Coupenators II

09/15/05

Coupenators II: A dozen boys in their primary school uniforms (several of them orphans) helped us today. The pastor was our foreman. We got the roof on, but didn't lay any of the wire mesh that Robert and I bought in Rongo. At 3pm I was informed we were done for the day.

A vicious storm started around 4pm. Heavy heavy rains. As heavy as the day in Kampala, maybe heavier. The hail. Not huge, but hard and fast. Thunder, and then lightening that seemed to end all other thoughts. Afterwards there was a heavy quiet calm. I went out to the road with my camera and met Blue talking to someone. They left and Blue and I chatted. Lightening cracked in the NE. A long bolt that was sent from the sky and touched the hills.

After dark I was fiddling around with the camera with the door open, and these huge flying creatures started swarming all around me. I jumped up and shut the door. I looked and there were hundreds outside. I killed the ones inside, assisted by a lizard. I tried to go outside, but I couldn't, there were too many of them. I am underseige.

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