darker ......
it's damm ugly .... but hey .... piece of mind ..... 
oh, got to tell you guys something funny ...... the other day, a
monkey appeared on the roof of the house being rebuilt opposite,
and the excited banglas spent a merry afternoon trying first to
coax it down with a banana, and then to unsuccessfully shoo it
away.
I have never seen a monkey in the neighbourhood before, and we
are far from the nature reserves. And why would a monkey choose to
wreck havoc on that particular house in the middle of the estate, I
have no idea ... 
if there's an omen, it's a good omen. The last time a bat flew
into my bro house and hang itself outside the house number. It came
out 1st prize.
It's a rare uninvited guest. I wouldn't
shoo it away. 