:09+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/05/joseph-campbell-letting-go/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quotes_joseph-campbell_let-go-life_tribals-simplicity.jpgJoseph Campbell: "We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us."2014-11-05T16:10:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/05/leaf-cutter-ant-queens/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/daily-photos_leaf-cutter-ant-queen-season_tribal-simplicity.jpgLeaf Cutter Ant QueensMultitudes of potential leaf cutter ants (5cm in size) buzzing intensely while getting ready to fly out and try to found new ant colonies.2014-11-05T11:13:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/04/frans-de-waal-humans-imitate-apes/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quotes_frans-de-waal_contrary-general-belief-humans-imitate-apes_tribal-simplicity.jpgFrans de Waal: "Contrary to general belief, humans imitate apes more than the reverse."2014-11-04T11:19:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/04/rains-filling-our-creek/2014-11-04T10:44:01+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/03/unknown-happy-ending-story/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quotes_unknown_happy-endings-story_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "Maybe it's not about the happy ending. Maybe it's about the story."2014-11-03T12:00:09+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/03/fixing-road-property/2014-11-03T11:47:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/02/thich-nhat-hanh-suffering-life-wonders/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quotes_thich-nhat-hanh_dont-ignore-your-suffering_tribal-simplicity.jpgThich Nhat Hanh: "Don't ignore your suffering but don't forget to enjoy the wonders of life."2014-11-02T12:16:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/01/giant-lizard/2014-11-01T11:42:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/11/01/albert-einstein-genius-fish-climb/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quotes_albert-einstein_genius-fish-climbing-tree_tribal-simplicity.jpgAlbert Einstein: "Everybody is a genius. But if we judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid."2014-11-01T11:21:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/31/rain-drain-trenches/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_rain-drain-trenches_tribal-simplicity.jpgCarving Out Rain Drain TrenchesWe had our first heavy rains and experienced the full force of water coming down the hill. Now we started to make some trenches to divert some of the water and worked quit well with the last 55mm rain.2014-10-31T17:56:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/21/soapberry-tree-fruita-de-sabao/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_soapberry-fruta-de-sabao-sapindus-saponaria_tribal-simplicity.jpgSoapberry / Fruita de SabãoThe soapberry tree's fruit are exactly what the name implies, berry shaped soap balls. Their outer shell has the texture of hardened plastic that turns soapy once ribbed with water. We found the tree on one of the side streets of Abadiania. 2014-10-31T11:38:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/31/bob-marley-rain-feeling-wet/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_bob-marley_feeling-rain-getting-wet_tribal-simplicity1.jpgBob Marley: "Some people feel the rain, others just get wet."2014-10-31T11:26:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/30/our-mango-season-is-on/2014-10-30T11:33:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/30/rick-doblin-psychedelics/2014-10-30T10:47:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/26/hammock-creek/2014-10-26T15:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/26/unknown-ups-downs-life-dead/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_unknown_ups-downs-life-dead_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "If there are no ups and downs in your life, it means you are dead."2014-10-26T11:30:58+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/22/drilling-our-artesian-well/2014-10-22T12:44:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/22/leonardo-da-vinci-water-driving-all-nature/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_drilling-artesian-well_tribal-simplicity.jpgDrilling Our Artesian WellAfter weeks of trying to get our artesian well drilled we now are finally at it! We are all so happy.https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_hammock-river-creek_tribal-simplicity.jpgHammock in Our CreekA peaceful spot for a hammock to relax or take naps. It still needs a rain cover now that the rains have started. https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_leonardo-da-vinci_water-driving-force-all-nature_tribal-simplicity.jpgLeonardo da Vinci: "Water is the driving force of all nature."2014-10-22T12:31:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/21/buddha-believe-nothing-experience/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_buddha_believe-nothing-experience_tribal-simplicity2.jpgBuddha: "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."2014-10-21T11:56:32+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/20/regular-caju-fruit/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_regular-caju-anacardium-occidentale_tribal-simplicity.jpgThe Regular Caju FruitOur regular non-cerrado caju / cashew tree is giving fruits. Compared to the caju / cashew of the Cerrado, the regular caju tree is much bigger and so are their fruits. 2014-10-20T13:02:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/20/spinoza-happiness-love-attachment/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_spinoza_happiness-love_tribal-simplicity.jpgquotes_spinoza_happiness-love_tribal-simplicity2014-10-20T11:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/18/orange-dried-leaf-tree/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_orange-dried-leaf-tree_tribal-simplicity.jpgOrange Dried Leaf TreeSome trees in the Cerrado do get their leafs discolored and lose them much like they do in Europe. This one somehow kept all it's dried discolored leafs.2014-10-18T20:24:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/18/robert-louis-stevenson-planting-seeds/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_robert-louis-stevenson_planting-seeds_tribal-simplicity.jpgRobert Louis Stevenson: "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant."2014-10-18T12:28:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/17/engulfed-by-fire/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_fire-second-time-around_tribal-simplicity.jpgEngulfed by FireMost of our side burnt down. We just tried to save some essential things we had setup. Just managed to save our Internet antenna, electricity pile, and water pump pipe. We lost our dining water setup. The houses are standing! 2014-10-17T14:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/17/unknown-happiness-beyond-perfection/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_unknown_happiness-perfection-imperfection_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "Happiness doesn't mean everything is perfect... it means you decided to see beyond the imperfections."2014-10-17T12:31:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/16/sunrays-clouds/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_cloud-halo-sun-rays_tribal-simplicity.jpgSun Rays & Clouds2014-10-16T16:02:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/16/audrey-hepburn-hold-onto-eachother/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_audrey-hepburn_hold-onto-eachother_tribal-simplicity.jpgAudrey Hepburn: "The best thing to hold onto in life is Each Other."2014-10-16T18:16:50+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/15/firey-greetings-on-the-way-home/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_firey-greetings-way-home_tribal-simplicity.jpgFirey Greetings on My Way HomeThe fire crowd the road onto our property and this second time around the side with the houses, the well, the pump, Internet antenna & more. Long story short, the houses are still standing and we managed to save some thing but lost others. A very exhausting day. We'll post a more detailed account soon. 2014-10-15T20:54:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/14/heat-weather-abadiania/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_heat-dogs_tribal-simplicity.jpgThe Heat is On It is very clearly getting warmer. The weather forecast days 34 degrees Celsius or more for the next week. 2014-10-14T12:48:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/14/unknown-meditation-awareness-essence/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_unknown_meditation-conscious-present-moment_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "Become intensely conscious of the present moment. This is the essence of meditation."2014-10-14T12:39:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/13/small-hyper-praying-mantis/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_yellow-praying-manties_tribal-simplicity.jpgSmall Hyper Praying MantisStumbled upon it on the road as it positioned itself abruptly in a defense position. 