He indicated that severe penalties would be assessed to those found doing this. Few homes in Lesotho have piped water and most Basotho must fetch water from just such a public tap. The MD of WASA said people should wait until the sun thaws the frozen pipe. Hopefully, the problem of frozen water pipes is about over for another year. A warming trend has been a welcome change in recent days.
Some peach trees appear near to blossoming.
When they do blossom, some of the valleys of Lesotho are spectacularly beautiful, like Dogwood time in Tennessee. The first taste of springtime is so full of promise. We enjoyed being awakened by a light rain shower recently, but it was the only rain in far too long. And it didn't amount to much. With less snow than normal, our need for moisture is great indeed.