Tuesday, October 21, 2008

N is for nun

The fall collection of N words is over at ABC Wednesday.

Living near the Holy City Jerusalem, naturally I notice nuns.

Now you see her,
now you don't.
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38 comments:

  1. EROctober 21, 2008 at 10:48 PM

    Fantastic! Nun spotting is an ages old vacation game in my family.... a result of being Catholic and spending a lot of time in Italy!!!

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  2. EkiOctober 21, 2008 at 11:29 PM

    The narrow alleys and stone walls like this are, in my mind's eye, always associated with Jerussalem. I like the atmosphere of the old city like this. It somewhat brings me to the past.

    And about your yesterday's post, Dina: I can't help but wonder if the the Torah is usually printed in a scroll like that? (Forgive me for my ignorance.)

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  3. AnonymousOctober 21, 2008 at 11:43 PM

    Lovely post Dina. Nice photos too. A nun in one and none in the other . . .

    Ray

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  4. ChristineOctober 21, 2008 at 11:59 PM

    wow! fabulous catch! Love her sweeping around the bend! Thanks for sharing part of your world

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  5. DinaOctober 22, 2008 at 12:00 AM

    ER, "nun spotting"--you're funny! LOL. Yeah, I suppose Italy would have tons of nuns. Did you learn to tell the different orders apart by the habits?

    Eki, you are so right about the Old City.
    I thank you for asking the question. I have to learn what needs to be explained more.
    A hand-written Torah scroll is used for the public readings in the synagogue. To study Torah we would use a regular book.
    A full size scroll is quite big and heavy. It is a very special feeling to hold a Torah scroll, to open it, to touch, to read.

    Ray, good one!! Why didn't I think of that? hehe

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  6. Leslie:October 22, 2008 at 12:56 AM

    Perfect for N-day! We don't see nuns in habits anymore around here. They all dress in what we'd call "street" clothes.

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  7. UnknownOctober 22, 2008 at 1:17 AM

    What a cool place to live! I visited once and was so completely overwhelmed by the history in your area. Unbelieveable. And to think that I actually walked places that Jesus walked...that was just too amazing!

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  8. SandyCarlsonOctober 22, 2008 at 2:52 AM

    Wonderful movement in these, Dina. I love the color, light, texture, timelessness of these images. And the fun!

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  9. AnonymousOctober 22, 2008 at 2:56 AM

    I would never think in this. Good choice and nice photos.

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  10. Rambling WoodsOctober 22, 2008 at 3:12 AM

    I remember being taught by nuns and rapped on the hand with a ruler too...

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  11. SuzanneOctober 22, 2008 at 4:04 AM

    Naturally nuns! I can see her in my mind's eye.

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  12. AnonymousOctober 22, 2008 at 4:31 AM

    So picturesque walking down that narrow walkway. I like it...

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  13. spacedlawOctober 22, 2008 at 6:33 AM

    Plenty of them in Rome too, as you can imagine. I am always amazed by the variety of cosumes present. Alas I am often clueless at guessing their denomination.

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  14. Maria VerivakiOctober 22, 2008 at 7:53 AM

    good one - i've got the same theme for a scheduled post on sunday!

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  15. WebradioOctober 22, 2008 at 8:24 AM

    Nun is pretty, but we haven't see her face...
    I had a sister of my father who were 'catholic" nun... But she was dead, like my father...

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  16. Bear NakedOctober 22, 2008 at 9:07 AM

    An unusual photo oppurtunity in the present for most North Americans.
    These photos remind me of Québec 50 years ago.
    Thank you for sharing.

    Bear((( )))

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  17. AnonymousOctober 22, 2008 at 9:48 AM

    wow !! lovely pics :) and nice theme you chose !!

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  18. KayOctober 22, 2008 at 9:51 AM

    I love that first photo especially. I've always thought nun's habits were so mysterious.

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  19. AnonymousOctober 22, 2008 at 11:26 AM

    Interesting set of pictures. A modern disappearance act.

    I like the word, "Stonemaker" in reference to my kidney stones. What a good name it is.

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  20. earthlingorgeousOctober 22, 2008 at 12:57 PM

    Oh my! Hahahaha! I hope the nun didn't think you were stalking her! Great N post!

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  21. Reader WilOctober 22, 2008 at 1:42 PM

    There aren't many nuns around in my country nowadays, so it's always nice to see some in other countries. I remember the time that nuns used to teach us in the concentration camp when it was still allowed in the beginning of the imprisonment. They were good teachers and I,though being a protestant was convinced, that I should also make the sign of the Cross, so I asked my mum, could I also cross myself before meals and she answered:"If you would like that, go ahead it won't harm you"..Well anyway I don't cross myself anymore, but I wear a golden cross.

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  22. EROctober 22, 2008 at 2:13 PM

    We got pretty good at identifying the principal orders pretty quickly! It can also be a helpful conversation starter: I was waiting for the bus from London back home to Oxford the other day along with a Fransiscan friar, it was October 4th so I wished him a happy feast day and then, of course, had difficulty ending the conversation!!!
    I always thought one of those little Michelin eye spy books for religious orders would make trips to Rome even more fun!

