Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #52

Here we are, at the last WWDD of this year - wow! How exciting! Time sure does fly when we're having fun :)

Here's the last installment of my October 2010 photos - these ones are actually a little bit monumental, for me, at least. Although I grew up in Chicago, I had never been to the top of the Sears Tower, until this trip! I know, I know, it's now called the Willis Tower, but it's going to be a little while before I naturally call it that... anyway, here it is - my impressions of the tallest building in the US:

 

And here's the view from the top:

And here we are, back down at the bottom:

I think that's enough windows to cover the week- next week we'll be back to our regular Israeli architecture!
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Ruby Tuesday–back at last!

Wow, it’s been a long time since I posted to Ruby Tuesday. I’ve missed it! And I realized that I never posted this year’s seasonal pomegranate photos, back from Rosh HaShana! Here you go, better late than never:

Better late than never, right?

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Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #51

Here we are, back again for that always-fun meme!

Well, I'm totally rejuvenated by your comments from last week! I personally have a great time with this meme, and will be happy to keep it going for as long as I can! I was just worried about you guys... but if you're happy, let's keep it up! I'm also looking into the idea of a thumbnail linky - I've been happy with the ridiculously easy to use services at Simply Linked, but I agree that thumbnails are fun, so if I can do it, I'm willing to give it a try! Anyway, thanks so much for your support, everyone! And if you want to encourage your friends to play along, that's fine too :)

On to this week's post! Here are some pictures from Chicago, the second half of that trip we made back in October of 2010. I can't believe I never shared these with you! I'll actually be back in Chicago for a short visit in a few weeks - it would be kind of absurd if I hadn't posted these before that :) 
I remember having a particular fondness for these structures, as a young girl - I found them mesmerizing! It was fun for me to see them again:

 Here's some "classic" Chicago architecture:

 But this is the kind of building that pops into my head when I think of actually living in Chicago:

That's all for now, folks! 
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Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #50

Wow! Here comes week number-five-oh of our little meme!

This leads me to all sorts of questions. What do you guys think? Should we keep this up? It's been almost a year, wow! Is there something you think we should do to make this different next year? We are indeed a wee meme - we generally get around 6-7 participants, and I think our highest week ever was 12. Does this bother you? Would you prefer a higher number? And if so, what can we do about it? This is the first meme that I've ever hosted, and I personally love finding interesting architecture each week. I'm not in it for the hits, I just like the personal weekly challenge. But I suppose it might be fun to have a larger audience, too. Please leave your ideas and opinions in the comments below - thanks! 

And now, on to the windows and doors! I was going through some of my older photos, and discovered that there were some that I had from a trip back to the US that I never posted, from two years ago exactly, in October 2010. Man, are these ever the antithesis of what you usually see here in the greater Jerusalem area! So I figured it would be nice to share them with you. These ones are from Sharon, Massachusetts - an absolutely beautiful town. We were lucky enough to be there in Autumn, which was really ideal. First, here's the house where my mother in law grew up:

Here's a house that I actually did show you last time, but it's so lovely that I can't resist sharing it once again :)

And here are a few more views from nearby where we stayed that were just so dramatically different from what I usually see, I couldn't help grabbing my camera!

 

Oh, that was a nice trip! And it was good to come home, too :)

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Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #49

Welcome back to your favorite little meme!

Here's the front door of another house in the same neighborhood as the one I posted last week. Lovely, don't you think? Not very wheelchair friendly, though :(

I do like the looks of this, though - something about the formidable Jerusalem stone, contrasted with the light wood and flowers here, makes this very appealing to me.

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Skywatch! Two lovely sunsets

About a week and a half ago, I glanced out the window as I was leaving work, and found this beautiful sight. This was taken through my car window:

Pretty, right? But then, to my surprise, the very next day, it looked like this: 

I thought it was a really cool range of options, myself :)
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Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #48

Better late than never, here's your favorite meme!

 

Well, we had our fun filled Bat Mitzva! We enjoyed family visiting from the US, and have been partying it up! My brothers stayed in our friends' guest apartment, and I thought that their front door was very fitting for this meme:

And now I'm headed out the door to go have a little more fun with my family before they go back home. Please link to your windows, doors, or anything architectural in the widget below. Have a great week, everyone!

Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #47

Welcome back to our wee meme!

You know how I always say that this meme is for "windows, doors, and anything architectural?" Well, I'm here today to put my money where my mouth is. I found an architectural detail that I really liked, and I wanted to share it, even though it's neither a window nor a door. True, there's an elevator door in the photo, but still - check out what I found while waiting in line at our bank in Jerusalem:

Do you see, do you see? Do you see what they did with the shape of the staircase poking through here from above? I don't know - maybe it's not unusual, but I know I've never seen anything like it before, and I thought it was really cool. I'm so glad to have a place to share it with you all!

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Macro Monday - Wow!

This macro that I found at work today is a little bit nasty and a little bit awesome. Can you guess what it is?

It's what happens when the guy next to you at work doesn't wash out his coffee cup before going on a week-long vacation. Blech! And nifty! All at the same time :)

Feel free to click on the photo, if you'd like a closer view! And for more amazing close-up photography, check out Macro Monday, over at Lisa's Chaos. You'll be happy you did - it's a beautiful meme! Have a wonderful week, everyone!

Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #46

Here we are again, ready for our favorite little meme!

Well, it's true, the holidays feel like they ended weeks ago, and we are back in the thick of things. But what things! My youngest daughter's Bat Mitzva is in just under two weeks! We're all bustling around trying to get things ready for her party (anyone out there want to make some cookies?) and having a lot of fun. How exciting! And you'd think that would be enough excitement, but we also just found out that my son needs braces. Wowee. They sent him to have a fancy panoramic x-ray last week. I don't know if you recall, but I went to the same clinic about half a year ago, and was impressed enough with the location to stop and take some photos. Anyway, since we've changed the clocks already, it seemed like nighttime when we were there at 6:00 PM, and the building was really impressive all lit up! Check this out, doesn't it look like a hotel or something?

I realize that this photo doesn't look anything like that previous one. This is a front view, and after you walk in, the dental x-ray clinic is all the way at the back of the building. That makes the building even more interesting, I suppose - next time I'll try to walk around to the other side to see what that part looks like at night! I *will* try to stop by - but sometime after the Bat Mitzva :)

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Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #45

Buckle up for your favorite little meme, here it comes! 

Once again, I'm posting a little early, since tonight is Simchat Tora, the grand finale of this holiday season. We'll be off singing, dancing, and feasting with friends tonight! And by next Monday, this whole month of celebration will be a distant memory :(

Anyway, I just wanted to post some architecture while I still have a chance. Here's a lovely staircase that I found a few months ago. I really like it! And the windows and doors complement it nicely, I think!

 

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Have a wonderful week, everyone!

Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #44

Here we are, back again for our favorite weekly meme!

Once again, it's time for another Jewish holiday! I'll be off celebrating Sukkot tonight, so I'm posting this a little early. We're nearing the end of this holiday season, it's crazy but festive, and I'll be sorry to see it go. Anyway, here's the front door of our Sukka, the little hut that we built on our porch for the holiday. The sign says "welcome" in Hebrew:

We live on a very windy mountaintop, and so our sukka is made of wood, so as not to blow away! But this year we made an improvement, and added a big window on the northern wall, letting in lots of light. Here are some inside views:

It's decorated with all sorts of things that my kids have created over the past ten-or-so years. It's always a trip down memory lane to drag out the box of decorations and hang them up!
Anyway, there you have it - two whimsical windows and one delirious door!
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Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #43

Here we are again, for a week of your favorite little meme!

Whoa, I'm a little bit dizzy from all these holidays. Last week was Rosh HaShana, now tomorrow night is Yom Kipur, and straight after that comes a week of Sukkot and Simchat Tora. Every year it comes, and every year the whirlwind takes me by surprise :)

Anyway, in honor of all these Jewish holidays, I thought I'd present you with some photos of a very simple building - the synagogue on the kibbutz where I work. It's a very modest, unassuming building. My bet is that they went with the "don't judge a book by it's cover" idea, valuing instead what's inside. Actually very appropriate for a synagogue, no?

Well, I wouldn't call it beautiful. But it does have some interesting lines! I like the inverted pyramids on the corners, myself.
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