Jerusalem, Israel,
sunsets this time of year,
hard to describe and capture colors.
שבת שלום
Jerusalem
Jerusalem Autumn Colors in Photos
In the Northeastern United States,
the leaves turn vivid colors in autumn
before they fall off the trees and pile up below.
While walking around in Jerusalem, Israel, yesterday,
I was impressed by the many colors of Jerusalem.
Straight out of the camera, no fancy editing filters were needed
to capture the fall colors of this lovely new area.
Only a few meters away,
the fountain of the North African Jewry Heritage Center
is always a colorful sight.
After a few days of rain,
the sun came out and warmed up the streets.
Street cats of all colors were resting in the sun.
In an alleyway of Nahlat Shivah
this door is painted bright blue
to keep the evil eye away.
Near the walls of the Old City
there are blue painted bars on the old French Hospital’s windows.
When it started to rain,
the popular summer attraction
of colorful umbrellas was taken down;
these were the last ones off of Yoel Salomon Street.
The Museum of Tolerance can now be seen above ground,
and with plans for over 240 toilets
it should be a very popular tourist (rest) stop.
This “I love Jerusalem” attraction is new.
But I especially love the Jerusalem colors:
black and white,
and all kinds of stripes,
all can be seen on the Jerusalem streets.
This guy fits my ‘you never know what you will find’ theme.
I have no idea what that is around his face.
However he is assured a seat where ever he goes.
If you find a video he is in, please send me a link.
The newest attraction is along the Old City Walls.
These over-sized colorful photos of people
are portraits of residents and workers in the Old City.
However, I prefer the natural colors,
the changing leaves in Teddy Park,
and the flowers of Yemin Moshe.
These photos were all taken on a short walk on one nice day.
However, posting on today’s date,
I must include one old favorite street sign–
Kaf Tet November.
70 years ago, in 1947,
the United Nations Partition Plan was accepted,
a day so significant it has its own Jerusalem street.
Jerusalem: Looking Back and Forward
Jerusalem, Israel:
the autumn clouds are white,
and look like puffs of cotton in the blue sky.
It’s after the busy fall holiday season,
and the record crowds of visitors have returned home.
On a weekday afternoon,
it is possible to find a time at
the Kotel, Western Wall, to pray in solitude.
This is in contrast to the main lightrail route,
along Jaffa Road.
At the start people complained.
Who remembers the Saga of Light Rail?
Today crowds can be found along the route day and night.
Remember when George Mitchell was going to
work out a peace deal in the Middle East?
It did not go as Mitchell planned.
However, remember when the
Nature Museum was to be closed?
Well, the protesters prevailed over the developers,
and today new signs tell of new projects
that are happening on those Jerusalem grounds.
In Jerusalem new parks have been developed
and old playgrounds are being leveled and upgraded.
Looking back just a few years
we can see and feel the difference,
but there are too many examples to list now.
This week I was on the helicopter landing pad
at Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem,
to take photos – not as a patient – thanks.
You will hear about their plans soon,
but what a view there is from up there.
As we commented on all the new building going on,
my taxi driver on the way home wanted me to take his photo.
All around there are new Jerusalem roads
which are too often overloaded with traffic.
Wait until the next holiday season,
the suffganiot have been out for weeks,
and soon it will be Hanukkah.
With all the centennial events,
yet another big one is ahead.
General Allenby made his way into the Old City
of Jerusalem on foot on December 11, 1917,
one hundred years ago.
It was also Hanukkah then,
but I would bet the window displays were not filled
with suffganiot weeks before the holiday.
Oh, Yerushalayim,
Jerusalem looking back and to the future.