Want a date!!!!!!!! Plenty in Saudi!!!!!!

Another cloudless sunset from Saudi this evening. I was lucky enough to have fine specimen to photograph this evening as the sun was setting. But we'll get to that below....

BBC and Damman International is reporting 109F but it is 9pm so I think that may be a little delayed, that or I am getting used to the heat. High today was 116F, it really does zap you if you go out in it for a bit. When I came home from work this evening I went to work out and post workout I drank a 1.5 of water in ten minutes, no problem, still thirsty. Tough to keep hydrated for sure. Here's my sell, Certain-Dri, if you don't mind putting mysterious over the counter products under your arms, you will find that this stuff will you dry even in the swimming pool. One noticeable side effect; whereever you don't put the product will sweat, for me, I found out that my legs can sweat pretty profusely, lol. Moderation is key. Now that you are either grossed out or have a grin on your face, let's talk about my sunset silohouette photo shoot with my date.
















Date palm that is. Date Palms are decorative, native and productive around here. They are everywhere in the Middle East. I mean everywhere, probably everyother tree you see is a Date Palm. Take a look at my photo shoot.

The kicker is: its fruit, you can eat, birds can eat, cats, people, shoot anything can eat it. Its food and it everywhere. Its would be like having banana trees growing everywhere you go. Not that you can eat every banana you see, but if you were to find a tree that was riping, game on.


People stop and pick dates on the highway and of course you can buy all sorts of date products, from spread to chocolate covered or pistachio stuffed dates. Good stuff, I'll try to smuggle some back for the Denverites.

First we have a regular shot, then sepia-toned, then B&W and finally a cyanotype. This date palm is on our Compound just down the street from my studio apt.

These are dates that getting ripe. More yellow = more ripe; green, not good.

Another quick update before calling it a night: If you have been keeping up with me lately, you'll know that I was applying to a Graduate Petroleum Business Management Program at Colorado School of Mines. Well, I woke up last night, checked my email and had a lot of trouble getting back to bed, because they sent the acceptance letter. I really didn't think this was possible, like c'mon no way. 5-10 years ago, I would have told you hell no don't want to go and really just didn't think it was possible, not for me. I stand on the other side of the planet (so really, either you or me, one of us, is one our heads relatively speaking) telling you that impossible is an opinion. You can do anything with a little faith, effort and persisitance. Persistance [is the key, it] alone is omnipotent (except from my favourite quote, name the President...????). Dodging the "Peter Principle (I think)" and live from Saudi.

Ciao and thanks for your support, love and time reading my blathering.