Red Tailed Monkeys

Friends who follow this blog via Facebook know that I posted just a few days ago. However, in an effort to get back onto my Monday blog posting schedule after moving my blog to a new site, I'm putting up a quick post today. My last post was long and serious. This one is short and frivolous.

One of the biggest memories of our time in Mukono, Uganda will be the red tailed monkeys that live in the woods around our house. As it happens, our rooftop is currently a stop on their regular daily trek from one set of trees to another. So every morning we hear bangs and thumps on our roof as monkeys of all sizes drop off the taller trees in the back, climb over the top of the house (can you spot it?), and swing down the small tree beside our patio in the front. From there they are off to gambol in the yard or play in the trees on the other side. En route in either direction they often hang out on our porch and occasionally observe us through the window. See photos below for part of the fun, including one of the cat that has adopted us observing several monkeys wrestling.