2014-10-13T21:06:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/13/pema-chodron-meditation-openness/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_pema-chodron_meditation-openminded_tribal-simplicity.jpgPema Chödron 2014-10-13T20:44:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/11/our-to-be-identified-coconuts-palm-tree/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_coconuts-palm-tree-cerrado_tribal-simplicity.jpgOur Yet to be Identified Coconuts / Palm TreeThese are the coconuts of the palm tree I climbed the last time. For now we haven't identified them yet. Usually coconuts are edible. We hope the same is true with these. 2014-10-11T13:45:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/11/brene-brown-empathy-me-too/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_brene-brown_empathy-me-too_tribal-simplicity.jpgBrené Brown: "The two most powerful words when we're in struggle? ME Too"2014-10-11T12:28:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/10/fermented-jambo-rose-apple-juice/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_fermented-jambo-rose-apple-juice_tribal-simplicity.jpgFermented Jambo / Rose Apple JuiceRecipe: 1 part jambo blended, 3 parts water, 1/2 part sugar, & optionally a tea spoon of yeast. Within three days, once most of the sugar is broken down, you get a refreshing fermented jambo juice. 2014-10-12T08:32:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/10/unknown-hurry-slows-down/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_unknown_hurry-slows-down_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "Being in a hurry to improve yourself only slows down the process."2014-10-10T12:00:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/09/eye-catching-sunset/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_sunset-eye-catching_tribal-simplicity.jpgEye Catching SunsetThe interplay of the rays of the sun with the clouds and colors makes for an eye catching and wondrous sight. The interplay of the sun's rays with the clouds and colors makes for an eye catching and wondrous sight.2014-10-09T13:31:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/09/pema-chodron-compassion-kindness/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_pema-chodron_compassion-others-kindness-oneself_tribal-simplicity.jpgPema Chödrön: "Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves."2014-10-09T13:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/08/climbing-identify-our-palm-tree/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_palm-tree-climbing-identifying_tribal-simplicity.jpgClimbing to Identify Our Palm TreeWe have a few palm trees around the houses that have coconuts growing and we haven't been able to identify them yet. After my climb up we unfortunately still don't know and I forgot to take a coconut as a sample. Hopefully after my next climb we will know more. 2014-10-08T13:56:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/07/harvesting-caju-cashew/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_harvesting-cashew-caju-anacardium-humile_tribal-simplicity.jpgHarvesting Caju / CashewWe found more trees and hit many more caju / cashew fruits. The somewhat sour and juicy fruit part makes for a very refreshing treat, especially as the weather is getting warmer. The highly toxic nut part needs to be roasted very well otherwise it will burn your mouth. It's so strong that the natives use the raw my juice for tattooing. 2014-10-08T13:39:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/08/unknown-3/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_unknown_start-do-what-you-can_tribal-simplicity.pngUnknown: "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."2014-10-12T03:31:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/07/alexandra-stoddard-calm-trust-process/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_alexandra-stoddard_calm-slow-trust-process_tribal-simplicity.jpgAlexandra Stoddard: "Slow down, calmn down, don't worry, don't hurry, trust the process."2014-10-07T14:03:32+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/06/making-jambo-rose-apple-jam/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_jambo-rose-apple-jam-making_tribal-simplicity.jpgJambo / Rose Apple MakingWe have more jambo / rose apples than we can eat, a clear sign that it is time to start making marmalade. We mashed a few kilos of jambo, builded it with sugar, put it in sterilized jars, added a spoon of 80% rum (Austrian Stroh), lit it up for a few seconds, placed plastic rap over the jar opening, closed the Lord tights, and turned the jars upside down until they cool down. Just ť way I had learned from mom and grandma. 2014-10-09T15:55:01+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/06/unknown-breathe-love-all/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_unknown_breath-love-all_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "Breathe it all in. love it all out."2014-10-06T12:33:10+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/05/large-cicada-persistent-sounds/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_large-cicada-loud-sounds_tribal-simplicity.jpgLarge Cicada & Their Persistent SoundsThese big looking flies are quit fearless and make loud persistent sounds somewhat similar to those made by crickets. 2014-10-05T13:36:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/05/unknown-2/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_unknown_create-beauty-attitude-behavior_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "You create beauty with your attitude, your behavior, your actions. It's all up to you."2014-10-05T11:52:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/04/wild-tree-cotton/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_wild-tree-cotton_tribal-simplicity.jpgWild Tree Cotton This tree cotton looks and feels just like the cotton we are all used to. Unfortunately this tree is a little too tall for harvesting.2014-10-04T12:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/04/unknown-life-decisions-regret/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_unknown_life-decisions-regret_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "Making a big life change is pretty scary. But, know what's even scarier? Regret."2014-10-04T12:35:13+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/03/mama-cadela-fruit/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_mama-cadela-brosimum-gaudichaudii_tribal-simplicity.jpgMama CadelaThis little orange colored fruit has a sweet mouse like fibrous texture and a relatively large seed in the middle. 2014-10-03T13:15:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/03/henry-winkler-relationship-assumptions/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_henry-winkler_assumptions-termite-relationships_tribal-simplicity.jpgHenry Winkler: "Assumptions are the termites of relationships."2014-10-03T11:22:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/02/morning-daily-blog-posting/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_hans-rippel-morning-blog-posting_tribal-simplicity.jpgMorning Daily Blog PostingOur friend Ígor caught me on camera sitting on the balcony in the morning and preparing the daily blog posts.2014-10-02T13:29:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/02/kahlil-gibran-anxiety-control-future/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_kahlil-gibram_anxiety-control-future_tribal-simplicity.jpgKahlil Gibran: "Our anxiety did not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it." 2014-10-02T12:57:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/01/thriving-urban-banana-garden/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daily-photos_thriving-urban-permaculture-banana-garden_tribal-simplicity.jpgOur Thriving Urban Banana PlantationIt's been a little over the months since we planned the bananas and they seem to love it here. We had placed one banana root in each hole. The banana da terra (cooking bananas) all sprouted without exception, in fact some holes have two or three that sprouted. A little less successful were the banana roxas (purple banana originally from the Amazon) where five out of eight sprouted. Here is the previous areal picture. It's been a little over the months since we planned the bananas and they seem to love it here. We had placed one banana root in each hole. The banana da terra (cooking bananas) all sprouted without exception, in fact some holes have two or three that sprouted from the same seedling. A little less successful were the banana roxas (purple banana originally from the Amazon) where five out of eight sprouted. Here is the previous areal picture of the making and everything freshly planted.2014-10-01T14:42:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/10/01/doe-zantamata-do-nothing-perspective/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quotes_doe-zantamata_do-nothing-perspective_tribal-simplicity.jpgDoe Zantamata: "Taking time to do nothing often brings everything into perspective."2014-10-01T13:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/30/red-crab-like-looking-insect/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_red-crab-looking-insect_tribal-simplicity.jpgRed Crab Like Looking InsectIt looks like a crab, it moves like a crab... maybe it is a crab. The only oddity for crab is that