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  23. JanetOctober 22, 2008 at 2:14 PM

    Lovely photos of the nun and the alleyway.

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  24. Gerald (Ackworth born)October 22, 2008 at 2:30 PM

    Nice neat choice - nun (none) better!

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  25. AnonymousOctober 22, 2008 at 3:28 PM

    Neat nun! Loved the pictures.

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  26. Louis la VacheOctober 22, 2008 at 5:41 PM

    Nun better!

    (Editor to "Louis:" You are noted world-wide for your bad puns, but this has to be your worst ever!

    "Louis" to Editor: crickets... )

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  27. Kathie BrownOctober 22, 2008 at 6:02 PM

    Creative idea! Love these shots. Is this your MY World post also?

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  28. escapeOctober 22, 2008 at 7:00 PM

    who would not love to walk there as you can imagine Jesus or maybe his disciples once walked there.

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  29. kaybeeOctober 22, 2008 at 7:28 PM

    First there was a nun and then there was nun! Lovely photos.


    I, too, was once taught by nuns -- not sure why, as we are not a catholic family. I was always afraid of them in their black habits, But then a distant cousin became a nun, and she is lovely -- gentle, spiritual, sweet-natured and loves God.


    "You can't always tell a book by its cover"

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  30. EkiOctober 22, 2008 at 7:37 PM

    Hi Dina,
    Thank you for anwering my question. It's something I didn't know before.

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  31. AnonymousOctober 22, 2008 at 8:11 PM

    Beautiful photos, and a unique use of 'N'!

    So funny ... in that first picture, it looks as though the nun is leaving little habit-shaped 'footprints' behind her!

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  32. DinaOctober 22, 2008 at 9:05 PM

    Christine, "sweeping around the bend"--I love it!

    Leslie, my nun friends call it going in "civilian" dress. Could we also say "in mufti"?

    Rebeckah, glad you were here and loved it. You are so right. I still find it exciting, after all these years.

    Sandy, wow, thanks, I had not realized these simple nun shots had all that!

    Dulce, well, most folks would not think first of N for nun. But I hang out with nun friends a lot, so I did.

    Rambling Woods, well, I see you lived to tell about it. But still... Ouch.

    Suzanne, I know you can. Nice new profile pic.

    Ellen, yeah, all the Old City streets are narrow.

    Spacedlaw, ah, another reason for me to see Rome.

    M.Kiwi, cool! I admire how you plan and write ahead. OK, Sunday it is.

    Webradio, I only do stealth shots of nuns. Sorry, I didn't see her face either. Wow, you have one priest and one nun in the family.

    Bear, really? I guess I remember my hometown of Chicago that way 50 years ago too. But as a kid I only saw the "penquin" type habits.

    Pretty Prats, thank you!

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  33. DinaOctober 22, 2008 at 9:57 PM

    Kay, I agree.

    Abe, I hope your stones will disappear, soon!

    Earthling, shalom. Stalking, ha! No, she didn't hear me in my quiet shoes (I hope). But I did have to almost run to keep up with her, and she had a cane!

    Wil, at least this one good thing came out of your internment.
    Thanks for sharing memories and history from difficult times.

    ER, a great great idea! I'd buy a copy of this guidebook. Have you suggested it to publishers?
    And I always wanted a printed explanation of how to identify the different Jewish religious groups here.

    Rambling Round, thanks. I was lost at the time, rambling around in the Old City.

    Gerald, oi, another nunpun! :)

    Tipper, good! I'm glad.

    Louis the Punster. What means crickets?

    Kathiesbirds, shalom. Yes and no. My official MyWorld was on Monday. But everyday on this blog is about my world, in Jerusalem and the surrounding Jerusalem Hills.

    Dong, right, so right. A famous guidebook here is _In the Footsteps of Jesus._

    Kaybee, that's interesting. It seems that no one has neutral thoughts or memories about the nuns in his/her life.
    Does your sister cousin blog?
    I follow some good Sister Blogs.

    Eki, thank you for asking. I can tell you are a teacher--always wanting to learn. :)

    Jay, good Lord, it does look like that! What an amazing eye and mind you have to see and say that!

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  34. LeoraOctober 23, 2008 at 11:57 AM

    Something mysterious about these photos. I liked them.

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  35. Come Away With MeOctober 24, 2008 at 12:01 AM

    Shalom Dina. An interesting play on worlds...n for nun! Catholic nuns and the Hebrew "n" letter called nun!

    I'm glad to see many are still keeping up with Alphabet Wednesday....unlike me.

    I came over here from My World, which I found on one of the Finnish blogs I read. Funny how things are so interconnected in the land of blogs.

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  36. Kris McCrackenOctober 24, 2008 at 11:56 AM

    My wife is scared of nuns. It must be a Catholic girl's school thing.

    I myself was disappointed when I learned that nuns couldn't actually fly.

    It made the defenestration a rather gruesome affair, as you can imagine.

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  37. Liz HindsOctober 26, 2008 at 6:09 PM

    Wonderful photos. Just glimpses of the mysterious nun.

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  38. Kim from HiraethOctober 26, 2008 at 11:58 PM

    An interesting set of photos, Dina.

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