Cameron and Melodie in front of our bamboo forest

April means the arrival of many new bamboo babies poking through the earth around our yard and house. Because bamboo is rather invasive and can send roots beneath the house which could send a new tree right through the floor, ridding ourselves of these “takenoko” (literally, bamboo child) is necessary.

Our youngest two children have taken it upon themselves to be the bamboo scouts of the family. Scouring the hillside and yard almost daily, they continue to find new shoots and take matters into their own hands. Cameron has become rather adept at knocking over bamboo! Just one of the perks of being a missionary kid in Asia!

Here’s a biggie!

Different varieties of bamboo