this one can fly. 2014-09-30T14:58:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/30/unknown-regrets/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_unknown_regret-chances-missed_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take."2014-09-30T14:21:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/23/rose-apples-all-over-town/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_rose-apple-fruits-jambu-air-syzygium-samarangense_tribal-simplicity.jpgRose Apples All Over TownWe have our own rose apple / jambo tree that was flowering beautifully but the fruits are still just forming. In town, on the other hand, there are countless more trees. They are full of fruits and nobody seems to care to pick them; I think we will. 2014-09-29T14:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/29/jambo-rose-apple-juice/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_jambo-rose-apple-juice-drink_tribal-simplicity.jpgJambo / Rose Apple JuiceThanks to our urban extractivism we got enough jambo (rose apple) to make some sweet pink delicious juice.2014-09-29T14:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/29/thich-nhat-hanh-open-mind-heart/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_thich-nhat-hanh_open-mind-heart_tribal-simplicity.jpgThich Nhat Hanh: "Open mind, open heart."2014-09-29T12:36:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/28/jackfruit-trees-graceful-abundance/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_jackfruit-artocarpus-heterophyllu_tribal-simplicity.jpgJackfruit Trees & Their Graceful AbundanceThe urban jackfruit trees are gracing us with their abundance. this is making urban extractivism a very fruitful endeavor for us, while most city folks just stare at us in bewilderment about what we are doing. 2014-09-28T13:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/28/gk-chesterton-desire-less/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_gk-chesterton_have-enough-desire-less_tribal-simplicity.jpgG. K. Chesterton: "There are two ways to get enough. One is to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less."2014-09-28T12:59:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/27/pirates-are-roaming-the-lands/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_igor-our-pirate_tribal-simplicity.jpgPirates are Roaming the LandsWe got our very own pirate (Ígor), shirtless, big machete, & his shirt as a bandana. 2014-09-27T15:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/27/the-lion-king-past-hurt-learn/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_the-lion-king_past-run-or-learn_tribal-simplicity.jpgThe Lion King: "The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it."2015-08-27T01:19:56+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/26/mutambawest-indian-elm-fruit-guazuma-ulmifolia/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_west-indian-elm-mutamba-fruitg-guazuma-ulmifolia_tribal-simplicity.jpgMutamba / West Indian Elm FruitOur friend Ígor found a Mutamba tree / West Indian Elm and these are the fruits. Breaking it apart and chewing on it will release its unique sweet flavor and once the taste dies down the remains are spit out. The seeds also have various medicinal properties. Feel free to read on about it on the mutamba's wiki page.2019-11-07T13:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/26/unknown-simple-life/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_unknown_simple-life_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "Life is simple when you live simply."2014-09-26T12:10:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/25/arthur-ashe-start-have-can/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_arthur-ashe_start-do-can_tribal-simplicity.jpgArthur Ashe: "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."2014-09-25T12:32:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/25/butterfly-drinking-tibicos/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_butterfly-drinking-tibicos_tribal-simplicity.jpgButterfly Drinking TibicosIt's not only us who love drinking tibicos, this butterfly put it's proboscis (feeding tube) through the net and into the tibicos. 2014-09-25T12:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/21/unkown-work-strength-reward-pleasure/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_unknown_work-reward-strength-pleasure_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnkown: "Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure."2014-09-25T11:56:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/24/leo-tolstoy-be-happy/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_leo-tolstoy_be-happy_tribal-simplicity.jpgLeo Tolstoy: "If you want to be happy, be."2014-09-24T13:12:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/24/toucan/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_toucan-cerrado_tribal-simplicity.jpgToucanToucans are some of our recurring visitors, albeit we hear them more often then we get to see them. This one was right next to our house.2014-09-24T13:05:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/23/unknown-enjoy-little-things/2014-09-23T10:07:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/22/unknown-big-things-small-beginnings/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_unknown_big-things-small-beginnings_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "Big things often have small beginnings."2014-09-22T12:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/22/cashew-caju-cerrado/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_cashew-caju-anacardium-humile.jpgCashew / Caju of the CerradoThis beautifully contorted tree is an old cashew / caju tree of the Cerrado (Brazilian Savanna). The fruit has two parts: (1) The cashew nut that most of us know and (2) the cashew apple, which has a very unique slightly sour, fibrous, & not too juice flavor that feels very refreshing. We have now spotted half a dozen trees on our land already. The trunk of this tree is just over a meter high and the thick branches make it comfortable to sit and feel embraced by this majestic tree.2014-09-22T12:04:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/19/our-apples-of-the-cerrado/2016-06-20T17:51:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/21/hanging-kitchen-shelves/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_hanging-kitchen-shelf_tribal-simplicity.jpgHanging Kitchen ShelvesIt took a bit of time but we finally finished our hanging kitchen shelves. To make them we bought two planks of the hardest quality wood we could find, got four strong hammock hocks, a strong rope, and a bit of time and this is what we came up with.2014-09-21T18:46:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/20/thich-nhat-hanh-walk-earth/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_thich-nhat-hanh_walk-feet-kissing-earth_tribal-simplicity.jpgThich Nhat Hanh: "Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet."2014-09-20T12:53:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/20/muffled-moth/2016-02-16T12:26:01+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/19/unknown-story-understanding-empathy/2014-09-19T12:07:44+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/17/kitchen-shelf-plans/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_kitchen-shelf-plans_tribal-simplicity.jpgKitchen Shelf PlansSoon to be realized kitchen shelf plans. The hardest part of the process has been working with extremely hard wood.2014-09-17T12:34:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/17/alan-watts-change/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_alan-watts_plugin-change-dance_tribal-simplicity.jpgAlan Watts: "The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance."2014-09-17T12:07:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/16/tibicos-making/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_tibicos-making_tribal-simplicity.jpgTibicos MakingSince Ígor brought some Tibicos fungi with him we have been making Tibicos to drink. Mostly with just water and brown sugar. Since a few days I have been experimenting with making it with green tea & black tea, which makes it taste more like kombucha. If you have some good recipes let us know! We'll share ours after some more experimentation.2014-09-16T12:45:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/16/benjamin-franklin-well-done/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_benjamin-franklin_well-done-better-said_tribal-simplicity.jpgBenjamin Franklin: "Well done is better than well said."2014-09-16T10:59:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/15/post-fire-areas/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_post-fire-destruction_tribal-simplicity.jpgPost Fire AreasLuckily most of our land was unaffected. The fires cleared the path for new plants to sprout. But the yearly occurrence allows mostly for grass like low vegetation to grow and unfortunately this is mostly of benefit to farmers who keep cows. They prefer the fires to cutting the taller dried grasses and controlled tree cutting.2014-09-15T12:41:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/15/ed-begley-destory-nature-progress/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_ed-begley_dandalism-destroy-nature-progress_tribal-simplicity.jpgEd Begley: "When we destroy something created by man we call it vandalism. But when we destroy something by nature we call it progress."2014-09-15T12:31:58+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/14/stop-wall-fire/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_fire-fighting_tribal-simplicity.jpgTrying to Stop a Wall of FireYesterday the fires have been encroaching on us. Our first attempt to stop the wall of fire failed as the wind joined forces with the flames. Then running for it was the safest option as Ígor is doing on the left, while I took this picture.2014-09-14T17:58:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/14/william-james-act-make-difference/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_william-james_act-make-a-difference_tribal-simplicity.jpgWilliam James: "Act as if what you do makes a differences. It does."2014-09-14T23:03:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/13/rumi/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_rumi_yesterday-clever-today-wise_tribal-simplicity.jpgRumi: "Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the World. