PLACENTA

I was headed on a walk with Sr Daria on Sunday and we came across a women and a cow and a calf. The woman was holding something long and anatomic looking that stretched almost to the ground. I asked sister, what the heck is that? She said, That is a placenta. I said, Wow! that is a newborn calf. A big surprise for an old city boy like me. The calf was walking and hanging around the mother. Sister asked the Maasai Lady if I could take her picture. She told me that she does not want her picture taken. I said that is ok. What women would want to be remembered holding a placenta. I mean tourists can get out of hand. What was I thinking? Actually I was more fascinated by the fact that a new born calf was walking around after just coming out of the womb. I took a couple of pictures of the calf with Sr. Daria standing near it and the cow. As we continued our walk Sr. told me the lady ask for 1000tsh that is about 30 CENTS. I figured a picture holding a placenta was worth a lot more than that for a woman. I mean what if she became famous on the internet as the woman with the placenta. What kind of comments would her friends come up with. There is Tilly the placenta girl.

Or How is iT hanging today Tilly? Or HappyBirthday Tilly what’s the calfs name. The Maasai people are always getting asked to have their picture taken by tourists because of their unique way of dressing and their unique stretched earlobes, their necklaces and the mens dress with something like a dress as I mentioned previously in this writing. Some work in tourist places where they charge money to be photographed. I am sure the ordinary Maasai gets tired of being asked by strangers if they can be photographed. I would. I guess they compensate by hoping people will just go away when asked for money.