Friday, December 30, 2011

File under: not something you see every day

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Thorny crowns on sale in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. I didn't see anyone actually buying one. Maybe the vendors hoped pilgrims would buy them to save for Easter time?

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Stained Glass Window

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Jerusalem's Christ Church, completed in 1849, is the oldest Protestant church in the Middle East.

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This one can do triple-duty for Wordless/Wordful Wednesday and Whimsical Windows, wouldn't you say?


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Monday, December 26, 2011

Poinsettia

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Beautiful red poinsettia in a Jerusalem church. 

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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas from Jerusalem

I spent the day on a Christmas-themed photowalk in Jerusalem and couldn't think of a better way to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. As a Jewish country you don't see very much of Christmas here in Israel but what it lacks in size the tiny little Christian Quarter of the Old City sure made up for in spirit and pomp and circumstance.

So Merry Christmas from Jerusalem, where the rain thankfully held off until evening so I could get these shots to share with you:


Christmas Tree Outside a Jerusalem Church (St. Spyridon I think? I'm not sure, it was a side entrance and the church was closed.)
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Santa's looking very fit this year, don't you think? He certainly seems to be enjoying himself too.
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Appointed on June 21, 2008, His Beatitude Fouad Twal is the ninth Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem since the reinstatement of the Latin Patriarchate in 1847. Patriarch Twal, a Jordanian, is the second Arab Patriarch following his predecessor, H.B. Michel Sabbah (from the Patriarchate's official website). We had the incredible privilege of being invited into the Patriarchate to hear (and photograph! with permission!) Bishop Twal give his address to the assembled auxiliary bishops, priests and assorted dignitaries before the entire crew set off, with full regalia and a lot of pomp and ceremony, in their official motorcade for Christmas Eve in Bethlehem. Oh, and after the address they handed round brandy and chocolates to everyone, and we all ended up shaking all their hands and exchanging Christmas wishes in the receiving line as well. This guy is head of the Catholic Church for all of Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus. Definitely not something you experience every day.

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Procession of priests (note the incense burner) at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Decorations for sale in what seems to be the Quarter's leading (and only dedicated) Christmas store.


And with that, I wish you all a joyous holiday full of all things good. Check back later in the week for many more images from my visit to Jerusalem's Christian Quarter.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Happy Holidays!

To all my dear friends-in-the-computer,

Wishing you a most wonderful Hannukah, Christmas, Solstice, New Year or whatever you choose to celebrate. Your being here makes my little corner of the internet a far better, far richer place.

Love,
Robin


Monday, December 19, 2011

Charlie Brown Bokeh

For obvious reasons Israel really doesn't get into the whole Christmas decorations thing, which makes it challenging to take the kind of stunning holiday bokeh images you see all over the internet this time of year. One very small exception is our favorite beachfront bar. Since they cater to a lot of tourists they do decorate for the holidays, if you call a tiny Charlie Brown Christmas tree and a few LED lights decorating. Still, one does what one can, right?

And with that, I give you "Charlie Brown Bokeh" - a few glowy lights from one of the sadder looking trees I've seen. Buy hey, they are colorful.


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Saturday, December 17, 2011

Sunday Snippets and Writing on Walls

I love shooting street art and graffiti, so when I heard about Cheryl's Writing on Walls meme I knew it was going to be right up my alley. For my first week I offer this segment of the wall outside famed muralist Rami Meiri's Tel Aviv property (click here to see more of this amazing wall). I love the way all of the artists overlap and work within and in combination with each other to create a giant collaborative riot of color.


And now for the snippets...
  • Maya spent most of the week home sick so other than too much tv watching and a lot of snuggles on the couch not much got done
  • She was finally feeling better yesterday so we spent the afternoon wandering around the flea market in Jaffa (long on character, short on quality), eating ice cream, and then walking down the beachfront promenade to our favorite Tel Aviv beach bar.
  • It was happy hour.
  • We love happy hour.
  • There was also a baby's birthday party going on. A bar, even a family-friendly one, seems like a strange location for a baby's party but hey, the food and drinks are good so why not.
  • After all, we go there with our kids too, and have since they were babies themselves.
  • While in Jaffa we came across a ridiculously large flock of pigeons.
  • They looked quite sneaky.
  • I think this is why...
So what's on your snippet list this week?

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Today I'm Dreaming in Pink

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 Sweetly romantic fine art photograph of this same delightful pink and white gerbera daisy.

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Monday, December 12, 2011

Graffiti Wall - South Tel Aviv

Section of a long wall in South Tel Aviv utterly filled with brightly-colored graffiti. Looking at the mailbox and surroundings I have a feeling the house inside is owned by renowned street mural artist Rami Meiri, but I wasn't able to confirm that.


