Pink Sky Palm

The clouds are tinged slightly pink

as they greet the rising sun

above our hotel

in Israel, October 2016.

Fabric Pattern #15

This is a carpet (I think).

The picture was taken in October 2016.

We were on our way to Israel,

and we spent a night in Zurich.

There were hotels and airports along the way...

Anyway,

I like the warm colors

and the swirling pattern,

which seems to be moving toward

or away from paisley.

The artistic process of developing a pattern like this

and transmitting onto fabric or carpet

never fails to amaze me.

Aladdin's Lamp

This is the lamp above the entrance to Aladdin's Cafe in Jaffa, Israel.

The stonework, the metalwork, and the color of the metalwork (which is paint but suggests verdigris) caught my eye and my imagination.  The mezuzah on the door frame indicates this is a Jewish-owned establishment.  I know, not terribly surprising in Israel, but the choice of an Arabian legend as its namesake was interesting.

Taken in February 2010.

The workhorse Canon PowerShot A590.