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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
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
