A Refreshing View

“Malcolm, could you climb the hill behind your house, and take a photograph of the Diocese buildings?” The hill in question looks more like a climbing wall used by mountaineers rather than a gentle incline. Malcolm had walked (scrambled) down it once over a year ago when he walked back from Lake Mutanda, but hadn’t plucked up courage to attempt to go up it. So packing a spare oxygen cylinder, saying a (last?) fond farewell to Irene he set off.



It wasn’t as bad as he feared. He has to say that as there are houses up the hill where people older than him live, who must make the climb on a daily basis. We are pleased to say he took the photos and returned in one piece. The photos clearly show are house and the other Diocese buildings

One of the houses on the hill had Sorghum seeds drying in the sun. Sorghum is a common plant which is used for a variety of purposes and in particular to make the local favourite drink – Bushera. When we first saw Bushera we thought is was hot chocolate, being a similar colour and consistency. It was a bit of a shock to taste a slightly off, sour, fruity flavour – definitely an acquired taste.



And as for our now regular feature – the earth mover is still there with the signs of other life moving in.



This week’s proverb from the BBC Africa web-site is from South Sudan:

“A quarrel is like buttermilk, the more you stir it, the more sour it gets”