Boy Herding Goats in El Oued Rain

Indigo evening light washes the stone village of El Oued, where late spring rain slicks the curved whitewashed walls. A lone boy guides a small group of goats across the wet, reflective pavement. The animals move in a tight cluster, their dark coats heavy with moisture against the pale, rounded architecture. Rain falls steadily, creating a fine mist that softens the distant horizon and blurs the edges of the traditional domed structures. The boy wears simple, dark clothing, his posture focused as he navigates the narrow, water-filled alleyways. The vastness of the scene emphasizes the small scale of the figures against the endless, rain-drenched stone. One droplet slides down the curve of a nearby dome, catching the dim light before vanishing into the shadow below.