Bernoulli Revisited

As time trends to infinity . . .  so might the time traveller read the instructions for an electronic device. And  . . . .  anticipating such a possibility, one may try  random changes to the settings on a camera to maybe improve the richness of surf details.   As a result, the setting sun lays a sheet of gold across the sea.

A crosscurrent folds effortlessly .. . .

 A roll of fabric is unrolled across a table of sand.

and a receding current leaves its image frozen in the brief moment between waves.

Wheels in Motion

In the streets of Ramallah the pulse of human life beats loud like a diesel engine.

 Pneumatic hammers cut boxes into solid rock.

 - and architects and contractors are busy filling them with brand new buildings.

Driving 10 ton loads of rock up and down the hills of Ramallah is not an easy task, and the trucks are new and well maintained.

 . . . and everywhere one turns . . .

If the world is in recession, if indebtedness plagues the nations of the world, if war threatens, and if political uncertainty were really the case in this most uncertain of places . . .  then one can only wonder at how we will cross the street if peace and prosperity arrive.

Pearls on a Journey

Moments are caught along a path between work and home, trapped forever in the mind’s eye such as in   the dusty downtown of a springtime dust storm

. . . a mini whirlwind stirs a collection of trash.

A flavour of Cairo is deliverd by entrepreneurs in Manara Square

As the lemons become overripe on the trees,Flowers bloom a little more each day

And a tense territorial dispute grips the sidewalk.

A donkey shares the street with Mercedes and BMWs.

. .. .as clouds of dust bring an early night. . . .

Consuming Seasons

On a travelled street, closer to home than the busy shops of downtown, a vegetable market recently opened. Now, 5 kilos of grapefruit or potatoes are a shorter distance from home.

Fruit and vegetables arrive in the west bank from Isreal and the Jordan Valley. The valley produces a continuous stream of high quality produce regardless of the season - since it is always warm at more than 300 metres below sea level.

The export production also results in a steady stream of produce for local markets as well. The trade between Palestine and Israel grants Ramallah access to specialty produce .

 

to which is added to the local Palestinian produce.

 Palestinian merchants take a lower profit margin and the less robust economy means lower costs for staff and rent. The result is  the ironic situation where Ramalla citizens can enjoy all the best produce of Isreal for significantly less cost than in Tel Aviv. 

Plus maybe even enjoy some of their own back yards production.