some last images from uganda

cracking sound of groundnuts being shelled; smiling faces and toothless grins; women in colourfully patterned headscarves; the road barely larger than a footpath; our guides: two kids and two very elderly ladies; weathered faces and strong hands; kids running behind the vehicle; ladies greeting me, coming close on their knees, shake hands, embrace; young girls curtsying; people laughing at my attempt to greet them in their language; a gift of a bag of termites