![Tree, Gälawdios, Amhara, Ethiopia, July 2009](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2569/3713800770_d72feae378_o.jpg)
Gälawdious, the village where I have recently been working, is in beautiful agricultural country (though suffering rather from erosion–I better understand now why Lake Tana is such a muddy brown). Here, a view from my walk out to the däbtära (magician’s) cottage.