Sunday, May 20, 2012

...hold a bunny

So. Finally. I have collected some of my pictures here for you to see. Enjoy. And don't forget to read my most recent blogs, too! 
Part of Khalil (Hebron) from up high.


We love visiting roofs. This one is from the building that we broadcast a radio show from.

This is what I see when I step outside. That is a new mosque in the distance.

This is where I live. Behind that shrubbery.
Demonstrations in the street on Nakbah Day (The day Israel received statehood)

Demonstrations at night
Tim with extended family/neighbors/groupies. We must allot 10 minutes extra before we can pass and get to our home.




This is our cousin. He is the lucky kid who lives on this beautiful land.

We were invited over one day to see the land, which ended with being fed, served coffee and tea and long conversations in the living-room with the Matriarch of the family, who is the sweetest old woman. She told us we were her own sons and interviewed us to make sure we had blankets and beds.

This is our brother Wesam.
We love him a lot.
Then the uncles learned we were over and when they came over, another long conversation began. We were quickly invited back for a big meal on Friday, their Holy Day.

On Friday we were stuffed with Chicken and Rice and Cauliflower and Tea and Coffee and Fun and Children and Family and Beauty. After a full, full meal and much chilling, we were taken to the familys' orchard-farm in the next town over, Halhul. Pictures below. Best day in Palestine so far.


Arab beauty.



More Arab beauty.

I think Bunnies are the cutest things on the planet. That man's gut is not.

The kids love using the iPhone. Next to me is Abedasalam, a 21 year old deaf Arab.
Communicating with him was amazing.
We translated English-to ASL-to Arab Sign-to Arabic and back.

View from our cousins' place.
We got to their orchard-farm at the perfect time.

Overlooking Israel in the distance

Tim loves farms.


The sun shines on Occupier and Occupied.
Ab Munthir

Berry-pickin'. I don't know how that tree isn't falling over.
Speaking of, this is the oldest tree in the world.
Ibrahim is said to have rested under it.
Tim in front of the only church in Khalil




the Countryside.



And so begins the Camel-movie! Scroll through and enjoy.







4 comments:

  1. love the photos. Tree reminds me of the dead White Tree of Gondor.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Tim said the same thing. Totally does. Which makes a bit of theological sense.

      Delete
  2. Agreed. When I saw it, with all of the metal wrapped around it trying hopelessly to keep 'life' in it, I thought it was sad that so many cling to it as if it had power. Abraham is in a better place! The God of Abraham, the God of Jacob, the God of Israel, and the God of Ishmael's father is alive! He's not hidden in a dead, twisted tree!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Seemone! I love reading about and seeing your life there. It suits you nicely!

    ReplyDelete