There are ants in Africa. We have some large ants at home—carpenter ants that may be ¾ to an inch in length. But in Africa there are tiny, tiny ants. Their bodies are thinner than a hair and legs are virtually invisible. If you squeeze them between your fingers they just hide in the folds of your skin and are not squashed. Today whilst jogging I saw a line of larger ants about 3 inches wide marching across the road. I stopped to watch and a young girl, Gifty, said hello and I replied “army ants”. She said they were not army ants and the column about 15 ft long soon passed, heading for the nearest far-away place. Just a colony re-locating I guess. These ants were the ½ inch variety.
Our ‘peanut lady’ who fries groundnuts for us has had a baby girl. Perhaps today we will shop for a small gift for her. Betty is also pregnant with a girl and hopes to deliver within the next two weeks.
The local parliament channel showed the house session and some members saying that funerals were becoming a problem in Ghana. Indeed, my friend tells me that some funeral celebrations may cost from 6 to 15,000 GHC. Attendees make donations and the bereaved family hopes to make a profit by the number of mourners. A good band etc. will tend to draw more donations. The ones who really profit are those who print the elaborated multi-page programs, the caterers and the bands. I have no idea what government thinks they can do to reduce funeral burdens on the population. Many feel obliged to attend and are too poor to make the donations they feel obligated to make. Such is the culture here.
1 comment:
I don't like ants fred! I do love your blog! thanks for sharing!
Love the Bannermans in BC
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