As she sewed, she told a story
From the Bible, she had read
About a coat of many colors
Joseph wore and then she said
Perhaps this coat will bring you
Good luck and happiness
And I just couldn’t wait to wear it
And momma blessed it with a kiss
– Dolly Parton
We drink sub-par margaritas, watch cool tricks, there’s a camel, and Bella killed The Dread Pirate Roberts (but only once!).
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Photos taken on my Minolta XG-1 using Ilford monochromatic film, 2022.
On October 6, 1973 Syrian and Egyptian forces launched a surprise attack on the State of Israel. It was Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Syria’s invasion force comprised of 700 tanks (against Israel’s 175) and they carried state-of-the-art missiles and night vision (which Israeli tanks did not possess). The Syrian tanks invaded Israel in the Golan Heights through this valley.
On day 4 of the battle, Commander Avigdor Kahalani rallied his outgunned and outnumbered tanks in a desperate and almost suicidal final attempt to stop the invasion. Amazingly, the Israeli forces prevailed and defeated the invasion force. Over 500 destroyed Syrian tanks and armored personnel carriers were left behind from the battle. Following their defeat at the Valley of Tears, the Syrian offensive was effectively stopped.
After the Yom Kippur War, the battleground became known as the Valley of Tears (in Hebrew, Emek Habaha). Today, a Jewish National Fund memorial site stands for fallen members of the armored corps from the 77th Brigade. The memorial is called Oz 77, from the Hebrew word for “strength.”
Part of the monument consists of a T62 Syrian tank, one of the tanks that spearheaded the Syrian attack. Look for the gaping hole in the front where it was hit in battle.
Continue readingTour overview (and places you might see in the video!): Valley of Elah, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Megiddo (Armageddon), Mt Precipice in Nazareth, Mt Carmel, Haifa, Ohalei Rachamim, Rosh Hanikra, Safat, Sea of Galilee, Tabgha, Mount of Beatitudes, Tiberius, Capernaum, the Golan Heights, Valley of Tears, Magdala, Banias (Caesarea Philippi), the Yardenit (Jordan River), Bet She’an, Qumran, the Dead Sea, Masada, Ein Gedi, Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives, the Israel Museum, the hills outside Bethlehem, Hezekiah’s tunnel, the Pool of Siloam, the Burnt House, Western Wall (kotel) and Southern Steps, Yad Vashem, the Herzl Museum, Emek Tzurim Sifting Project, the Pool of Bethesda, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Ammunition Hill, the Garden Tomb, the Elvis Cafe.
Video was created using the 1SE app. Music is from SoundStripe.
“I don’t see how a pumpkin patch could be more sincere than this one.” — It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
We’re already looking forward to going back for the Christmas lights!
Unbidden Grace 