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."2014-09-14T15:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/12/william-james-life-change/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_william-james_change-life_tribal-simplicity.jpgWilliam James: "To change one's life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions."2014-09-13T10:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/13/alien-locust/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_locust-alien_tribal-simplicity.jpgAlien Looking LocustThe first locusts started arriving. They seem to be fearless and will only move if physically nudged. 2014-09-13T10:35:43+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/12/inauguration-bed-hammock/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_hammock-inauguration-igor_tribal-simplicity.jpgInauguration of Our First Bed/HammockWe got extra large hammocks for sleeping. They even fit Ígor!2014-09-12T10:46:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/about/antonio/2014-09-11T16:54:07+00:00weekly0.6https://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/11/workbench-balcony/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_workbench-view_tribal-simplicity.jpgTemporary Workbench with a good ViewOn the balcony I made a temporary workbench, at least until the wood is transformed into its original purpose of a kitchen shelf.2014-09-11T13:08:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/11/leo-tolstoy-changing/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_leo-tolstoy_changing-world-oneself_tribal-simplicity.pngLeo Tolstoy: "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."2014-09-11T11:09:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/about/rippelhans/2014-09-10T12:18:44+00:00weekly0.6https://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/10/simple-life-manifesto/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_manifesto-simple-life_tribal-simplicity.jpgA Manifesto for a Simple Life: "Eat less, move more; buy less, make more; stress less, laugh more; feel blessed, love more; find a quiet spot every day and breathe."2014-09-10T14:32:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/10/watermelon-hydration/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_melon-hidration-time_tribal-simplicity.jpgHydrating Ourselves with Watermelons in the Dry SeasonFor weeks we have been eating 3-4 watermelons per week and since the world cup it has been watermelon + popcorn time. Richard (left) & Monica (right) enjoying the inaugural melon at the property.2014-09-10T10:58:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/09/rain-bringing-clouds/2014-09-09T12:56:41+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/09/joseph-campbell-dreams-myths/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_joseph-campbell_dreams-myths_tribal-simplicity.jpgJoseph Campbell: "Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths."2014-09-09T13:00:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/08/sticking-things-on-walls/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_sticking-things-walls_tribal-simplicity.jpgSticking things on WallsContinuing our successful internet setup, used adhesive tape to stick the second router with the power plug & extension cable to the spot on the wall that receives the best signal. Albeit temporary, it worked brilliantly.2014-09-08T11:42:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/08/albert-einstein-compassion-nature-beauty/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_albert-einstein_compassion-beauty-universe_tribal-simplicity.jpgAlbert Einstein: "A human being is a part of the whole called by us 'universe' - a part limited in time and space. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."2014-09-08T10:38:50+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/07/nemophilist-forest-love/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_nemophilist_loves-forest-beauty_tribal-simplicity.jpgNemophilist: "a haunter of the woods; one who loves the forest and it's beauty and solitude."2014-09-07T12:57:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/07/making-peanut-butter/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_peanut-butter-making_tribal-simplicity.jpgMaking Our Own Peanut Butteringredients: peanuts :)2014-09-07T11:51:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/06/internet-has-arrived/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_internet-arrived_tribal-simplicity.jpgInternet has ArrivedIt took some time and work but we finally we got our radio Internet access connection setup. The antenna next to the house is placed on top of the electricity pole we dug in earlier.2014-09-06T11:04:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/06/earl-nightingale-never-give-up/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_earl-nightingale_never-give-up-dreams-time-passes_tribal-simplicity.jpgEarl Nightingale: "2014-09-05T22:12:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/04/unknown/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_unknown_turn-computur-off-go-outside_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "Turn off your computer and go outside."2014-09-04T01:21:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/03/owl-looking-moth/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_owl-looking-moth_tribal-simplicity.jpgOwl Looking MothWhile getting things from our storage room Monica found this dead moth that looks exactly like an owl from the bottom.2014-09-04T01:16:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/03/pineapple-sprouting-roots/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_pineapple-planting-roots_tribal-simplicity.jpgPineapple Sprouting RootsIf you keep the top of your pineapples, peal of some leafs, and place them in water they will grow roots. Or you plant them directly.2014-09-02T22:51:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/03/unknown-life-passion-now/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_unknown_life-short-passion-now_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "Life is short. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now."2014-09-02T22:43:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/02/unknown-nature-therapy/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/quotes_unkown_nature-cheaper-therapy_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "Nature. Cheaper than therapy."2014-09-02T03:03:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/02/dry-season-flowers/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daily-photos_dry-season-flowering_tribal-simplicity.jpgA Time for FlowersDuring the dry season many plants blossom here.2014-09-02T02:47:32+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/01/melody-beattie-gratitude-peace-vision/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_melody-beattie_gratitude-past-present-peace-vision_tribal-simplicity.jpgMelody Beattie: "Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."2014-08-31T22:10:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/09/01/fast-growing-mangos/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_mango-heaven-growing-fast_tribal-simplicity.jpgOur Fast Growing MangosThis picture was taken just a little less than a month after we took the Olive Sized photo.2014-08-31T21:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/31/karen-salmonsohn-gratitude/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_karen-salmonsohn_gratitude-good-bad-happy-sad-pain_tribal-simplicity.jpgKaren Salmonsohn: gratitude-good-bad-happy-sad-pain_tribal-simplicity2014-08-30T19:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/31/city-edge-dry-season-fire/2014-08-30T19:10:58+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/30/giant-leaf-grasshopper/2014-08-29T21:40:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/30/xkcd-success/2014-08-29T21:31:26+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/29/unknown-failure-success-progress/2014-08-29T16:54:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/29/gorgeous-mango-tree-flowering/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_xkcd_success-people-think-really_tribal-simplicity.jpgxkcd: "Success, what people think it looks like, what it really looks like."https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_unkown_failure-success-progress_tribal-simplicity.jpgFailure is Success in Progresshttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_louis-ck_learning-failure_tribal-simplicity.jpgquotes_louis-ck_learning-failure_tribal-simplicityhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_mango-tree-flowering_tribal-simplicity.jpgMango Tree FloweringThis mango tree is flowering with some delay from the other ones we have.https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_giant-leaf-grasshopper_tribal-simplicity.jpgGiant Leaf Life Looking Grasshopperhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_cerrado-savanna-fires-city_tribal-simplicity.jpgCity Edge Dry Season FiresIt has been three months basically without rain, except for the 2mm we got over two days once. It is dry & we are starved for rain. In the mean time we are more likely to get fires than rain.2014-08-28T22:01:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/20/unknown-someones-mood-affect/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_unknown_someones-mood-affects-yours_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "You know someone means a lot to you when their mood can easily affect yours."2014-08-19T23:54:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/20/hairy-sunset-caterpillar/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_sunset-caterpillar_tribal-simplicity.jpgSunset CaterpillarLooking out from between our trees.2014-08-19T23:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/19/beverly-sills-no-shortcuts/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_beverly-sills_no-shortcuts-place-worth-going_tribal-simplicity.pngBeverly Sills: "There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."2014-08-19T12:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/19/submerged-drinking-water-filter/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_submerged-drinking-water-filter_tribal-simplicity.jpgSubmerged Drinking Water FilterWe used a 1.5 liter water bottle, made some holes in the lower third, added gravel stones, and put in the pipe that will pull out the drinking water from the well and carry it down to the houses.2014-08-19T12:31:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/18/marilyn-monroe-no-answers-living-life/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_marilyn-monroe_no-answers-living-life_tribal-simplicity.jpgMarilyn Monroe: "The more I think of it the more I realize there are no answers. Life is to be lived."2014-08-18T11:38:40+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/18/blood-red-beetroot-tapioca-crepes/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_beetroot-tapioca-crepes_tribal-simplicity.jpgBlood Red Beetroot Tapioca CrêpesSince we moved to Abadiânia we mostly switched from bread & oats for breakfast to eating roots in various forms for breakfast. This blood red crêpe is made from tapioca flour (a starch extracted from Manioc of which the roots are consumed & it is originally native to Northern Brazil) and in this case instead of mixing the tapioca flour with water we mixed it with beetroot juice, yet another root. The recipe: 1kg tapioca flour mixed with 600ml of liquid. The slightly wet powder is placed thinly on a hot fryingpan. The heat will melt it together and create this amazing gooey textured crêpe.2014-08-18T11:26:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/17/sachel-paige-how-old/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_sachel-paige_how-old-would-you-be_tribal-simplicity.jpgSachel Paige: "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?"2014-08-17T20:19:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/17/water-piping-complexification/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_water-pipes-connecting_tribal-simplicity.jpgConnecting Our Water Pipe Relay StationRichard (left) is explaining our increasing complexification of our water piping system while Ígor (right) connecting them. And soon we shall have drinking water!2014-08-29T13:46:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/16/rollo-may-courage-being-becoming/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_rollo-may_courage-being-becoming_tibal-simplicity.jpgRollo May: "Courage is necessary to make being & becoming possible."2014-08-16T11:16:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/16/planting-kitchen-garden-herbs/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_planting-kitchen-garden-herbs_tribal-simplicity.jpgPlanting Kitchen Garden HerbsStarting with Basil and Rosemary, Thaís is planting kitchen garden herbs in our recently semi-mulched soil.2014-08-16T10:06:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/15/jim-carrey-rich-famous-not-answer/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_jim-carrey_rich-famous-not-answer_tribal-simplicity.jpgJim Carrey: "I wish everyone could become rich and famous and have everything they ever dreamed of so they would know that's not the answer."2014-08-15T11:26:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/15/magical-rising-sun/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_sun-rise_tribal-simplicity.jpgThe Magic of the Rising SunThere is something magical about looking into the distance and experiencing the sunrise.2014-08-15T10:05:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/14/baizhang-food-work/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_baizhang_work-food_tribal-simplicity.jpgZen Master Baizhang: "A day without work is a day without food."2014-08-14T01:17:28+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/14/time-roses/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_time-roses_tribal-simplicity.jpgA Time for RosesEven though it is the dry season there is no shortage of flowers.2014-08-14T00:50:11+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/13/robin-williams-comedy-optimism/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_robin-williams_comedy-acting-optimism_tribal-simplicity.jpgRobin Williams: "Comedy is acting out optimism."2014-08-13T10:29:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/13/neverending-papaya-supply/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_neverending-papaya-supply_tribal-simplicity.jpgOur Neverending Papaya SupplyTwo papaya plants with a total of eight branches are producing a neverending supply of papayas for us.2014-08-13T15:02:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/07/dry-season-fires-of-the-cerrado-savanna/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_cerrado-savanna-fires_tribal-simplicity.jpgDry Season Fires of the Cerrado (Savanna)after two virtually rainless month (except for 2mm once) the fires of the cerrado (savanna) are to be expected2014-08-12T14:10:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/12/the-first-only-coconut/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_first-coconut_tribal-simplicity.jpgOur First & Only CoconutThis is our first and only coconut. Not bad for the dry season.2014-08-12T14:09:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/12/franklin-roosevelt-destroying-soil/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_franklin-roosevelt_nation-destoying-soil_tribal-simplicity.jpgFranklin Roosevelt: "A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself."2014-08-11T15:59:11+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/11/flowering-bird-paradise-strelitzia-reginae/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_flowering-bird-paradise-strelitzia-reginae_tribal-simplicity.jpgOur Flowering Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)the brilliant orange sepals & the pastel blue petals create a mesmerizing combination of colors of the Bird of Paradise plant (Strelitzia reginae)2014-08-13T17:42:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/11/alan-watts-conventions-real-things/2014-08-11T00:21:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/10/george-bernard-shaw-creating-life/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_george-bernard-shaw_creating-yourself_tribal-simplicity.pngGeorge Bernard Shaw: "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."2014-08-10T02:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/10/gold-mine-looking-beehive/2014-08-09T23:58:01+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/09/allen-saunders-life-busy-plans/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_allen-saunders_life-busy-plans_tribal-simplicity.jpgAllen Saunders: "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."2014-08-09T11:59:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/09/our-flowering-jambu-rose-apple-tree/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_flowering-rose-apple-tree-jambu-air-syzygium-samarangense_tribal-simplicity.jpgFlowering Rose Apple Tree (Jambu-air / Syzygium Samarangense)2021-04-22T00:53:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/08/marcus-aurelius/2015-03-08T09:26:13+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/08/moving-things/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_on-the-move_tribal-simplicity.jpgOn