One point I forgot to mention a while ago is that the toads have disappeared. From the day I got here they have been a very active part of the wildlife here. Every evening, or very rainy days, they would gather in the grass and on the pavements. Their corpses littered the roads. Now, I never see them. They must do something else during the dry season.

Also there are big white egrets here that were not here before. This seems to be their wintering ground or perhaps they are passing through on their annual migration.

By the way, dry season is a relevant term. Yesterday was a day of grey clouds and showers. Then last night the skies poured rain all night.