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Shelling beans

We had decided to investigate what plant was growing from the strange green canopies in the Chouf mountains of Lebanon. We discovered beans! This little Syrian refugee girl was busy shelling them with dexterous little hands.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2015
Photo Location: Baakleen, Lebanon
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Copyright: © Ruth Moucharafieh