the MoveWe are still moving our things to the property. Monica creatively packed for us. And to take the picture Antonio (right) kept pretend walking & I (left) couldn't stop laughing.2014-08-08T10:29:50+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/07/carl-rogers-good-life-direction/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_carl-rogers_good-life-direction_tribal-simplicity.jpgCarl Rogers: "The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination."2014-08-07T10:18:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/06/natures-omnipresent-transformations/2014-08-06T13:37:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/06/nelson-mandela-impossible-done/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_butterfly-transformation_tribal-simplicity.jpgNature's Constant State of Transformationhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_nelson-mandela_impossible-done_tribal-simplicity.jpgNelson Mandela: "It always seems impossible until it's done."2014-08-06T13:36:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/05/tigrao-the-king-of-the-jungle/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_tigrc3a3o-king-jungle_tribal-simplicity.jpgTigrão, the King of the JungleHe spent all his live roaming around freely in the forest where we used to live and he seemed to know far more about it than anyone else. We left him behind because that place was his home and we were passing through companions. On a very sad note, we found out that those in charge had displaced him after we left.2014-08-05T14:50:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/05/robert-frost-life-goes-on/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_robert-frost_life-goes-on_tribal-simplicity.jpgRobert Frost: "In three words I can sum up everything I've learnt about life: It Goes On"2014-08-06T21:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/04/winter-time/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_dry-winter_tribal-simplicity.jpg"Winter" Time?Our winters here are dry and a little cooler, usually in the mornings and at night. Shorts & T-Shirts are still the status quo.2014-08-04T10:28:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/04/jon-jandai-life-is-easy/2014-08-04T22:31:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/03/tigrina-cat-babies/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_tigrina-our-cat-left-behind_tribal-simplicity.jpgTigriña, Our Cat Left BehindWhen we moved we decided it's best for Tigriña (our cat) and her babies to stay together and not to go through a long arduous journey.2014-08-03T11:29:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/03/unknown-life-lesson-teaching/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_unknown_life-live-teach_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "The life you live is the lesson you teach."2014-08-03T10:02:13+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/02/leaf-looking-frog/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_leaf-frog_tribal-simplicity.jpgLeaf Like Looking Frog2014-08-02T10:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/02/benjamin-disraeli-travellers-remember/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quotes_benjamin-disraeli_travellers-remember_tribal-simplicity.jpgBenjamin Disraeli: "Like all great travellers I have seen more than I can remember, and remember more than I have seen."2014-08-02T10:02:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/newland/2014-08-01T11:36:55+00:00weekly0.6https://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/01/terra-preta/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daily-photos_terra-preta_tribal-simplicity.jpgOur Terra PretaThere is surprisingly good soil near one of our houses, especially compared to the usual red earth we have almost everywhere. Terra Preta literally means black earth in portuguese and it refers to the fertile agricultural soils that the native Indios of South America created over millennia.2014-08-01T10:29:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/31/spider-web-funnel/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_spiderweb-funnel_tribal-simplicity.jpgSpider Web FunnelThese large spider web funnels (30-40cm tall & wide) are sprinkled around the land's forested areas.2014-08-01T10:01:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/08/01/unknown-collect-moments/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_unknown_collect-moments_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnknown: "Collect Moments, Not Things."2014-08-01T02:09:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/31/william-james-act-become/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_william-james_act-become_tribal-simplicity.jpgWilliam James: "Act the part and you will become the part."2014-07-31T11:25:32+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/30/dalai-lama-kindness-philosophy/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/qutoes_dalai-lama_religion-philosophy-kindness_tribal-simplicity.pngDalai Lama: "There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness."2014-07-30T12:11:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/30/bad-bat-shit-cleaning/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_bat-shit-cleaning_tribal-simplicity.jpgInnocent Looking But Bad Bat Shit CleaningEach & every spot on the wall used to have bat shit. We first scraped them out of the wall and then filled in the holes. 2014-07-30T10:39:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/29/repairing-pathways/2014-07-29T10:26:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/29/jay-gordon-eat-food/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_jay-gordon_eat-food_tribal-simplicity.jpgJay Gordon: "Eat Food, Not Food Like Things."2014-07-29T04:27:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/28/george-box-models-wrong-useful/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_george-box_models-wrong-some-useful_tribal-simplicity.pngGeorge Box: "Essentially, All Models Are Wrong But Some Are Useful."2014-07-28T12:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/28/olive-sized-mangos-growing/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_mangos-growing_tribal-simplicity.jpgOur Olive Sized Mangos are GrowingOur mangos are growing noticeably since we arrived almost two months ago. With the start of the rains their growth will accelerate now.2014-07-28T10:34:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/27/first-rain-arrived/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_first-rain-abadiania_tribal-simplicity.jpgOur First Rain Since We ArrivedWe were blessed by our first rain since we came 8 weeks ago! It rained a full 2mm.2014-07-27T03:04:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/27/aesop-kindness/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_aesop_kindness-never-wasted_tribal-simplicity.pngAesop: No Act of Kindness, No Matter How Small, Is Ever Wasted.2014-07-27T02:54:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/26/planting-pineapples/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_planting-pineapples_tribal-simplicity.jpgPlanting Pineappleswe had bought six pineapples & everytime we ate one, we saved the top part which if planted will sprout2014-07-26T10:21:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/26/albert-einstein-life-balance/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_albert-einstein_life-balance_tribal-simplicity.jpgAlbert Einstein: Life is Like Riding a Bicycle. To Keep Your Balance, You Must Keep Moving.2014-07-26T03:13:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/25/holstee-manifesto-love-life/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_holstee-manifesto_tribal-simplicity.pngHolstee ManifestoThis Is Your Life. Do What You Love, And Do It Often. If You Don't Like Something, Change It. If You Don't Like Your Job, Quit. If You Don't Have Enough Time, Stop Watching TV. If You Are Looking For The Love Of Your Life, Stop; They Will Be Waiting For You When You Start Doing Things You Love. Stop Over Analyzing, Life Is Simple. All Emotions Are Beautiful. When You Eat, Appreciate Every Last Bite. Open Your Mind, Arms, and Heart To New Things And People, We Are United In Our Differences. Ask The Next Person You See What Their Passion Is, And Share Your Inspiring Dream With Them. Travel Often; Getting Lost Will Help You Find Yourself. Some Opportunities Only Come Once, Seize Them. Life Is About The People You Meet, And The Things You Create With Them So Go Out and Start Creating. Life Is Short. Live Your Dream, And Wear Your Passion.2014-07-25T11:59:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/25/cutting-down-dead-trees/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_cutting-dead-trees_tribal-simplicity.jpgCutting Down Dead Treeswe started with this one so we could have space for our electricity pole2014-07-25T10:27:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/24/steven-colbert-laughing-afraid/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_stephen-colbert_laugh-afraid_tribal-simplicity1.jpgStephen Colbert: "You can't laugh and be afraid at the same time - of anything. If you're laughing, I defy you to be