Nature’s aesthetic

there’s something special about the desert that draws me in and inspires me

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the sunset is just beautiful out here

Dune bashing in the Abu Dhabi desert

 We experienced dune bashing, sand boarding, camel riding, belly dancing, henna painting, star gazing and yummy Arabian food all in a couple of hours in one late afternoon-evening. Dune bashing was a thrill – like a loooong roller coaster ride but I imagine people getting sea sick once in a while …..

(it’s not easy to get some pictures through a shaded window while on the roller coaster ride I tell you)

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you have got to experience it !

Falcons in Dubai desert

we where so lucky while out in the desert… on our way out of the dunes this guy comes driving by with a falcon in his hand….what are the odds ?

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such beautiful birds…

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look at those claws

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he had another one sitting in the front seat…one female and one male…do you know which is which ?

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desert, dunes, sunset and top it of with some falcons with it’s trainer…lucky us !

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my friend Kathy in action getting some fabulous pictures.. so the falcons are  trained for hunting…each one worth a great deal of money…

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look at those feathers….wow ! such beautiful pattern

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you could tell how happy he was for these birds…and we where happy that we got the chance to meet them up close.

oh, guess I have to let you know that the big one is the female, small one male.

ps.did anyone of you read the article about the Sheik who booked a whole plane for his 80 falcons ?

Mother natures patterns in the desert

yesterday afternoon we headed for the desert….looking for dunes…..looking for patterns

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mother nature didn’t let us down…wow, it was truly amazing …all these different patterns and colours

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sunset in the desert with a friend

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when we where leaving these guys came running ….

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wow ! now that’s what I call a sunset.