Everyday Beautiful

  I've never whipped my phone out and taken photos as we passed through the capital. Yet since I was in the photographer space because of safari, I decided to record common sights around Uganda's capital, Kampala. I hope you enjoy getting a peek! A breath-taking sight of fields in a swamp-land on the way to the capital. (Compare the green shades in this photo from the brownness in every picture of the city!) A side street off the main road Unless the owner writes "no posters" on their wall, posters advertising political campaigns, concerts or a revival meetings being held by a visiting "prophet" will quickly fill the space. Of course, the posters aren't taken off once the advertised occasion passes; they're left for the elements to slowly peel them away. Uganda has the world's largest population of entrepreneurs in the world. Many young people start up their own business, which may be as simple as selling bananas by the side of the road. Unfortun...

Thanks to a generous gift from a group of Christians loving as Christ loves, our family was blessed with the opportunity to go on safari. Here's a little peek of our time away. At a gas station stop on the way to safari. Climb up, onward one step at a time. Don't stop rest but no quitting. Strive by curiosity because you must see what is at the  top. This was our other stop along the way: Otino Wa, a restaurant and small craft shop run by a mission school. Otino Wa in one of the rare places in Uganda one can get cinnamon rolls and soft serve ice cream (that is, in classical Ugandan fashion, if they happen to have it that day). Five and half hours later, we made it to Murchison Falls National Park! Photo credits to Mom Makai, already sick of the car, enjoyed swinging on the gate while Dad registered with the guards and we all slathered in sunscreen. Dad took the legs off of a couple folding chairs so he could strap them to the roof rack. Luka and Emalai enjoyed sitting up here, ...