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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Sunday Snippets - Lunar Eclipse

(Phew, what a relief to be back again - unless you caught my rants on Twitter and Facebook you probably didn't realize but I was locked out of my Google account for most of the weekend after they mistakenly disabled it! No gmail, no blog, no reader, no nothing! Let's just say it wasn't pretty... Thankfully my very stubborn and quite the genius husband finally found a way to get me back in yesterday before I became homicidal, but it was touch and go there for a while...)


Now for the snippets...
  • We spent yesterday afternoon down by the beach in Tel Aviv.
  • Okay to be precise we spent most of the afternoon in our favorite family-friendly beach bar, but both before and after we ogled the surfers taking advantage of the amazing eclipse-induced waves that were rolling in, bigger than any I've seen in Tel Aviv.
  • The above picture doesn't do them justice, but if you look at how ragged the horizon line looks you'll get a sense of what the sea was like that day.
  • You can also tell that the locals aren't used to waves this big (or am I supposed to say gnarly or something?) because many of the surfers seem to have spent an inordinately large amount of time getting knocked head over heels into the stew.
  • Which makes grabbing that winning shot a real challenge - I never did catch the perfect combination of rows of killers waves with a lone rider streaming by, every time I thought I had they wiped out!
  • We missed most of the actual eclipse, too many tall buildings were blocking the way. 
  • I didn't mind that much since I caught the last one.
  • We did see a little bit of it on the drive home though.
  • We also bumped into a college friend and his wife on the beachfront promenade. That was fun, since it's been twenty years since I've seen them.
  • A certain child's behavior when meeting such friends was particularly ratty, but her spiking a high fever today probably explains why she was struggling more than usual yesterday.
  • Looks like tomorrow will be an at-home day for us. I see a lot of snuggles on the couch in my future. That's okay, I don't mind :).
  • Oh, and I'm not allowed to take any photos, but the other one is sporting a brand new set of braces on his teeth (top only). He suddenly looks so much older. I swear he was just born last week, where does the time go?
So that's my list, what's on yours this week?

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors - Inaugural Edition

How fun - Toby from I Wish I Were a Photographer really missed Mary's old Window Views meme, so she decided to start a new one of her own. Today marks the debut of her new Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors - come play along!

And hey look, I've been wordful this week too - happily this photo can do double duty for both Whimsical Windows and Wordful Wednesday :).

Here's my first contribution, a pair of old windows in Tel Aviv's historic Neve Zedek neighborhood.


I'd have loved a slightly wider shot showing more of the surrounding building but the street was so narrow that this is the best I could do. It's full of character though, which is what drew me to it in the first place.

I'm off to go link up now. Why don't you come along and join us?

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Monday, December 5, 2011

The Shopkeeper's Gift

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Lots of pinks, whites, and even glimpses of red in this gorgeous gerbera daisy, a gift from a shopkeeper's sidewalk stall when I stopped to admire it.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Sunday Snippets - Holiday Card Outtakes

Lest you think that having a bit of skill with a camera makes it easy, these are just three of my MANY, MANY attempts at a decent photo for this year's cards... (Notice I said decent, nowhere did I actually say "good". Sigh... At least they had fun with it.)




And now for the long-awaited snippets (humor me, pretend you've actually been waiting for them) -

  • Last week's cold has left me completely and utterly unable to speak. I can barely croak.
  • The other possibility is that the culprit is all the smoke I inhaled the other night when we turned on the oven to bake bread, not realizing that something had spilled all over the floor of the oven. 
  • In case you were wondering, it's not all that fun to have to open all the windows in the house and crank up the fans in the middle of a December night, even if that is December in Israel, not Siberia.
  • My daughter just received a sno-cone machine as a belated birthday gift. 
  • She isn't letting the falling temperatures dissuade her in any way from her love for sno-cones.
  • I however am cold just thinking about it.
  • Also, my head hurts from all the coughing and croaking.
  • It's making me cranky.
  • Luckily, Itai has mastered the fine art of making his mother a cup of tea. Speaking of which...
So, what's on your list for this week?

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Reaching Above the Crowd

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Why settle for just average when you can reach for the sky? 

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Monday, November 28, 2011

Brazilian Pepper Tree, I think...

A quick scan of Dr. Google's 2nd cousin the botanist says that this is probably a Brazilian pepper tree, which is not a pepper tree at all but rather one of the sumac family, and is a naturalized resident of southern California and a weed in the Florida Everglades. Not sure which of these two headings it comes under here in Israel, but it's definitely red.


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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Sunday Snippets - Cyber Monday Sale

Don't forget that my Black Friday - Cyber Monday sale is still going strong - use coupon code FPOE2011 for 25% off everything in my etsy shop, or if framed prints, canvases, phone cases and laptop skins are more your thing visit my Society6 shop for free shipping worldwide through Monday!



