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Sue Cauhape's avatar

I had to laugh at how you ended this post ... with the roosters taking up the Call to Prayers. Sometimes, I go outside in the early mornings hours, in the most silent time of the night. Then the roosters in my neighborhood will begin their concert. There is a Maestro, a deep-baritoned fellow with a robust and melodic crow. The others pale in comparison, screeching out their croaky versions that rarely get the tune right. Your cantor is the Maestro, while all the scratchy recorded versions of the Call to Prayers, which I've heard in Israel, are all the immature cockerels in my neighborhood.

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David W. Zoll's avatar

Thanks awesome comment!💕

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Paul McCutchen's avatar

It nice to see that you are having a great time even though you might be forgetful puts you in the same list with us folks back here. When the large cruise ships pull away from the dock and you're not on the ship you have to figure out how to get to the next stop. My wife and I have watched "runners" trying to get there on time. Enjoying your photos and narrative of everything.

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Jane Baker's avatar

Wow! What a rescue and what kind people to go to all that trouble. People are good. There is a theory that Hatshepsut was The Queen of Sheba who visited Solomon and that her Temple or Palace is a copy of Solomons Temple in Jerusalem. I love that idea but it's just one theory. I don't BELIEVE it's true like I believe some other historical ideas. Hatshepsut is an interesting person. So clever to not overturn but negotiate the power structures of her day and rule by diplomacy,tact and shrewdness. Bit like our Queen Elizabeth 1.

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David W. Zoll's avatar

Thanks Jane. I looked that up. Interesting theory! Covering her in today’s post! Writing this from the Aswan High Dam!

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Jane Baker's avatar

Fabulosa!!!

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