“Hello children, everywhere!” for those in UK of rather advanced years – think ‘Light Programme’ Saturday mornings from 9.10 to 9.55.

Winter.

Just in case there is anyone here in UK who maybe thinks this sunny weather has gone on rather longer than they expected.
Sit back & remember what the winter was like – enjoy a good beer and relax, it’s not that hot: 50°C/122°F is hot !!

Sand dune No3.

الربع الخالي‎ 🙂

Old water pump.

Held together by chewing gum & string – It did work though.

Palm shadows.

Rock contortions.

Jebel light.

A lightly toned version of a previously posted image – although this one is made from a slightly different position: truth be told, the tripod
moved when I changed my camera.

Broken pot No2.

Another broken pot.

Broken pot.

Jebel sunset.

Sunset on the Jebel Akhdar.

Sand dune No2.

Sand dunes No2.

Sand dune.

Sand dunes.

Spider webs.

Spider webs – have no idea what spider but they certainly produce an intricate web.

Farming in Oman (Wadi Ghul).

Farming – Wadi Ghul.

Abandoned village of Tanuf.

Abandoned village of Tanuf – bombed during the Jebel Akhdar war of 1952 – 59.

Rock Art.

A rock art file that I thought I had lost, have the B&W version here on my blog; also a B&W negative. I knew I had a colour version somewhere and here it is. 🙂 Also its location was not marked on my map, fortunately there was a map reference with the file.

There is a lot going on in this image, at least three different periods, the very early ones being very faint. The disc has been redone twice and as a pair each time, makes me think it could be a tribal sign like Wusum (used by Bedouin for camel identification) and not as thought previously, that it represented the sun.
There are two or even three very faint anthropomorphic images, along with one horse with rider and above it possibly a camel with rider.

Abandoned bin bag.

Abandoned bin bag..

Red.

Red – all that remains.

Rocks in wadi.

This sort of choke point is quite common in most of the major wadis in Oman. Finding a way around or over can be a challenge, especially in the summer months when the rock is warm (hot) and covered in fine dust.
Accumulation of rock like this one is the result of the many Cyclones Oman has endured over the centuries; well trodden paths and even Falaj get blocked. There are several instances were a whole village has moved because of the loss of water when a Falaj gets blocked or damaged beyond repair.