ABSTRACT
Figure 2.1 shows the asif (the torrent) i y Seksawan emerging at the foot of the Dir (the word dir signifies the breast strap of the harnessed horse; the horse is the Atlas Mountains). The peaks in the background are as tall as the highest summits in the Pyrénées (3206 meters for the Tabgurt, on the right, and 3349 for the Ras Moulay Ali, on the left — although these are old memories, and perhaps I am confused). The field in the foreground is planted with olive trees and almond trees, the latter without leaves since it is January. Ploughed during the October rains, the field will yield barley.