afraid."2014-07-24T10:41:26+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/24/sunset-top-land/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_sunset-top-property_tribal-simplicity.jpgSunset at the top of Our Land2014-07-24T10:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/23/looking-uphill-valley/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_looking-uphill-valley_tribal-simplicity.jpgLooking Uphill from Our Valley2014-07-23T10:31:46+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/23/joseph-campbell-meaning-experience-life/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_joseph-campbell_meaning-experience-life_tribal-simplicity2.jpgJoseph Campbell: "I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life so much as they are looking for the experience of being alive."2014-07-23T03:42:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/22/vonnegut-enjoy-life/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_vonnegut_enjoy-little-things-life_tribal-simplicity.pngVonnegut: Enjoy the little things in Life for one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things2014-07-23T01:59:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/22/first-mini-garden-property/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_first-mini-garden-property_tribal-simplicity.jpgOur First Mini Garden @ the Propertysome leafy veggies planted around the bananas2014-07-22T11:57:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/21/john-muir-forest-wilderness/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_john-muir_universe-forest-wilderness_tribal-simplicity.jpgJohn Muir: "The clearest way through the universe is through a forest wilderness."2014-07-21T10:26:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/21/house-cleaning-project/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_powerwash-house-cleaning_tribal-simplicity.jpgPower Wash House CleaningFor the past few days we have been cleaning the abandoned houses on the property. Since we already have electricity we opted to use the high pressure power wash over cleaning products. Here António is cleaning the roof tiles.2014-07-21T10:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/20/protecting-dry-season-fires/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_protecting-dry-season-fires_tribal-simplicity.jpgProtecting Ourselves from Dry Season FiresDuring the dry season fires, especially human made ones, are very common here especially now that we haven't had any rain in the past 7 weeks. Which is why, as a precaution, we started clearing the vegetation along the property fence.2014-07-20T03:24:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/20/alvin-toffler-illiterate-learning/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_alvin-toffler_learn-unlearn-relearn_tribal-simplicity.jpgAlvin Toffler: "The Illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."2014-07-20T02:48:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/19/fluffy-funny-looking-scrub-fruit/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_scrub-like-fruit-seed_tribal-simplicity.jpgFluffy Funny Looking Scrub like FruitWe have a big tree full of these fluffy funny looking scrub like fruit. What type of tree this is from, we don't know. As António suggested it could be used as a showering scrub. Let's see.2014-07-19T10:36:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/19/alexandra-trenfor-teach-look-see/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_alexandra-trenfor_teach-look-see_tribal-simplicity.jpg"The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don't tell you what to see." -Alexandra Trenfor2014-07-19T04:34:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/18/installing-our-water-pump/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_creek-water-pump-installation_tribal-simplicity.jpgInstalling a Water Pump in Our CreekWe placed a metal barrel inside the creek, a PVC pipe on top of it that funnels water into it, and here you can see as Antonio (left) & Richard (right) are lowering the water pump into the barrel. The goal is to pump the water to our water reserve which is about 120 meters away at about 20 meters higher altitude. And our first test was a success! 2014-07-18T12:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/18/mahatma-gandhi-actions-express-priorities/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_gandhi_actions-express-priorities_tribal-simplicity.pngGandhi: Actions Express Priorities2014-07-18T02:25:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/17/st-augustine-travel/2014-07-17T10:34:18+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/17/urban-permaculture-garden/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_urban-permaculture-garden_tribal-simplicity.jpgOur Freshly Finished Urban Permaculture GardenThe three perpendicular elevated lines of grass are to counteract the garden's steep inclination. Buried under them is wood, good soil, and a drip irrigation watering pipe. The big holes filled with wood, stones, and bricks are for water collecting. In the smaller holes around them we placed a banana plant each. And now it's time to let things recover and grow.2014-08-12T16:23:40+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/17/the-voice-of-the-wind-seeds-of-transition/2014-07-17T00:45:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/novaterra/2014-07-16T18:05:58+00:00weekly0.6https://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/16/ezra-bayda-attention-teacher/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_ezra-bayda_everything-is-your-teacher_tribal-simplicity.jpgEzra Bayda: When you pay attention, everything is your teacher.2014-07-16T13:31:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/15/ruben-blades-ignorance/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_ruben-blades_informed-ignorance_tribal-simplicity.jpgRubén Blades: Informed Ignorance2014-07-16T13:26:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/16/artesian-well-water-flow-rate-test/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_gravitational-water-flow-test_tribal-simplicity.jpgGravitational Waterflow Test_tribal-simplicityRichard (right) & Antonio (left) are talking about the water flow experiment we are conducting with our artesian well2014-07-16T10:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/15/looking-multilayer-steamer/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/questions_multi-layer-steamer_tribal-simplicity.jpgMulti-Layer Steamer2015-05-20T21:52:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/14/bugambilia-flowering/2014-07-14T10:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/14/goethe-shaped-by-love/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_goethe_shaped-by-love_tribal-simplicity.jpgGoethe: We are shaped & fashioned by what we love.2014-07-14T10:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/13/using-our-first-power-plug/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_first-use-electricity_tribal-simplicity.jpgFirst use of Electricity on the Propertythe first thing Antonio thought of using our first & only power plug is to charge his flashlight2014-07-15T17:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/12/well-depth-measuring/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_measuring-spring-well-depth_tribal-simplicity.jpgMeasuring the Depth of the Wellthe water level is 320cm below the ground and the total depth is 840cm, so there is 520cm water in this well2014-07-12T10:36:28+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/13/rumi-holding-on-letting-go/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_rumi_life-balance-holding-letting-go_tribal-simplicity.jpgRumi: life is a balance between holding and letting go2014-07-12T10:21:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/12/thoreau-forest-essential-life-death/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_thoreau_woods-essential-life-teach-die_tribal-simplicity.jpgThoreau: Learning the essentials of life in the woods2014-07-12T10:20:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/11/nature-religion-earth-temple/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_unknown_nature-religion-earth-temple_tribal-simplicity.jpgNature is my religion. The earth is my temple.2014-07-11T10:27:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/10/thriving-banana-seedling/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_thriving-banana-seedling_tribal-simplicity.jpgThriving Banana SeedlingAntonio discovered today another banana seedling which is even bigger2014-07-10T19:57:01+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/10/ann-wigmore-food-medicine-poison/2014-07-10T19:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/10/hippocrates-food-medicine/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_hippocrates_food-medicine_tribal-simplicity.jpgHippocrates: Let your Food be thy Medicine2014-07-10T10:23:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/09/banana-seedling-sprouting/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_banana-seedling-sprouting_tribal-simplicity.jpgBanana Seedling Sproutingit only took about three weeks for our first banana seedling to sprout in the permaculture garden we