Papyrus is an ubiquitous commodity in the Lake Tana region, and sees a variety of uses. Stalks are cut from the plentiful stands on the shores and islands of Lake Tana, and brought to Abbay village, where they are made into local reed boats (called tanqwa) sold for a variety of other uses. Here, a man bundles some cut stalks for sale.
Melaka Tsehai burns the oil off of an addition of nug (an oilseed) to the carbonized grains, leaves, and earths that serve as the base for black ink. Various implments of the scribe’s crafts are on the ground beside him. Also, lest any one accuse me of having done the opposite–I have actually *de*-saturated his spectacular neon orange hat. A truly one-of-a-kind hat.
A door into the mosque at Bou Inania Madrasa, a lavishily-decorated Marinid building in the Medina of Fez.
Meat sits on display in the window of Schwartz’ Montreal Hebrew Delicatessen, on Boulevard Saint-Laurent, in Montréal. I have tried to give this a more filmic quality in processing, by adding grain, reducing saturation, increasing vibrancy, and toning it to increase blues in shadows and yellows in highlights. A different direction for me, but I am mostly pleased with the results.
The sandwich from Schwartz’, the deli featured in yesterday’s post. It was delicious, and worth the wait. The pickle and coleslaw raised no complaints, either.
Piles of smoked briskets sit behind the counter, ready to be cut into famous Smoked Meat sandwiches. Next to them, a server takes orders over the phone, Schwartz’ Deli, on Saint-Laurent, in Montréal.
A couple pause on a park bench in Green Park, just outside the Canada Gate to Buckingham Palace.
The cliff facing Bridalveil Falls from the other side of Bridalveil Meadow.
A view of two of the defining landmarks of the valley from Tunnel View, on the way into the valey from Badger Pass. El Capitan is the rockface on the left.
Icicles form along a road-cut, on the road into Yosemite Valley from Badger Pass.