Creeping crawlies
on Thea's Blog (Uganda), 02/Nov/2009 08:02, 34 days ago
Perhaps because we’ve hit the deepest, drenching midst of the long rains, over the last few days there has been a sudden abundant infestation of spine-tingling, monstrous, alien creatures of varying hues and leg numbers turning up in unexpected places. Last night Esther called me in to her bathroom to show me a bright orange 20cm-long hairy millipede that had just scurried out of a bucket of washing powder. This morning on the way to work, my eye was drawn to what I initially thought was a pretty silver bracelet lying by the side of the road. I bent down for closer inspection only to discover a nightmarish horror – hundreds of silver maggot-like beasts slithering at great speed over and under each other in an almost perfect ring. My nerves were a little frayed after this, and I felt no calmer when shortly afterwards a small black gecko leapt at me out of the toilet roll tube in the office loo.Meanwhile, things are limping on at RFPJ. No money yet although some funders have been sniffing around. There was a slightly hilarious episode a week or so ago when Vickie conjured up a fake volunteer to fill the office during a funder visit. This imposter did a very convincing job and seemed more able to articulate RFPJ’s strengths than either Vickie or I, which is sadly revealing. The fate of RFPJ will be decided one way or another over the next 6 weeks. I am personally not holding my breath for an 11th hour reprieve.