The major updates this week seem to be on the vagaries of transportation. Elder Wood and Elder Karren were on foot at the start of the week, but now have replacement bicycles. Unfortunately, the new bikes have "even more problems than the last ones". I think Elder Wood is mechanically minded enough that he cares about things that I wouldn't even notice, like the condition of the pedals and derailleurs. But apparently also the handlebars are fixed in a position that's too low, and the seat is uncomfortable, so that's been hard for him. And in a final blow, they aren't able to find any rechargeable lights, so they aren't able to ride at night.
Thus, for the week they spend a lot of time walking, a little time riding, and didn't get the chance to have too many appointments. It felt like a slow week, but hopefully things will improve soon! If nothing else, I told him he's learning to cope with opposition.
They did spend some time this week online cleaning up addresses for referrals that they received. Apparently often it's pretty obvious to figure out what the correct address should be for one that reports invalid (maybe it just needs a space between words or something). And for one, that was on California Street, but with a number that doesn't exist in Bakersfield, no city noted, and a Pennsylvania phone number, he was able to forward the referral on to missionaries in Pennsylvania instead that will hopefully be able to locate the address.
I got to hear a couple stories, including their quest to find an available pickleball court for their activity today. Apparently pickleball is truly popular everywhere, including with missionaries! And his photo of a hawk sitting on a light pole was after they were sitting in a local park enjoying some companion study, when all of a sudden a squirrel pops up and chirps to warn others, and suddenly a hawk swooped down! It didn't get any squirrels that time, and landed on the light post, when he took his nice photo.
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| A fun Easter display at their local Wal-Mart |
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| An interesting tree. He says it looks like a mushroom, I voted for a spear of broccoli |
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| Bird photo #1: The hawk on the light post |
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| Bird photo #2: A posing parrot |
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| Bird photo #3: A bird that found itself a snack |
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