Jaffa Doorway Arch

.

Taken this afternoon in Old Jaffa (click to enlarge).

.

More doors and windows from around the world can be found here.

.

Sunflower, redux

.
.

Another one from last week's photoshoot (click to enlarge)

.

Visit Wordless Wednesday to see what else people aren't saying this week.

.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My photography is now available for purchase - visit Around the Island Photography and bring home something beautiful today!
.
If the photo you're wishing for is something you've seen here on the blog which isn't in my etsy shop yet just let me know and I'll happily list it for you.
.

Jet fuel, Robin-style

.

Click to enlarge

Because without it, this bird is grounded...

Visit Ruby Tuesday to see what other reds have struck everyone's fancy this week.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My photography is now available for purchase - visit Around the Island Photography and bring home something beautiful today!
.
If the photo you're wishing for is something you've seen here on the blog which isn't in my etsy shop yet just let me know and I'll happily list it for you.
.

X marks the spot

.
.

Marks what you ask?

.

Good question.

.

Let's see - temperatures are rising (and quite substantially at that in my part of the world), the pool is open for the season, the spring holidays are nearly over (just Shavuot to go this week) and graduation events are being scheduled left and right. There are blue skies overhead and the rains are over for the season.

.

Taken all together this can only mean one thing - that summer is right around the corner, and with it Summer Stock Sunday, 2010 version!

.

.

What is this Summer Stock thing you ask?

.

Easy, it's a themed photography project, and all are welcome to come play along.

.

Each week, beginning at 9pm Saturday night Israel time, 2pm EST, we'll all be sharing our quintessential summertime photos. So what says summer to you? Is it the pool? The beach? A backyard barbecue? A comfy old pair of flip-flops? Whatever summertime looks like in your corner of the world this is the place to come share it - put up your post and then come add your link to Mr. Linky. Visiting other participants is encouraged, after all, sharing is what blogging is all about.

.

This year's Summer Stock will kick off on June 5th - the first Saturday in June - so get those cameras ready and point them towards the sun (figuratively speaking of course, don't go frying those sensors).

.

Just 3 more weeks till we get this summerlong beach party rolling again!

.

Squeeeee!

.
One of my photos was accepted as a guest contribution to Fine Art Photoblog and it's just been published today! I am really thrilled to be there among such incredibly talented photographers, what an honor.

Click here to see which one gets it's name (err, pixels) up in lights.

(And did I mention "squeeeeee!"? I did. Oh. Nevermind then. Don't mind the crazy woman grinning wildly in the corner.)

And of course I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that you can purchase that very same photo, and many others, from Around the Island Photography - my online shop.
.

They don't warn you about the leaves

.
When you see sunflowers for sale in a flower shop they look so pristine - long stalk, strikingly large flower... Very simple and very dramatic.
.
In the field?
.
Not quite so much. What you don't see are all those gargantuan (and strikingly unattractive) dull green leaves. Perhaps they blend together from further away but from up close they are stunningly ugly and really detract from the beauty of the sunflowers, especially if like me you show up late enough that they're already looking a bit ragged and pointing a bit too far down towards the ground and not nearly enough up towards that beautiful blue sky.
.
So what's a girl to do if not get a bit creative?
.

Click to enlarge

Visit Skywatch Friday for more skies (and things below them) from around the world.

.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My photography is now available for purchase - visit Around the Island Photography and bring home something beautiful today!

.

If the photo you're wishing for is something you've seen here on the blog which isn't in my etsy shop yet just let me know and I'll happily list it for you.

.