And now for the snippets (I know you've all been waiting with bated breath. Right? Yes? Okay, now that that's settled...)
  • Thanksgiving was wonderful - good friends, good food, good times, and good leftovers. What more do you need?
  • So much to be thankful for.
  • I just booked an appointment for my son to get braces on. He's not going to be happy with me.
  • Luckily he only needs top braces, so he'll be done in 8-10 months.
  • I think that's going to feel like a lifetime to him.
  • Poor kid. He's young for them too (10.5), so he'll be the first one in his grade. 
  • Many more will join him later, but I suspect that will be small comfort now.
  • Maybe I can persuade him that they'll make him look older? He likes looking older ;).
  • Shoot, I forgot to call the dryer repair guy! 
  • Just spoke to him. He forgot to come on Friday. Will (hopefully, I don't think I should dare hold my breath) come this afternoon.
  • At least it isn't supposed to rain again until the end of the week, in case I have to hang out a lot of laundry.
  • Have I mentioned lately that I love pumpkin pie? 'Cause I do. Yum.
So what's on your snippet list this week?

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Black Friday - Cyber Monday Sale!


Get a jump start on your holiday shopping (or pick up a treat for yourself) while you're still in your pajamas and slippers! Use the code FPOE2011 for 25% off all purchases from Around the Island Photography on etsy this weekend - 25-28 November 2011. Beautiful art, great sale, a fabulously unique gift, and best of all - no crowds!

Offer is valid for all shop items, including fine art photographs and custom-designed Photoverse Prints.


Monday, November 21, 2011

A bug's eye view

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A hibiscus flower as I imagine a bug would see it. (Just playing around with orbitals again. Check out the previous post for a really cool one.)

Visit Ruby Tuesday for more ruby red images, and a very happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating!

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Sunday Snippets - 20 Nov 2011

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I love how this looks like a tiny self-contained universe, at least to me

  • Oh my god, Thanksgiving is this week.
  • I am hosting 24 people this Saturday and haven't even made a shopping list yet.
  • Yes, we usually do Thanksgiving on the Saturday, since the day itself is just a regular workday. 
  • Thank goodness everyone pitches in with the cooking.
  • Still, I have an insane number of dishes to cook this week.
  • Did I mention I'm also invited to another Thanksgiving dinner this week. Yup, two. One as a guest, one as a host.
  • That's a LOT of food.
  • Good thing I love stuffing and pumpkin pie.
  • And turkey too.
  • Actually, I love pretty much all Thanksgiving food. This holiday is a real favorite of mine.
  • It's not going to cook itself though, which means I really MUST get to the grocery store soon!
  • Which also means I need to finalize which side dishes I'm making already!
  • I sold a peacock iPhone case the other day, too - don't you wish you were the lucky one about to receive this? (You can be you know, it's just a click away. Just sayin'...)
  • Oh, and it's STILL raining. Four days straight. Very out of character. We need the rain, but still, wouldn't it be better if it just rained, say, from 2am-4am every night instead. I'd like that a whole lot better, wouldn't you?
So what's on your snippet list this week?

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Where water sprites play

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Monday, November 14, 2011

In my neighborhood

I have no idea what this is, but it's blooming on a hedge nearby. Oh, and it has red in it, too.





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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Sunday Snippets - 13 Nov 2011

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Purple Haze (yes, that really is what it's called)

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  • If you don't look where you are going when you're out shooting, bad things can happen
  • If you don't look where you are going in the middle of a group of sharp iron sculptures, you just might go tush over teakettle over a stupid iron pigeon
  • If you go tush over teakettle over a stupid iron pigeon, you will likely rip up your toe and gash the hell out of your shin (leaving you bleeding all over your new pants and wrecking your pedicure) but self-preservation will kick in in time and  you will remain upright. Sort of.
  • And the pants didn't rip.
  • Whew!
  • More importantly, neither did the camera.
  • BIG WHEW!
  • Going straight from pigeon-bashing to a girlfriends brunch will help.
  • So will the champagne you consumed there to celebrate passing your exam.
  • Two days later you'll be left with nasty scabs and a huge swollen bruise, but will consider yourself very lucky.
  • You will also be able to use said scary-looking bruise as an excuse to avoid exercise for a few days (hey, it hurts!). 
So that's what my weekend looked like in a nutshell. And, I finally got that broken down bicycles image off the top of the blog. My fanatical cyclist soldhiscarsohecouldbikecommute husband was practically having heart failure looking at it. He'll be much happier now.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Where old bicycles go to die

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Monday, November 7, 2011

Take me to your leader!

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A whimsical offering for this week's Ruby Tuesday. I saw this a while back at Tel Aviv's Hatikva Market and it reminded me of a funny little alien demanding assistance (perhaps asking to get the darn knives out of his eyes already?).
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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Sunday Snippets - 6 Nov 11

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Three weeks in a row, these snippets are becoming a habit. Anyone out there want to join in and do them with me?

