Robert Watcher
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Generosity of the Poor walking in a rural area along the coast.
Through the small window behind a barbed wire fence, I noticed this lady making fresh tortillas. I asked in Spanish, if I could take photos of her working. Shyly, she agreed. So I stuck my lens through a gap in the barbwire to take the pics.
While shooting - I asked her name and then the name of the man beside and asked about her family. When I had my shot, I showed her the photo on the back of the camera screen.
Immediately she turns to the man and requests a tortilla and hands it to me through the window opening. As I typically would do, I reached in my pocket and pulled out money to pay her. She refused. I insisted and she reluctantly accepted.
Walking back to my wife, I ripped off a piece of the steaming hot tortilla and handed it to her. So delicious. The woman must have noticed this, and as we were walking away she came running across the property with another tortilla for Anne. We thanked her again and headed off.
Through the small window behind a barbed wire fence, I noticed this lady making fresh tortillas. I asked in Spanish, if I could take photos of her working. Shyly, she agreed. So I stuck my lens through a gap in the barbwire to take the pics.
While shooting - I asked her name and then the name of the man beside and asked about her family. When I had my shot, I showed her the photo on the back of the camera screen.
Immediately she turns to the man and requests a tortilla and hands it to me through the window opening. As I typically would do, I reached in my pocket and pulled out money to pay her. She refused. I insisted and she reluctantly accepted.
Walking back to my wife, I ripped off a piece of the steaming hot tortilla and handed it to her. So delicious. The woman must have noticed this, and as we were walking away she came running across the property with another tortilla for Anne. We thanked her again and headed off.
