One day, one elsewhere n° 14

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Venturing into the Atlas Mountains and being seized by the sight of the adobe houses sprouting from the ochre earth of the mountain.

Get closer to the mountain and let our gaze marvel at the fading of the colours that make it up.

Admire below the still slightly snow-covered mountains, the work of the men who fight daily, against the elements, to maintain the most marvellous of the Kasbahs.

Be surprised to see the rivers that carry the blood of the earth as soon as the snow melts.

Discover the impermanence of adobe constructions since here the earth will return to the earth. Wondering who decided to live here one day.

Advance into the desert and criss-cross it along the paths until you enter the landscape. Respecting the mystery of these constructions which are constantly trying to blend in with their environment.

Discern the finitude of the world in the face of the most breathtaking buildings forgotten in the middle of the desert. Admit that the people who live here have understood this before us.

See through the ruins of an old building, a new Ksar just built on the horizon.

Remaining for a few astonished moments in front of the furrows in the hills that converge towards the human works as a tribute to the work of men.

Savour the spring which creeps here and there into the valley and which will allow the inhabitants to repair the traces left on the adobe walls during the long winter days.

Contemplate the luminosity that is reflected on the Ksars, displaying a whole range of tasty ochre and golden tones in this corner of the world .

Feel that the earth is getting warmer and see that inside the Ksars, it continues to feel good even in the middle of the hot season. To wonder about the lives of the men and women sheltered by these great walls.

Let yourself be bewitched by the magic of these warm colours and ochre tones gushing out of the land of the Sahara. Settle down in the sun and taste the arrival of the heat.

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Par Nathalie

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