a spot of beauty on our A/C unit
You can see the Presidential Palace, locally known as Jubilee House, from our balcony. Well, depending on weather. It's that far-away one in the middle of the frame shaped like a traditional Ghanaian chief's stool.
neighbors.
a couple of the squatters who are occupying the unfinished house across the street.
two doors down
water bottle football game... our house is across the street to the left
around the corner, these electricity men were replacing power lines. Some time in the evening, a cord was cut and the power was out for upwards of 12 hours.
cluck!
doing the electricity work in his tailored batik shirt
AMA is the Accra Municipal Authority, who sweep different neighborhoods every day looking for businesses operating without registration - and anoint them as seen above. One person said AMA is just looking for a bribe. This blogger has no comment.
portrait of a guinea fowl
Houses keep water tanks on the roof to store up extra water while the pipes are running, for the times when they are not
this is the kid of the snack seller under the mango tree (to the unseen right of the frame). behind him is the most local "spot" (food & drink establishment). This shipping container was kept pristinely painted and strategically opened two days after AMA came through with the red paint!
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