Rubbish collection

It has been a few weeks since I last updated the blog.  Apologies.

The weeks go by so quickly and good intentions to write on the blog on a regular basis seem to fall by the wayside.

There is just 4 weeks until we break up for the Christmas break, but being in a community with quite a few Americans, we first have Thanksgiving to celebrate.  Also, when Obama was elected President there was a real 'good feel' vibe in the air.  

Whilst our children start thinking about what they would like on their Christmas list, some children in India are already part of the work force.  I took the photo below of the kid who collects the rubbish from our bin outside the house.  He is sometimes by himself and other times accompanied by a young girl of about 12 years of age.  The rubbish is thrown into the bag on the back of the bike and then taken god knows where to be recycled.  John tells me that India has one of the world's highest recycling rates.  Everything is reused, and reused, and reused a few more times.  Everything is mended.  And even when someone regards an item useless there will be an even poorer person who will find a new lease of life for the said item.