BIGODI SWAMP
Owen took us through the swamp, an eco-project of his local community. A guide-in-training, Victor, also accompanied us.
Unfortunately my camera battery adaptor had malfunctioned upon arrival in Uganda, and had not yet been replaced. My little point-and-shoot could not capture all we saw.
We passed fields of cabbage, sorghum, millet, rice and other crops. And the birds! Hornbills, dazzling blue turacos -- and the first African grey parrot I have ever seen outside a cage. A thing of beauty. (It prompted me to tell Owen the story of Irene Pepperberg and Alex, the avian genius with the walnut-sized brain.)
Along the way Owen mentioned the Ugandan custom that requires the man to pay his bride's family for the privilege of marrying her. The dowry may be paid in cows, goats, household furnishings, or cash. Installment plans available.
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| Making charcoal from eucalyptus. |
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| Sorghum. We didn't know it looked like this, either. |
FISHING VILLAGE, LAKE GEORGE
Our guide Mike Ohguchi suggested we wander on our own through this fishing village on the edge of Lake George. The fish were just coming in and it was bustling.
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| Malachite kingfisher. THESE COLORS ARE NOT RETOUCHED! |
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Fishermen share the waters with hippos.
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Fresh caught tilapia
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Catfish
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Hammerkop
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"Gimme money."
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| One child tried to puncture the tires on Mike's safari vehicle. Was it one of the rascals? |
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