Reflection on the land, nature and the spiritual notion of wandering

Wanderer

Nomad

Tourist

Walkabout

Gypsy

Expat

Migrant

We all wander

restless exploration of the land

of ourselves

Wander on the earth

wander in our dreams

There is a museum for nomads

In Ethiopia

The nomadic tribes of east Africa

The Maasai

piecemeal adventurer preparing to jump laike a Massai
piecemeal adventurer preparing to jump like a Massai

The Mursi

Mursi women

The nomadic pastoralists of Southern Sudan

The Australian Aboriginal walkabout

Wandering for Centuries

And we still wander

Me motorised

On my bike

Over centuries we have signposted

Aids to the wanderer

Food

water

shelter

Modern sign post for wanderers
Ancient signpost to water and food (kangaroo)

So the wanderers continue to wander

over the globe

and wanders take different shapes

different scales

different complications

in the modern world

but the wandering is in its essence the same

A market in Ethiopia

The Key Afer market (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIx7VU_vYas) is the hub of the tribal area of South Eastern Ethiopia. These tribes spread across the southern areas of Ethiopia and over the borders into South Sudan and Kenya.

The land and the people are wild, beautiful and primal in their nature.

The market trades in spices, wares and animals in a vibrant bustle that appears unchanged for over 1000 years.

There is a Savage Beauty in Key Afer

A savage beauty

beauty savaged

wild

untamed

beauty

ravaged

by the primal instinct

that must be quenched

the base desire

stripped back

bare

unrelenting

uncomplicated by complex morality

just

the essence

of life