  • I tried very hard to buy my daughter a winter jacket this morning, with no luck whatsoever. After 30 minutes just trying to find parking in the first town I gave up and headed for an outlet mall not too far away. Got there and it was jammed too. Finally found parking, went in to find half the place undergoing renovations, and worse, not a single jacket to be found! Grrrrr...
  • I did find two pairs of pants for myself though (and two more I'd have liked to have bought - note to universe - please drop a lot of money into my lap, thanks) so it wasn't a total loss, but still, no jacket.
  • No pajamas for my son, either. Do 10 year old boys in Israel not wear pajamas? It's getting ridiculously hard to even find cheap sweatpants that he can use as pajama pants. What do these kids sleep in?
  • I'm going to grab one of my own laptop skins off of my Society6 shop to glam my laptop up a bit. I'm thinking of this one. Which one would you choose?
Okay, enough snippets. Time to get off of my far too large derriere and go hit the exercise machine. Sadly, just dressing in workout clothing doesn't seem to be doing the trick ;)...

Humor me while I'm off exercising, tell me what's on your snippet list for this weekend.
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Friday, November 4, 2011

Dona Nobis Pacem

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If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

      -- Moshe Dayan (1915-1981) 

He's right of course. But perhaps, with more openness, more listening, more tolerance, more genuine efforts to understand, and true support for diversity in the world, there would be fewer of them in the first place, and the barriers to those conversations would be lower.

Dona Nobis Pacem - Grant Us Peace

Better yet, grant us the strength and the wisdom reach out and take it for ourselves.

Blogblast for Peace 2011


Monday, October 31, 2011

Partying like it's 1976

When I asked my daughter Maya what she wanted for her 8th birthday party she had lots of crazy, insane, over the top ridiculous very well-thought out ideas, but the one she held dearest of all was this, that there should be a disco ball.

Could've been worse, she could have asked for John Travolta...


Happy to oblige, my little disco dancing star.

And in case you haven't heard yet, holiday shopping just got a whole lot more interesting - and easier too! I've joined Society6, an online photography and art superstore where you can order framed prints, gallery wraps and even fabulous laptop skins and iPhone covers straight to your door. I love how they offer so many ways to share my work - in fact, I'm so in lust with those iPhone covers that it's making me with I had an iPhone to put one on! I'd love for you to come by and take a look for yourselves, and who knows, you might just find the perfect gift for that impossible to shop for someone...
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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Sunday Snippets with a side of Chihuly

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Just because I get twitchy if I go too long without posting a photo...


Closeup of one of the Chihuly ikebanas on permanent display at the Litvak Gallery in Tel Aviv.

  • Just in case they couldn't here me scream all the way in Outer Mongolia - I passed! I passed!
  • It's NOT snowing here, and I'm barefoot and wearing a tank top. Sorry East Coasters.
  • Seriously easy and seriously impressive appetizer, a real crowd-pleaser (made even better with my own homemade fig-balsamic jam). The downside - no leftovers ;).
  • I have had a headache which veers between incapacitating migraine and just painful and annoying more days than not in past week. It is getting REALLY old. (Yes, I'm taking all the appropriate medications, they're not helping. I'm thinking it's the winning combination of stress and the changing seasons.)
  • The 45 minutes I did on the elliptical machine made me really hungry. I should probably go eat something sensible before it gets worse and I go binge on crap.
  • Anyone out there interested in sociology? This is a long but fascinating article on regional cultural divisions in the US.
  • And this is pretty much the coolest landscaping project I've ever seen.
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So what's on your snippet list this week?
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Friday, October 28, 2011

How do you spell relief?

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I don't know about you, but I spell it IBCLC - International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant - which is what I finally became today after many years of clinical hours, lots of lactation education hours, months of intense studying, an all-day international board exam, 3.5 months (!) of waiting for results, and a nightmare of a bureaucratic screwup which nearly resulted in hundreds of applicants' results (mine included) being delayed for weeks longer than everyone else's, but eventually it was all handled and mid-afternoon Israel time the results were posted. 

And I passed and gained the right to put those hard-earned (oh so hard-earned) initials after my name.
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Robin Epstein, IBCLC (and of course fine art photographer, but that's a different hat, so to speak)

It has a nice ring to it, don't you think?
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

A matter of perspective

Star of David, a breathtaking piece by Czech glass artist Vaclav Cigler currently on display at the Litvak Gallery in Tel Aviv, is remarkable in the way it draws the viewer in. The tiniest change in the viewer's position, in this case just an inch shift, and their (my) experience of the piece changes entirely.


Visit Wordless Wednesday to see what people aren't saying this week, and Wordful Wednesday, where most of the people will be talking about Halloween, but not me since Halloween isn't celebrated here in Israel, so you'll have to make do with artsy-fartsy stuff instead ;).

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