Shaded by palm thatch

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These fun shadows were shot especially for Hey Harriet's "Shadow Shot Sunday."

Date palm trees grow in big plantations along the shore of the Dead Sea.

So it is only natural that the En Gedi Nature Reserve should use their fronds as thatching.

The huge umbrellas cover the ticket booth and the picnic area.

(No eating is allowed inside the oasis in Wadi David. )

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For better views of the roof see here and here.

So it was the bright sun coming through these roofs that made the sharp shadows.

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