overlooking the village

children loved to be photographed

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continuing with pictures of the Dogon villages

ill-fitting old doors

making a descent with a pile of baskets on her head

many people kept pigs

the fifth village

en route to the Bandigara Escarpment and pictures of the first Dogon village showing the granaries

cooking in the dusty street

a beaming face

first of the Dogon villages

more pictures of Djenne

some can sleep through anything!

the huge mosque was always in the background

washing on the bank of the river

pushing the almost swamped boat away from the shore

Djenne, one of the oldest towns in Africa

the town  appeared deserted because everyone was at the market

selling brooms door to door

stirring batter by hand in front of the fire-blackened brazier

preparing her display at the market

notice the cleverly balanced load on the head of the lady in the background

more pictures from Mali

winnowing grain

mud mosque on an island off Mopti

drying fish on the island

the cooking place

scenes from the fascinating market at Mopti in Mali, West Africa

wide-eyed baby in its mother's arms

all manner of goods were on offer

stately ladies bore items on their heads

in addition to the over-sized load, this one carried the baby on her back

visitor to our camp

donkey and an oven in Timbuktu

the untidy market in Timbuktu

a study in faces in Mopti: pensive, aggressive and cheeky

beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

cameos of life in Africa as we travelled from Segou to Timbuktu

an appealing face in the hope of selling her black bananas

these two ladies were preparing food in a rough shelter also housing two goats

here a lady is washing dishes at a village well where we stopped to obtain drinking water for the truck

a frequent occurrence when travelling through Africa 

batik painting in the market at Segou

fascinating market pictures in Mali

fresh fish displayed in the sun

a well-dressed lady - note the voluminous sleeves

cooking lentils

everywhere one turned presented a photo opportunity

there was much unknown produce

the markets were full of vibrant colour