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The last couple of weeks in Jordan have been unseasonably cold. We’ve even had snow to the north and south so… I’ve taught myself to knit! Practicing the stitches needed to create this particular pattern while devouring audiobooks one after another has been such a nice distraction.
#knitting #winter

I did this one a few weeks ago before I hit full winter hibernation. Thank goodness winter is shorter in Jordan.
#art #pastel #olivetree

This pomegranate had such a perfect crown. I couldn’t resist.
#food #art

Olive Grove at Dusk
Soft pastel on paper
#olive #farm #drawing #art #landscape

#Petra
Finally finished! My arthritis really disrupted the progress, but it’s done! #drawing #pastelpainting #archaeology #ancienthistory #history

The nativity scene at the Vatican this year is carved from olive wood and features the baby Jesus resting on a Palestinian keffiyeh. It was created by Palestinian artists. #FreePalestine #Christmas

Pressing our olives! #oliveoil #olives #harvest

The cool air, the satisfying pluck of each olive, the smell of bonfires, grass and red soil, the call to prayer echoing in the distance… This is happiness.
#harvest #olives #nature #meditation

I’ve often found that ancient ruins and fossils go hand in hand. I have several good examples to share and I’ll start with the very first one I ever discovered. It is embedded in a large piece of cut rock in an excavation pile at Perge in Antalya Turkey
#fossilfriday

I thought the treasury would be the hard part of this piece. I’ve never been more wrong. I’ve only just now nearly completed one side of the rock face for the Sikh and that’s after completely erasing an entire days worth of work and starting again. F#%k!!!
#art #petra #drawing #tired #archaeology

So excited about #MosaicMonday as I’m fortunate enough to live near the city of Madaba, a Greco-Roman hub known specifically for its countless mosaics! I have much to share and I’ll start with this gem from the Byzantine church of the Virgin Mary.

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander International Criminal Court judges say there are “reasonable grounds” they bore "criminal responsibility" for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander

We’ve driven down to Petra three times since we moved to Jordan, but this is the first time I’ve had the guts to attempt to capture it.
#art #drawing #contecrayons #softpastel #petra

Israeli forces kill 88 in Gaza; US Senate rejects bid to block arms sales No respite for civilians in Gaza, Lebanon as US Senate blocks bid to halt arms sales to Israel.

The GENOCIDE continues.

My only complaint about shared restrooms is concerning my cat and my daughter who’ve rarely allowed me to pee or bathe without interruption for the last five years.

‘Post you from a different era challenge’
Circa 1997

An A-Z of the children Israel killed in Gaza Israeli attacks have killed at least 17,400 children in Gaza. That is one child killed every 30 minutes.

There are no words...

In wintertime, after the olive harvest, the trees get funny haircuts to prepare them for new growth in spring.
My daughter and I drew winter olive trees today. #nature #drawing

Good.

Get your sodium bicarbonate fix elsewhere. Stay out of Panera.
#boycottpanera

Based on trends from the last two decades, I predict this potato will be crowned People Magazines sexiest man alive 2025. #sexiestmanalive

Social media is thick with complaints about how liberals just need to shut up and accept the results. One might think we were calling the election rigged or stolen or that we attacked the Capitol with weapons and a gallows while shouting about hanging the VP.
Such short memories they have.
#amnesia

Optics as usual. Make it look like something was done to hide the fact that nothing was done.

Hey America, here are the deaths you paid for today.

Working on some sketches of beach coral. #conte #prismacolor #drawing #pastel #coloredpencil

Incel migration.

YouTube video by RAJIEEN راجعين Rajieen | راجعين (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

#SongShareSaturday