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. . . . .This
photograph is one of my favorites, not only are the colors stunning,
but it also gives us a fine example of how timeless life along the
Nile is. This scene has not changed much since people began to settle
in this valley. The women are busy doing their daily chores. They
will take the time and wave to the boats as they sail by. I'm told,
this is a custom that dates back to when people would run to the
rivers edge to get a glimpse of the mighty Pharaohs majestic fleet as
it sailed by. Whether this story is true or not, it surely fires the
imagination.
. . . . .These
women are watering their livestock and doing the
laundry. The Nile is still the most important thing in their lives,
it is their source of life giving water and today it is also their
washing machine. Behind them are the crops that their village relies
on, in these fields is where you will find the men of the village
hard at work. The mud brick home is similar to those built by their
ancestors. Behind the tree line you can see the cliffs that mark the
edge of the western desert, this was Egypt's best defence against
invaders from the west. This thin strip of land that you see between
the river and the cliffs is typical of the amount of land that the
Egyptians had to live on.
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