Sunset Over River Niger

listening to a BBC global newscast, the correspondent in Mali was taking a moment to witness the sunset over the river Niger citing it as one of the most beautiful sights he's seen. I was curious to see the effect of this particular couché du soleil. Here are some of the images. I would love to see this. And perhaps bring some tourism back to the area that has been abandoned by international visitors due to the  unrest in the country.

festival

I love these that show the silhouette of the Fishermen, which is the prominent economy of the river.

last hours

The river Niger has its source in Guinea and runs North through the Sahara (Mali, Niger, the border of Benin) before roaming back down to the Atlantic in Nigeria

Rocks & Water & Erosion

 

Ensenada Grande on Isla Partida from sailblogs 

Trolltunga (Troll’s Tongue) overhanging Skjeggedal, in south-western Norway

  

Chiricahua Mountains 

 

Hopewell Rocks 

Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki, New Zeland

 

Liam Stevens

These great landscape drawings invite you to imagine the narrative unfolding inside.
See more of Liam Stevens' work on his website

hidden in the landscape...

...the house smelled earthy and moist. From the inside you could see out over the lake, vast and open to the unbounded sky, almost forgetting the confinement of your vantage point, embedded into the hillside. Protected by the stones and reinforced wood panels lining the walls. The front and back door led out to two different worlds. One to the enclosed garden and the vista of green grass and wildflowers beyond the cultivated patch, and the other towards the misty lake giving access to the lands beyond via the canoe that was kept down by the wooden dock. It was the most lush season of the year, which meant many days of cloud cover and rain. And the wait for the flowers to bloom from the bright, yellow-green sprouts that emerged boldly from the protection of their own earthy enclose...

Tom Thomson

TOM THOMSON OF THE CANADIAN GROUP OF SEVEN-
LOVE THIS WORK AND THE REST OF THE GROUP TO BE FEATURED LATER