Getting an unruly flock of sheep out of the road, Ajloun, Jordan.
Live sheep and goats were for sale all over the country on the eve of the Eid Muslim holiday.
A child tentatively touches a sheep.
Children continue to bother the sheep feeding at a trough, annoying this ram.
This little boy is a blur of motion as he touches a sheep, then turns to run.
After their purchase, this family heads home. Each animal costs around $250 and up. The sheep would have been slaughtered and eaten during the Eid celebrations.
The little boy (center) with energy to burn certainly enjoyed attention.
These laughing boys could barely stay still long enough for a photograph.
Young shepherds with their flock at twilight.
I've seldom seen a sheep I didn't like, but I'd rather knit with them than eat them!
Posted by: jeanie | 16 February 2010 at 15:39
the smiles on their faces, brings tears to my eyes. how beautiful. amazing captures, friend.
xo
Posted by: christina | 16 February 2010 at 15:17
very weird place, looks so strange to me, those sheeps with marks, modern dressed people next to sheeps with such great smiles..some kind of unreal world i have never seen
Posted by: eliya@israel | 15 February 2010 at 22:21
look at those smiles...
Why do they mark the sheep? Is it like branding? Or does it help to categorize them? I'm so naive...
Posted by: Chris | 15 February 2010 at 19:22
Great set of photos ... felt like I was on that street with you!
Posted by: JanePoet ~ JP/deb | 15 February 2010 at 19:01
Wonderful pictures!
Posted by: Diogenes | 14 February 2010 at 17:21
I'm reading all about the Eid's celebration now in the book....
happy Valentine's Day!!
Posted by: Stephanie | 14 February 2010 at 00:59
Very cute children. So good to see smiles!
Posted by: Helen | 12 February 2010 at 18:27
The little boy on the right in the last picture is so casual in his stance. I love it after seeing the energy of the other boys. How fun to see the shepherd and his flock.
Have a delightful Valentine's Day.
Posted by: Marilyn | 12 February 2010 at 17:14