Writer's Block

I'm having trouble coming up with something new to write about, so I'm just putting several pictures on the today's posting.

The first two pictures are some of the villages just outside the base fence. Most everything is enclosed inside the mud/brick walls of the village.

The third picture is the gravel yard which is located outside the base. It also gives a good view of the surrounding terrain. Everything still looks barren and brown, but they tell me it will green up when the weather warms up.

The last picture is what we call the Afghan taxi. There is a crew of local nationals (LNs) that do odd jobs around the base. They travel around the base with their local music blasting, it would rival our youth. However, it is not nearly as heavy on the bass. They have two large Afghanistan flags on the back that proudly fly straight out as they drive by. They ride in comfort as they have stacked old mattress in the bed of the truck, up by the cab, and they have also set folding chairs in the bed of the truck.