Starting grid!

Boys display their handmade machines and line up for a demo dash down the hill....on the word GO!Salutations-Laurent

Laurent.A happy event well documented...John

You do this type of photography so well. They contrast very sharply with your Canadian pictures which seem to be mostly landscapes where people are seldom to be seen. Here we see the people of the village front and center, going about their business. There is a timeless quality to these photos of daily village life; they are pictures that will always remain fresh, vibrant and filled with the spirit of the people. They catch and preserve the essence of the moment.

John..Thank you for the kind observation;it is very appreciated coming from one with such broad travel experience,Salutations-Laurent

Jack...Thank you for the kind appreciation.Maybe I have already shared with you that this is the type of photography that I prefer above all others as it leaves you(the photographer) with much more than images,but lasting memories of encounters which I still have many more on file waiting for a re-visit.When retirement came,I was left with landscapes to exercise my photo addiction and although the multiple seasons of my Canadian location can be challenging,nothing approaches the human contact I experienced in my overseas work exiles.Now,whenever I feel the need to ''travel'',I brush the dust off and open up a box of memories and upload a couple.Glad you like these latest few.Salutations-Laurent

Quite a story.

Vlad..Thank you for looking in and for the observation.Salutations-Laurent

Very good street ,some kids are happy some others are lucky.

Saad...You are so right!These are not only happy but proud to display the ''machines'' they have built from their own hands using meager salvaged materials and others found in nature.Glad you like the shot!Merci et salutations-Laurent