made2014-07-09T11:58:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/09/native-american-indian-proverb/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_native-american-proverb-inherit-earth-land_tribal-simplicity.jpgNative American Proverb2014-07-09T10:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/08/oversized-praying-mantis/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_oversized-praying-mantis_tribal-simplicity.jpgOversized Praying Mantisit was a seemingly fearless praying mantis crossing my path2014-07-08T10:26:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/08/richard-feynman-concepts-observation-experiences/2014-07-09T00:04:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/07/ant-castle-highway/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_ant-castle-highway_tribal-simplicity.jpgAnt Castle Highwaya crossing the ants built at the edge of the road going to the other side2014-07-07T13:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/04/douglas-adams-journey/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_douglas-adams_journey_tribal-simplicity.gifDouglas Adams: Journies2014-07-07T11:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/07/robert-burns-nature-change/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_robert-burns_nature-change-law_tribal-simplicity.jpgRobert Burnshttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_richard-feynman_concepts-naming-knowing-things_tribal-simplicity.jpgRichard Feynman: Concepts vs Experiences2014-07-07T11:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/06/our-land-abadiania/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_panorama-spanning-across-24ha-property_tribal-simplicity.jpgPanorama Spanning Across Our 24ha LandTo see the view from the other hillside <a title="Our New Home in Abadiania" href="https://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/03/our-new-home-in-abadiania/">click here</a>.2014-07-06T04:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/03/our-new-home-in-abadiania/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_our-new-home-abadiania_tribal-simplicity.jpgOur New Home in AbadiâniaThe part in color is within the 24ha of our new home in Abadiânia. To see the view from the other side <a title="Opposite Hill Side View of Our Land in Abadiania" href="https://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/06/our-land-abadiania">click here</a>.2014-07-06T04:09:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/06/ubuntu-i-am-because-we-are/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_ubuntu_i-am-because-we-are_tribal-simplicity.jpgUbuntu - I am because we are2014-07-06T03:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/05/connecting-electric-grid/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_electricity-project_tribal-simplicity.jpgElectricity Projectwe are working on bringing electricity to the property2014-07-05T03:29:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/05/thich-nhat-hanh-love-mother-earth/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_thich-nhat-hanh_i-am-love-mother-earth_tribal-simplicity.jpgThich Nhat Hanh: I am in Love with Mother Earth2014-07-05T03:09:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/04/our-well-spring/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_water-source-spring_tribal-simplicity.jpgOur Well / SpingWe are not sure if it is a well or a spring but the latter is more likely because it is up on a hill and the level of water is quite high. At least we have running water already & after we have it analysed we will know if it is safe to drink.2014-07-04T12:13:44+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/02/charles-darwin-love-all-living-creatures/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/quotes_charles-darwin_love-all-living-creatures_tribal-simplicity.jpgCharles Darwin: Love All Living Creatures2014-07-02T11:28:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/30/aristotle-we-are-what-we-repeatedly-do/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/quotes_aristotle_we-are-what-we-repeatedly-do_tribal-simplicity.jpg"We are what we repeatedly do." - Aristotle2014-07-02T00:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/07/01/yellow-striped-locust/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daily-photos_locust-insect_tribal-simplicity.jpgYellow Striped Locustone of the more colorfully vibrant locusts I've seen2014-07-01T13:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/30/recycling-mission-of-a-dumpsite/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_construction-dump-recycling_tribal-simplicity.jpgRecycling Mission of a Dumpsitea little recycling mission of an illegal dumpsite on our neighbors property2014-06-30T10:42:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/29/rainwater-recycling-creating-a-permaculture-garden/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_rain-water-recycling-banana-circles_tribal-simplicity.jpgRainwater Recycling, Creating a Permaculture GardenThe banana circles on the right side receive part of the rainwater of the house and from those banana circles the three trenches get their water to act as additional water reservoirs, especially during the dry season. The majority of the water will continue flowing further down to the other banana circles at the bottom left.2014-06-29T12:18:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/26/hummingbird-colibri-chilling/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_hummingbird-colibri-resting_tribal-simplicity.jpgHummingbird Chillinga rare occasion to get this close to a hummingbird, unfortunately it was because it needed to recover from flying against one of our windows2014-06-26T18:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/25/elegant-water-lily/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_water-lily-nymphaeaceae_tribal-simplicity.jpgWater Lilythis was our first and last water lily back in Capijuma, it's almost as if it bloomed to say goodbye2014-06-24T18:07:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/24/surrounded-by-men/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_monica-surrounded-by-men_tribal-simplicity1.jpgSurrounded by Mensurrounded by men ... it can push you to the limits ... poor Mônica :)2014-06-24T17:54:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/23/underground-living-wild-mining-bees/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_local-underground-living-wild-mining-bees_tribal-simplicity.jpgUnderground Living Wild Beeseverytime we go for a walk we see these wild mining bees guarding their entrance to their nest, which is in the middle of a dirt road2014-06-23T17:40:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/22/hairy-chewing-caterpillar-mugshot/2014-10-14T12:59:10+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/21/hairy-caterpillar/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_mugshot-chewing-hairy-caterpillar_tribal-simplicity.jpgMugshot: Chewing Hairy Caterpillarthe upper lip of the caterpillar is wrapped around the leaf & it's busily chewing away at it https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_hairy-caterpiller_tribal-simplicity.jpgHairy Catterpillerfluffy hairy looking caterpillar eating2014-06-22T02:08:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/13/digging-trenches-to-capture-water/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_digging-trenches_tribal-simplicity.jpgDigging Trenches to Capture Waterwe are digging trenches to capture & store water in this steep gardenhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_digging-holes.jpgDigging Holes - Daily Photos2014-06-21T13:12:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/15/creating-banana-circles/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_banana-circle-holes-planting_tribal-simplicity.jpgCreating Banana Circlesthe big holes in the middle are for storing water & the four smaller holes around each are where we planted bananas, two types in fact: eight red banana plants and four cooking bananas2014-06-21T13:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/20/baking-our-own-bread/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_baking-bread_tribal-simplicty.jpgBaking Our Own Bread2014-06-20T13:52:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/14/digging-holes-to-capture-water/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_digging-holes_tribal-simplicity.jpgDigging Holes to Capture Waterwe are digging holes that capture water for the bananas we are planting2014-06-20T13:34:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/16/banana-plant-seedling/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_banana-plant_tribal-simplicity.jpgBanana Plant Seedlinga cooking banana seedling prepared for planting2014-06-20T13:33:19+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.com/2014/06/17/banana-crop-circles/https://tribalsimplicity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/daily-photos_banana-crop-cirlces_tribal-simplicity.jpgBanana Crop Circlesour very own crop circles ... creating our second set of banana circles semi perpendicular to the previous three2014-06-20T13:33:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tribalsimplicity.comdaily1.02021-04-22T00:53:38+00:00