Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #40

Welcome back to your favorite little architectural meme!

We are truly blessed to live at 960 meters above sea level. Our summers are far cooler, breezier, and less humid than those of our friends in Tel Aviv and anywhere along the coast, and we're very happy with it that way! That said, if we ever want to go to the beach, the closest one is about an hour's drive away. It's the one thing that's a bit annoying - how can we live in a coastal Mediterranean country, and not be near the beach? But then I open the window and breathe the cool sweet air, and realize that having a nice breeze 365 days a year far outweighs the close proximity of a beach...

Anyway, I didn't mean for this to be such a long introduction. The point is, when we do go to the beach, we generally like going to the one in Ashdod. It's close (only 55 minutes away), clean, not too packed, and has free parking and showers. What else could we need? Every time I drive there, the road seems to have changed a little bit, and I'm always comforted when at last we find this funky building - which means we've arrived at our destination at last. Get ready - it's an interesting one:

Doesn't it look like something out of an Aladdin movie? Or Disneyworld? And yet that's where we park - one minute behind this building is spacious, gorgeous blue sea. Well, during the daytime, anyway... Isn't it funny?

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Skywatch - is that winter I see?

Well, as you may remember from my post a few weeks ago, summer in my neck of the woods is pretty much cloud-free. But just look at what we've been seeing this past week!

Yes, I think that winter may be on her way :)

For more lovely sky-oriented photography, go check out Skywatch Friday, right now! Happy Friday, everyone!

Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #39

I can't believe I'm late getting this out! It was just a wee bit busy around here, with the first day of school this morning! Wow! I'm really sorry to see the summer vacation go...

Anyway, here's a photo that I took a few years ago and posted to Robin's old meme, Summer Stock Sunday. Of all the photos I've taken, this one most reminds me of summertime, and so I thought it appropriate to post today, as we wave farewell to summer vacation:

And there are some nice windows in the background there, so we're all squared away :)

Now it's your turn! To participate in Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors, just post a photo of a window, door, or anything architectural, link here, and then sign up in the widget. Thanks so much for playing with us - I can't wait to see what you've found for us this week!

Shadow Shot Sunday 2 - hosted by me!

How exciting! Shadow Shot Sunday has always been one of my favorite memes - I feel like I really have a better eye for finding interesting things now that I've trained my brain to spot interesting shadows :) Thanks so much to Tracy for starting it, all those years ago!

Anyway, it is my absolute honor to host this week - and here's what I posted:

Nice, right? I was excited to find it!

I'm just going to take this fast opportunity to invite you all to participate in my own weekly meme, Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! It opens each week on Mondays, but you can come and sign up anytime during the week. We'd love to have you aboard, and it's a lot of fun to admire interesting architecture from all over the world!

Meanwhile, if you'd like to see more interesting shadows, go check out Shadow Shot Sunday 2, right now! You'll be glad that you did. Happy Sunday, everyone! Have a great week!

Macro Monday - a melon

I was inspired by the photo on Bing a few days ago. For those who didn't see, it looked like this:

Looks like country roads through some green pastures, right? Wrong - it's a close up of a melon!

Naturally, as soon as I woke up the next morning, I got out my trusty camera and attacked the melon I had in the fridge! Here's what I came up with:

And my personal favorite:

 Okay, they're not as cool and close up as the one on Bing, but still, not bad, right?

For more close-up photography, check out Macro Monday, over at Lisa's Chaos. It's a beautiful meme, you'll be glad you made the trip! Happy Monday, everyone!

Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #38

Step right up to your favorite little meme!

This week I've found you a historical door! Here's the front entry to the King David Hotel:

Looks like it's in better shape than it was in 1946 :)

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Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #37

Welcome back to our favorite little meme!

My daughter discovered something fascinating a couple of weeks ago, and shared it with me. Turns out, you can take photographs through peepholes! Who would have thought? Kids nowadays have the darnedest ideas :)

Isn't that intriguing?

Now it's your turn! To participate in Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors, just post a photo of a window, door, or anything architectural, and link to it in the widget at the bottom of this post. Don't forget to visit the other players, too - that's the most fun, seeing what we've all found! 

Thanks for coming, everyone, and have a great week!

Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #36

Wow! 36 weeks of our favorite new little meme!

This isn't a great photo, I confess - I took it quickly, while sitting at a red light. Despite the mild blurriness, I just love the subject! Isn't this a sweet gate? It leads into a public park in Jerusalem. Quite welcoming, if I do say so myself!

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Sunrise, Sunset...

Can you tell the difference?

If you guessed sunrise, you're right! That's what I saw on my way to work yesterday morning. Then when I turned the corner, I got a better view:

For more sky-oriented photography, check out Skywatch Friday. Happy skywatching, everyone! And have a great weekend!

Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #35

Welcome back to our favorite little meme!

Here's a nice set of balconies that I found while wandering around in downtown Jerusalem:

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Shadow Shot - better late than never?

I can't believe I never posted this! Almost two months ago, we witnessed an interesting astronomical event: Venus passed between Earth and the sun, creating a (relatively small) shadow on the sun! We were lucky enough to see the end of it, and even managed to get a photo:

See that spot toward the top? That's the shadow of Venus! Cool, right? Even all these months later :)

For more interesting shadowy photography, check out Shadow Shot Sunday, here! Have a great week, everyone!

Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #34

Welcome back to your favorite little meme!

Well, my photos from Yemin Moshe are all used up, and so I needed to start finding some more windows and doors from my everyday life. Lo and behold, this entrance showed up, as I was walking down the street in Jerusalem one day:

I'm not sure why, but I really like the composition of different elements here! I hope you do too...

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Skywatch - so hot!

We've been having a heat wave over here - thankfully I live in the mountains, and so even when it's blazing hot, we usually still have a breeze. But there have been no clouds to speak of, and record-high temperatures. Does this evening's sunset express that as well as I think it does?

Hot!!

For more sky-oriented photography, go check out Skywatch Friday, right now! You'll be glad you made the trip. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #33

Welcome back to your favorite architectural meme! At long last, these are the last of the bunch from my photowalk in Yemin Moshe. Enjoy!

 

And, my favorite of the week:

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Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors! #32

Well, we're nearing the end of all those lovely windows and doors that I found in Yemin Moshe. I hope you're not tired of them just yet, though, we still have a few more!

 Which do you like best? I'm not sure I can choose...

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