Could be the Grand Canyon

This blog is slowly turning into a photo blog, it seems. I was in Ramlieh yesterday ; there’s an organization there, the Association for Forests, Development and Conservation (AFDC) . They have a pine tree nursery, and they work on the reforestation of Lebanon. And while I was there, I looked behind me, and was thinking; ‘this could be the Grand Canyon.’

The colors changed in a matter of minutes to an even darker red. It is funny how you always think of other places when you see beautiful scenery. Probably when you’re Lebanese, and stand at the rim of the Grand Canyon during unset, you think ‘Jeez, this could be the Chouf.” This picture was not color enhanced, these are the actual colors, and taken with a little compact digital camera.

They had a cute donkey hanging around too. I’m working on a retirement project, yep, still some years in the making, and it needs a donkey. I’d need this donkey in France, where the price of a good packing donkey is somewhere around the 2,000 euro. This donkey, according to its owner, goes for a mere $200! That's quite a bit of a difference. She’s still a little young, 3 years only, and not ready for carrying heavy loads, but still, $200 only!? Now how do I get this donkey to France?