Tag: umbrellas
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Rainy Days and the Texture of Feeling~
There was something in the air today, a strange kind of stillness. It rained in Düsseldorf after many days of sunshine— but not the kind of rain that chills the bones. It was warm. Soft. A spring drizzle. And still, it felt unusual to me. Having grown up in Lebanon, where warm weather always meant…
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Pingyao moments~
Pingyao, an ancient town in the Shanxi province of China, completely walled, preserved and authentic looking, is home to the yearly Pingyao photography festival where thousands of photographer meet. I visited for 3 days as 2 of my photographs were curated and included in a show there and during the last 2 days, it rained…
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Day Three Hundred Fifty Eight, January 15, 2012
I love how the city looks in the rain. The streets reflect the lights on black asphalt, the cars and bikes are covered with drops and they glow, and at night everything is shiny. And then there are the umbrellas, whoever invented them had a great sense of elegance. They look so romantic popping around…
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Day One Hundred Eighty Nine, July 30, 2011
This is a bay of memories for me. I have spent every long summer there since my early childhood and have gone back to it every summer almost without fail (war events permitting). It is the place I caught my first starfish, the beach where we dove from ships into the water, the waters we…