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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
last ones standing
It’s hard to find words to describe what I saw in the Valley of the Temples. And my photos don’t do it justice, either.
These are the remains of the Temple of Heracles; it is considered to be the most ancient of the temples, dating to the end of the 6th century BCE. It was destroyed by an earthquake and all that’s left are eight columns.
(To put this into perspective a little bit, the city I live in dates all the way back to 1884.)
Valley of the Temples
Agrigento, Sicily
photographed 9.2.2022
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