Monday, May 30, 2016

Seen from the Sky

I was sent an aerial photograph that delineates existing street lighting poles and where there are some missing.

I enlarged a small portion of it and encircled my home (in blue):



Sorry, but security concerns limit the picture.  But at least I now know how the US State Department sees us.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Golf in Shiloh

It seems that the village of Shiloh in the state of Illinois, USA possesses a golf course:




My Shiloh in the Benjamin Region of Israel does not.

Not yet, anyway.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Tel Shiloh 1866 תל שילה

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Frank Mason Good.

Born 10/6/1839. Died 28/6/1928


  • Frank Mason Good made four tours of the Middle East in the late 1860's and late 1870's. The first trip was made in 1866-1867. This took in Greece Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Alexandria, Suez and Petra. These views were published by Francis Frith. The second trip was to Egypt during 1868-1869. The third journey took place during 1871-1872 and included more views of Egypt as well as Constantinople and Malta. His fourth and final tour was in 1875 during which he visited Palestine, Syria and Lebanon.

Another



From another but unknown photographer



1894:


1894


1900





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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Sunday, December 20, 2015