A boy caught in silhouette catches a ride home from the fields atop a cutting of berseem clover. Camels are still used quite a lot for farm work in this area.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
The Ride Home
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- I came to Egypt as the wife of an Egyptian/Canadian businessman and the mother of our children in the late 80's. My husband is no longer with us, the children are pursuing careers abroad, but Egypt is still my home, albeit, a rural rather than urban one. You can reach me at msgabbani at gmail.com
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4 comments:
if you think about it, he's a ways up there...
- The Equestrian Vagabond
If not for the electric pylon in the background, this would seem like a picture from long ago.
Great shot.
He looks quite joyful up there.
Fascinating! I wouldn't have guessed that they use camels for farm work!
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