The Extraordinary Ordinary - Early Morning at Sharjah Harbour...

The included images were taking during an early morning walk at Sharjah (commercial) harbour. Clearly not a high foot-count turist spot, the harbour nevertheless managed to introduce a unique local flavour (and fragrance) and reflective choreography of the fishermen and sailors' daily routines. The harbour has a pace and cadence of sounds and colours all of its own...

The Extraordinary Ordinary - Dry Mud (Sharjah)...

There are those who claim that watching paint dry is, at best, an acquired taste. There's something to be said though, for pictures of dry or drying mud. The patterns that result from this dehydrating process are a sight for, at least some, sore eyes, forming indigenous/ regional incarnations of Tapies...

The pictures were taken during a recent trip to Sharjah a day or two after some heavy rains.