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I was editing some pictures taken on the northern edge of the Sahara and I came across a snap I had taken of some seashells embedded in the mud brick of an abandoned village.
I was curious and looked up when it is estimated that this desert was at the bottom of some sea. It turns out that a vast inland sea called Tethys was dried up about 7 million years ago, at the same time as the movement of tectonic plates caused the formation of the Alps and the Mediterranean. So these seashells are more than 7 million years old.
I was intending to edit an image of this very intelligent, charming and lovely Berber woman (she told me she was 32, hence the title of this thread). Since dogs are haram (forbidden or proscribed by Islamic law), they are poorly treated and this lovely person runs a dog sanctuary in Marrakesh. She funds this sanctuary by working as a photo and fashion model, which is how I met her. (She also accepts donations on paypal and you can inquire of me by PM for her paypal address.)
I am not much interested in shooting models and just went along not to be a killjoy but it is impossible to overstate the impact of sitting in a Berber tent, drinking French wine and looking across the fire at a beautiful woman speaking French.
I was curious and looked up when it is estimated that this desert was at the bottom of some sea. It turns out that a vast inland sea called Tethys was dried up about 7 million years ago, at the same time as the movement of tectonic plates caused the formation of the Alps and the Mediterranean. So these seashells are more than 7 million years old.
I was intending to edit an image of this very intelligent, charming and lovely Berber woman (she told me she was 32, hence the title of this thread). Since dogs are haram (forbidden or proscribed by Islamic law), they are poorly treated and this lovely person runs a dog sanctuary in Marrakesh. She funds this sanctuary by working as a photo and fashion model, which is how I met her. (She also accepts donations on paypal and you can inquire of me by PM for her paypal address.)
I am not much interested in shooting models and just went along not to be a killjoy but it is impossible to overstate the impact of sitting in a Berber tent, drinking French wine and looking across the fire at a beautiful woman speaking French.