Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I really like this set of portraits, Tina. Especially the ones showing off his tomatoes. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 26 May 2016, at 22:59, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > PESO: > > Our next adventure was a visit to the almost abandoned village of Zinaba > near Yazd. It used to be a village of 400 Zoroastrian families but only 30 > people are left now. We met Rashid Kanjani walking back to his house from > his greenhouse and he offered to show us around. He has $30,000 invested > in his greenhouse to grow cucumbers and tomatoes. He says he could have > made more money if he had just put that in the bank and let it accumulate > interest but he loves to farm and can't quit. > > http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Iran/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I00001DHPit_gjjE > > to the end (828). We spent the rest of the afternoon with Rashid and his > wife. They are typical of families in this village in that their children > grew up and left. Their son is a veterinarian in Yazd and their daughter > married her first cousin and moved to India. They invited us to come to a > worship service at the Zoroastrian temple in Yazd the next week. That will > be coming up soon along with photos of Shenahanou, his wife. > > C&C greatly appreciated. > > Tina > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information