Meanwhile, in Uganda...

Peter's early arrival has had repercussions on three continents.  My parents' original plan to arrive a week or two after his birth has obviously been thrown off, and my Mum had already booked a trip to Uganda to see my sister Emily.  She's out there volunteering at Potter's Village, a charity that looks after orphaned and abandoned refugee children and arranges fostering for them until family can be located - something of a challenge in this upheaved corner of Africa.

On Mum's arrival she took a break to go on safari (even though we grew up near Longleat).  They saw everything, except a leopard.  Now they're back in the Village, where Mum is trying to work out how many babies she can smuggle back into England.

See how the young child burdens its mother, clinging desperately for sustenance and support.

See how the young child...

Lone warthog.

Glorious mud.

Unforgettable.

In the jungle.



Mum checks the weight for her luggage allowance.



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