Well, today’s task is a challenge, there are few stellar landscapes in the Gulf. Dunes, construction, sand and more sand…. here is my take on today’s assignment…all helped by cropping to refine the picture…
Camel racing at Lisali…into the flat…
The winner coming to the finish post..out of the flat….
A desert landscape…
Loving those sand ripples in this stark landscape..
Sand gouges…desert colour, shade in the tracks gives a focus…
Early driving to the Oman coast, flat ,flat and more flat… the poles and cloud make the interest here…
A rare opportunity to see the desert flooded, recent March storms turned it into a flood plain…
A typical landscape scene in Oman, the flood plain on the right is a rare occasion..
Travels in the Middle East and beyond 
All lovely photos, I like the dunes especially. Speaking of cropping: I can see three marvelous images in the one with the dead vegetation.
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Hah!
Ludwig, I have a whole file of the 3, just waiting for a chance to share …!!
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My mouth is watering already 😉
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Lovely photos. You must have so much photogenic landscspe. I like the rippling dunes.
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It is as you see it, Georgie, so many hues and contrasts, the beauty lies in the beholder I think. Many people view it as featureless, but the desert holds it’s own magical mystery and once in you are hooked! Thanks for taking the time out to comment…
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This is just getting better and better. Such amazing snaps, Vicky
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ah thanks, I appreciate your re-posting so much…
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Love these 🙂 The desert pictures are amazing!
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Thanks Noorya for taking the time to comment, glad you liked the post…
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Lovethe sand and wide-open space! And blue skies. So exotic! 🌴
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Thanks, Mark, there is certainly a lot of space and blue sky out here, it’s harder to portray the summer heat!
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Camel racing!!!!! So awesome! I am planning a Morocco trip in 2017 and camel riding is a must!
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Absolutely a must to try! Ungainly, uncomfy but such fun, you will have a lot of fun trying it out..
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I have ridden an elephant and it takes a little bit to get used to but its sooo fun!
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You have an amazing eye, Vicky, taking such stark scenes and making them interesting, inviting. I’ve forgotten most of my geology 101 class about dunes, but I imagine you get to know dunes in a way that the rest of the world gets to know the native plants in their gardens. I wonder, can you read them yet, as I learned in various novels I read over the years, that travelers must do.
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Thank you, Kathyrn Grace.Yes, you learn to read the sand when driving in the desert. With time, you can tell where the soft sand lies, where the best route to follow goes. The sun at mid-day makes it hard to see ,early morning is best. In the days of camel trains, the Bedouin must have been true experts…. A hard life I imagine, the sun is relentless…
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