Drizzling rain, and getting dark as the day finishes early and the atmosphere here in Jerusalem is reflective, moving from fall to winter. I am thinking of a gray cat on a gray day, and of hints in the fog and how much I disliked fog when I first got to know Noga, many years ago, and that she turned me on to the subtlety of it. We get so used to the routine, that sometimes it's only a big bang or a shouting roadside advertisement that'll wake us up. But just as thrilling it is, to be able to pick up on the subtle hints and go with them to see suggestions in the fog.
Bashan cows
It's strange. There's the smell of dust in the air; the dust that the rain is collecting and washing out of the air. One by one, I can see windows turn bright yellow, as people in the houses across the valley turn on the lights in rooms scattered across the neighborhood. Nechama, my lady cat watches paws on the sidewalk downstairs, peeking from behind bushes that line the sidewalk. My eyes are past them, fixed on the very depth of the picture as seen from our living room window.
cows in the fog
the sun is going down unseen. Just by the fading light do I know it. Hunters; they got a bad name in our generation, killing for sport and when they were killing for furs it was even worse. But they had to develop patience and an ability to blend into nature; an understanding of the animal they were hunting, its habits and mentality. They had to hit the target the first time, because the prey knew he was there after the first shot. Those photographers who go off to Africa to shoot pictures of the same animals now, are not so different. But as for me, I prefer to study my immediate environment. It is always changing. As long as one stays truly awake, there is always something new to learn and observe.
cow on a glass bottle
this cow was embossed on a transparent glass bottle. Most of the time you could barely see it, but with the right light on it, or coming behind it, you could enjoy it. I don't know what the bottle held when it was first sold. Nowadays it contains water from the faucet, and sits in the refrigerator till it's brought to the table. On the table, cold from the refrigerator, drops of water have condensed from the humidity in the room, and are now part of the picture.
