Lost Faces of Israel

This sculpture, "Korczak and the Ghetto's Children",  is located outside Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem.  Korczak (a great Polish-Jewish educator) and the children of his orphanage were sent to the Treblinka death camp in 1942.  This statue represents Korczak's attempt to shelter this group of children with his body and outstretched, embracing arms.  Only his face and hands are visible, uniting the group with their embrace.  Traditionally, visitors place stones on the memorial as a sign of respect...

Those Were The Days

We finally got around to cleaning the basement.  Going through years of outgrown and/or outdated clothing that's been collecting down there was like going through a time capsule.  We came across the kids' wetsuits which brought back a flood of wonderful memories from our houseboating days.  Allie's was the last one we picked up, and when we saw how small it was, it  brought tears to our eyes...

Faces of Israel

During my recent trip to Israel, I found myself rather obsessed with capturing photos of Israeli people.  This is one of the photos that will probably end up in a photo book I'll print called "Faces of Israel"...

Fall Frolic

I don't know about you, but a big pile of leaves is simply an invitation for some fun.  The dogs were reluctant to jump in without me, so in I went...

My Camel Ride

"Susu" the camel

"Quirky", "Strange", "OCD"...you tell me.

Add to the list another new "quirky" behavior of Cody's.  He has recently refused to go through the second of two doggy doors and instead, peeks his head in and whines until we open the door for him.  How can you refuse such a face?

The Wall

Of the many sights I anticipated visiting in Israel, the one I looked forward to the most was the Western Wall or the "Kotel".  Because the Wall is segregated, it made photographing it a real challenge...quite a frustration of mine.