snail

snail, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Harriman Park April 2004

Harriman Park April 2004, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Newport sailboats

Newport sailboats, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

The weather was perfect on October 1, 2005, the day this photo was taken. Rashida visited the University of Rhode Island, and later we went to Newport RI for lunch.

"Flo's" clam shack was still there

Mankoura's restaurant

img163, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Mankoura worked in the hospital. She also had a little outdoor restaurant in her courtyard in the "AirFrance" section of Bouake. The menu had one item: Grilled fish and Attieke, a casava root dish. There was a TV showing Flipper or other shows dubbed in French. There were dogs and kids running around. The food was unparalleled.

Djaratou

Djaratou, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

First apartment in Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

First apartment in Bouake, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

A Taxi Brousse

A Taxi Brousse, The preferred method of travel between Bouake and Mopti, for example. They fit 15 or 20 passengers, with the center seat folded down.originally uploaded by rdpaul.

The Record Shop

The Record Shop, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire seen from the TV Tower.

Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire seen from the TV Tower., Click on the photo to reveal more details and labels, and enlargements. This photo was taken circa 1976. originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Katiola pottery

Katiola pottery, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Leopard Man again

Leopard Man again, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Unknown village - Côte d’Ivoire 1975

Unknown village - Cote d'Ivoire 1975, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Katiola pottery

Katiola pottery, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Market scene

Market scene, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Mopti, Mali - circa 1975

Mopti, Mali - circa 1975, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

A real Pointsettia in the back yard.

Some kind of plant?, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Yamoussoukro Mosque

Yamoussoukro Mosque, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

The present capital of Cote d'Ivoire, Yamoussoukro was halfway between being a village and a city when I saw it in 1974. The president had built three huge places of worship, Catholic, Protestant and Muslim, so as not to offend anyone. Everything was new and unfinished.

"The monk"

"The monk", originally uploaded by rdpaul.

She was pretty mean, but not unreasonably so.

The orange girls

The orange girls, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

They sold oranges, bananas, etc. and came by once a day.

Transport on the Niger River

Transport on the Niger River, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

In the dry season you could drive to Tombouctou, but in the wet season the boat was the way to go.

with Hamadou Guiebre

with Hamadou Guiebre, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

a true friend. a teacher by example, not by words.

Mopti, Mali - circa 1975

Mopti, Mali - circa 1975, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Mopti, Mali is on the way to Tombouktou. It was built by the French. Djenne is close-by, but was built by the Moors and had a famous university hundreds of years ago. The wells in Djenne were built by the Moors, and no one knows how they managed to build them so deep and so narrow.

Arriving in Mopti at sun up was like taking a step back in time. A hundred years ago? Five hundred years ago? The rest of the world is very far away from this place.

On The bridge of "lianes" in Man, Côte d’Ivoire

On the bridge of "lianes" in Man, Cote d'Ivoire, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

With Kouame (right) in Béomi, Côte d’Ivoire

With Kouame (right) in Beomi, Cote d'Ivoire, The woman with the "Jackson 5" shirt is Martha from Baltimore. Kouame had a vegetable garden in Beomi.originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Cat in doorway

Cat in doorway, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Dimbokro, Cote d'Ivoire

Dimbokro, Cote d'Ivoire, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

The Bouaké Mosque, Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire- 1975

The Bouake Mosque, Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire- 1975, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Cooking on wheels

Cooking on wheels, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Mobilettes near the market

Mobilettes near the market, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Niger River, Mopti, Mali - 1975

Niger River, Mopti, Mali - 1975, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Bank of the Niger River at Mopti, Mali - 1975

Bank of the Niger River at Mopti, Mali - 1975, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Mopti, Mali - circa 1975

Mopti, Mali - circa 1975, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Fete d'Independence in Dimbokro, 1974

Fete d'Independence in Dimbokro, 1974, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Mopti, Mali - treelined causeway

Mopti, Mali - treelined causeway, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Ousman, the tailor

Ousman, the tailor, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Market scene

Market scene, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Mopti, Mali

Mopti, Mali, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Sahel women walking on the road

Sahel women walking on the road, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Yamousoukro, Cote d'Ivoire - 1974

Yamousoukro, Cote d'Ivoire - 1974, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Bahadır & Esma

Bahadır & Esma, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

On the big rock

On the big rock, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Esma

Esma, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Ahmed

Ahmed, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Bahadır & Esma

Bahadır & Esma, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Rashida

Rashida, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

First fall leaves

First fall leaves, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Alma & Ceyda

Alma & Ceyda, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Esma

Esma, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Ahmed

Ahmed, originally uploaded by rdpaul.

Bahadır & Esma

Bahadır & Esma, originally uploaded by rdpaul.