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to move toward the light
You may recall the breathless excitement that I brought back from my trip to Sicily early last fall.
I am still breathless when I think about it, so this starts a week of photos from that trip.
This is the most typical of typical Sicilian street scenes: narrow streets paved with worn-until-they-are-shiny stones, close-set buildings that block out a lot of sun (until they don’t), graffiti on the walls, laundry (often) hanging from balconies. And on and on.
(I guess the only thing in this photo that’s not typical is that the street doesn’t have pedestrians/cars/motorbikes sharing the space.)
Palermo, Sicily
photographed 8.31.2022
fish – like shadows – move about
To be real honest here, I don’t even quite remember seeing these fish suspended over a street in Siracusa. I mean, the evidence is RIGHT HERE (and also on my SD card, bracketed by stuff I do remember) so I have to assume it was a thing I saw. But still…
Siracusa, Sicily
photographed 9.8.2022
immaculate
Construction on this church began in 1604 and was completed in 1612; work continued on the Baroque ornamentation, and the project was deemed complete in 1740 when the frescoes on the ceiling were finished.
An attached monastery was partially demolished (to make way for other construction) in 1932; Allied bombing in 1943 destroyed what was left of those buildings.
There was a lot to see inside the church. It was overwhelming. Every view was full of…everything. Here’s a tiny slice of the interior, so you can get the idea of what we were up against when it came to knowing where to look and what to photograph.
Chiese dell’Immaculota Concezione
Palermo, Sicily
photographed 9.3.2022
white smoke flag of surrender
Look! It’s some sort of spiky plant that’s all done with being green because the summer heat just dried it up. Most of what we saw in Sicily was in the various stages of being brown. You know, the way things look when summer starts tilting into fall. Our guide said in the spring and early summer it’s as “green as Ireland.” Obviously, while I do not doubt for one second the veracity of what she said, I do need to go back in an April or a May to see that for myself.
Oh, and also, there’s a volcano.
Mt. Etna, Sicily
photographed 9.9.2022
light comes at you sideways
If you live in an arid region*, obviously your chances to see a harbor with reflections of boats (Or ships? Maybe I’m supposed to say “ships”?) are non-existent. Good thing I was traveling with people who live near water and could explain some stuff to me. (Except when to say “ship” and when to say “boat.” They probably assumed I knew.)
Palermo, Sicily
photographed 8.30.2022
*Like, for example, Lubbock, Texas.
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