The Date Picker

Spotted this man picking dates across the road from the villa which we meet in for church. Usually the local people don't like to be photographed but he had his back to me. I have learned to carry my camera with me as you never know what you might see, in this often fascinating part of the world. Life here is such a combination of the old and the new. In the left hand corner, you can just see a crane, an indication of all the new buildings going up in this progressive and modern city. But at the same time, you will see a local person picking dates by the roadside.