Monthly Archives: October 2022

boat, clinging to the day

Our quartet of roving photographers had been down to the harbor earlier in the day, and we went back hoping for a dramatic sunset. And while we didn’t get that, we did get a chance to photograph the last bits of light as they slid across the boats and the water and all the other things.

Palermo, Sicily
photographed 8.30.2022

market needlework

My mom made all of my clothes (except for my Girl Scout uniforms and swim suits). And while I absolutely did not get her abilities for or interest in sewing, I appreciate the art involved.

And maybe that’s why these clothes (which were hanging from a metal panel that had a bit of a makeshift look to it) at a Sicilian market caught my attention. But, really, though, why would anyone overlook that delicate pink and white edging on that sleeve?

La Vucciria Market
Palermo, Sicily
photographed 8.30.2022

cleaned fish

Just the night before, these fish had been swimming around in the Mediterranean. And when I saw them, they were being cleaned (quickly, by someone with a lot of practice) before maybe heading across the market to the man wearing a red apron frying up platters of fish.

La Vucciria Market
Palermo, Sicily
photographed 8.30.2022

fall harvest

Well, who doesn’t like some gorgeous grapes, a leaf showing a tinge of fall colors, and some dramatic backlighting?

Terra Costantino Winery
Viagrande, Sicily
photographed 9.9.2022

shrimp: the handoff

(First of all: do not be alarmed. So far all my Sicilian photos have been in black and white. But in fairness to the colorful locations and to practice more with color images, I’m going to post something different for the new few days.)

If you’d be wondering what it looked like at the docks when the shrimp boats returned, this is it.

Porto di Sciacca
Sciacca, Sicily
photographed 9.5.2022