Thursday, September 17, 2009

Sunup


It is always a glorious moment when the first rays of sun break onto the terraced hill opposite our hill, across the Soreq Valley.

This photo came to life at 6:53 a.m.

The shadow line made by our hill quickly goes down down down and then the whole valley is in sunlight.
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20 comments:

  1. I almost found myself waiting for the shadow line to move!

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  2. I so love my visits here!
    "When this picture was born.."

    NICE!

    Shalom & Aloha


    Comfort Spiral

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  3. I have always loved watching the sun slowly rise as it sends its rays hither to open up the day. A lovely effect of dark and light.

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  4. I love sunrise. This view shows well what is probably a common sight for you, but not for me. I love those terraces, are they used for crops?

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  5. Life begin when sun rise :)

    Thanks for sharing Jerusalem to the world.

    Have a nice day!

    My Bangkok Through My Eyes!
    Thailand In Photos

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  6. No lingering smoke in the sky-- that's a good sign. Loved your posts this week, especially the "idol."

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  7. Well, that is another way of looking at the sky - on the ground! Nice shot!

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  8. It must be nice to watch this over and over again each day.

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  9. This is beautiful poetry visual and written.
    I was just watching the sunlight across the hill in my canadian city this evening.
    different hill but same sun dear Dina.

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  10. Beautiful shot and my favorite time of the day if I can wake up :))

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  11. Very fine picture, at dawn, with light and shade.
    Can you imagine, Dina, a universe which is motionless?

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  12. This is very lovely, Dina. We get the same sort of thing here on Oahu in the morning. Unfortunately, I don't enjoy getting up so early. I'm glad you're enjoying it though.

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  13. i can imagine myself having coffee on this spot and watch the light change.

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  14. HAPPY NEW YEAR DINA! Here's to another year of Jerusalem Hills Daily Photo!

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  15. Very nice photograph. I must be an exceptional view.

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  16. Yes, shana tova, Dina.

    An aridly beautiful scene.

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  17. Shalom everyone. Thanks for saying things in your comments that I felt but did not know how to articulate.

    Dimple, this is the marvelous view from my friends' house which is across the street and down in the woods. All the Jerusalem Hills around the Holy City have these old terraces. When the thousands of pilgrims ascended to Jerusalem for the three pilgrimage festivals, the terraced land would produce almost enough to feed them all.
    Today they are not much used.
    What you see in the photo is a section of the hill cared for my one or two resident families. They try to mimic the olive growing and other agricultural techniques and irrigation of biblical days.

    Pietro, a motionless universe? No, I can't imagine. It would be boring.

    Abraham, I like your Freudian slip: "I must be an exceptional view." LOL I'm sure that must be true too!

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