lime – Misfat Al Abreen.

Nikon D800 – 50mm f1.8 D lens.

Misfat Al Abreen Village.

Nikon D800 50mm f1.8D lens.

Misfat Al Abreen.

Nikon D800 50mm f1.8 AF D lens.

Misfat Al Abreen is a traditional mountain village perched on the jebel above Al Hamra on the way to Jebel Shams. When I first visited in about 1986, it was very secluded and certainly didn’t get many, if any visitors from outside the local area.

It has now embraced tourism (all be it in a very limited way) as one can stay in a converted traditional village house. I think it was a case of ‘if you can’t beat them then join them’ which helps with the local economy.

There is an abundance of water which allows the growing of bananas, dates, mango, papaya and vegetables in spite of the dry vegetation elsewhere in the summer months.

Sorry: this is beginning to sound like a tourist guide, but it is such a lovely and welcoming village I needed to say more.

A project this winter is to spend time in the visitors house and take pictures……….

Yellow Hibiscus.

I thought all my flowers would be gone by now, but no…….

I was passing through Nizwa this morning, there was a slight fog and the temperature was 42c !!!

See this weather link. www.wunderground Nizwa weather

Beach rock formations.

The Hajar Mountains: جبال الحجر

For those interested – this is an indication of the different topography that can be seen when getting up high in the mountains. Made from about 7500ft – note the wadi winding through the valley.

From Wiki:

The Hajar Mountains in north-eastern Oman and also the eastern United Arab Emirates are the highest mountain range in the eastern Arabian Peninsula. They separate the low coastal plain of Oman from the high desert plateau, and lie 50–100 km inland from the Gulf of Oman coast.

The mountains begin in the north, forming the Musandam peninsula. From there, the Northern Hajjar (Hajjar al Gharbi) runs southeast, parallel to the coast but moving gradually further away as it goes.