Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Sights and Sounds

If you mention 'Africa' to most people, they will conjure up images of lions and elephants, and the sounds of monkeys in the trees. But there are many, many more sounds and images of Africa that will tell us more about its culture, provided we take the time to stop and observe. Here are some sights and sounds we have come across recently here in Mozambique...
A Praying Mantis

Children playing in the river

Crowded city streets

Bob finding his favorite rock (so far...)

A father and daughter heading home from working in the garden

Local chicken coop

Domingo taking his water pump to the river...on his head

Bee hive made out of bark

Force feeding a baby Duiker

A Tailor catching 40 winks on a hot afternoon

Crossing a crocodile infested river in a bark canoe

Rosa, who lost a foot to a landmine during the civil war, receiving a new pair of crutches to replace the wooden stick she's been using for years
These are just a few things we've been immersed in over the past 3 1/2 weeks. In two days we begin our journey home, and we're looking forward to being with our families and friends once more.

But the sights and sounds of Africa will be with us forever.
Posted by Rick Cogbill at 1:39 AM

3 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 23, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    Well done, Rick and Bob. Great photos. Looking forward to hearing about your adventures in person. Can't wait to have you home again. Love, Nan

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  2. AnonymousMarch 23, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    No Bob - you can't bring the rock back to Summerland but you could bring the portable chicken coop design - Marty and I are over run with chickens in our large coop and it looks pretty neat.

    Hope you have a safe trip home.

    Linda and Marty

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  3. bradMarch 23, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Hey old man,I don't think they'll let you bring that rock on the plane! That's an intetesting canoe. Maybe next time we do the bowron we could use one. Looks lightweight!

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