These are some of the sounds we hear from our room at the guest house.
Horns of buses, cars, trucks, taxis, bodas
Sirens and loud speakers from emergency vehicles
Roosters crowing, any time of day or night
Hens clucking
Whip-poor-will
People talking, shouting and laughing mixed with Lugandan conversation
Babies crying
Ibis (birds) that sound like babies crying and in some parts of Uganda are said to quiet crying babies
Children playing
Traffic police blowing whistles
Crickets
Kitten meowing
Rain on tin roof
Thunder
Brakes squealing
Call to prayer from mosques
Helicopters
Planes
Music
Singing
Preaching
"Pafra"
Sweeping of african broom
People walking or running past our window
Marching Bands in the street playing
Shuffling of feet
Motorcycles
Souped up cars
Doors banging
Coughing
Gas powered grass cutters
Pied crows cawing
Train whistle and wheels on tracks
Car alarm
Chopping of wood
Whip- poor-will
Construction sounds
Imagine hearing many of these at once.
Tonight we will post about the Great Crib /Bed Adventure.
Praying as you are in your last day there and tomorrow heading back home. I am looking forward to seeing the crib/bed adventure. How excited they will all be. Probably hard to get those little ones asleep tonight!! Thank you for the great blog updates. Holding you all in prayer. See you when you land. DM
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see the next update! Praying you will both get a good sleep tonight as you have a long couple of days ahead of you. With all the excitement of today it may be a bit hard to settle, but those little ones will have nice new comfy beds/cribs. BLDC
ReplyDeleteHave you on my heart and in my prayers as you wrestle with joy at seeing the celebration of cribs and beds arriving, while at the same time feeling sadness at the thought of leaving those precious babies, kids and staff behind tomorrow. Reminds me of the day Jesus heard of John the Baptist's death while reaching out to heal and help thousands of people on the same day. Yet the sad things are always worth the joys that are also a part of these things, both in the here and now as well as on the other side. God's blessing on you both. Can't wait to hear of today's adventures! Praying as always!! HG
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