Comments on: Grateful every day #LockdownDiaries

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:05:19 +0000

In reply to Jean.

You would think I might be bored of Kibale Forest edge after all those “endless” months in lockdown… but no
This morning we heard chimpanzees and two nights ago an elephant was pushing through the long grass below the treehouse. I did several recordings. I think s/he was about 30 m from my house at the time! (Rather glad there is a wooden fence between us…) I could hear him/ her breathing…
Looking forward to seeing you both again soon.
Your Red-chested Cuckoo is back

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 07:39:01 +0000

Loved reading this again Charlotte prompted by Kaj and co on Facebook. It brings me straight back into Sunbird Hill and all that I love about it. Can’t wait to immerse in its delights in June.

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:20:49 +0000

In reply to Lauren. You will love Uganda, I am sure! You might find this blog useful. Uganda for beginners – introduction for new expats

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 23:51:48 +0000

I am moving to Uganda (Kampala) in a few years and your blog excites me…. can’t wait.

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 14:45:37 +0000

In reply to mario cesar guerra. How terrible to have lost all those insects. I hope Uganda does not go that way but the use of pesticides is common. We don't have them anywhere near our land. Not only do the insects support myriad birdlife, the insects themselves are mind-blowing. Kibale Forest is home to Africa's largest butterfly and the world's heaviest beetle, the Giant Goliath beetle.

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 14:43:23 +0000

In reply to mario cesar guerra. I am British through and through. whatever life throws at me, the answer is to always drink a cup of tea! This teapot is one of my favourite possessions. I bought it in the UK. I found it hidden away on a shelf at the back of a junk shop, covered in dust.

By: mario cesar guerra

mario cesar guerra — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:01:34 +0000

love your teapot, by the way..

By: mario cesar guerra

mario cesar guerra — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:00:23 +0000

What a beautiful description of a place where savage capitalism has not reached. Here in Argentina, there are no more insects due to the large fumigations for soy plantations. Which, in turn, will be decreasing the birds that feed on them. And we kill wildlife or lock it up, that’s why I visit Uganda, to remember what the planet was like before corporate neoliberalism. Hope to see you soon

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 11:05:39 +0000

In reply to lizziema.

Thanks for dropping by Ma.
It’s wonderful that you’ve been here and can imagine our life.
My living space is a living, breathing microcosm of Kibale Forest itself!

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 11:03:06 +0000

In reply to lizziema. Oh yes! And we have 4G internet too!