Isabel's Book

For my birthday, Isabel made a book using images from this blog.

It must have taken her hours.

When I look at the pictures everything comes flooding back.

Such complicated patterns.

And chickens to boot.

Mellah

R. said to take a picture of the bicycle attached to the no bicycles sign. I wondered why.
It's absolutely no good doing pictures/stories/ paintings based on what others think is a good idea.
Anyway.



We end up walking to the mellah market almost every day - a lot of walking in Marrakech. Very good for the health.
However, the chicken, rather than the flower and veggie, part of the market is very smelly. R. waits outside while I rush in.
I like seeing the rabbits and chickens. The fish is straight from Essouira.



The light fell in rather an interesting way on some shuttered cages.
This is natural light from above - not some fancy light set up.



The paintings are wonderful.
I don't think I have shown this one before.
Some friends of ours wanted to buy one of these paintings to hang in their riad.
A deal was made via one of the flower sellers.
A price was agreed upon. The painter made a new sign for the chicken seller.



The chicken seller didn't like the new sign.......or the one after that.
In the end it all came to nothing.
This is rather a bold sign. The rabbit looks a bit crazy.



I prefer pictures of chickens wandering about pecking in the dirt.