Malta had a plethora of interesting reliefs and sculptures

scenes from Malta

the city abounded in religious images and wooden balconies

ornamental stone struts were prevalent

an exceptional portal

the gateway to Mdina

some of my African animal pictures

giraffe

zebra

elephant

topi

cheetah

lioness feeding

impala

leopard

Thompson's gazelle

concluding Ethiopia

fascinatingly garbed and adorned Hamer girl

rondavel decorated with a bull

this one featured a white lion

Pictures of the fascinating Mursi people in the Omo Valley. See more images and read about them in Every Nook and Cranny book 4

mother and baby

a handsome group

the quest for  beauty

headgear was extraordinary

Mursi belle and beau

more pictures from Ethiopia

houses in Lalibela

carrying a dried goat carcass in Lalibela market

bowed under her load of wood in the Konso market at Jinka

butchering at the market in Jinka

Ethiopia continued

the rugged Simien Mountains

market en route to Lalibela

spinning whilst waiting for customers

wonderful studies of contemplative faces