Tag: Photography

This week’s long run

Yesterday’s weather was pretty perfect for a long run, so decided to go on one instead of postponing it to the weekend. 


Preparations for the second season of the dreadful local version of one of my favourite shows, the Great British Bakeoff, are well under way. 


This is where they’re doing the filming this year, and I’m pretty puzzled about it — I don’t see how this former hanger will have room for all the contestants. Oh well, where there’s rating there’s a way.


Met this crow on the way, and he looked pretty pleased with his perch.


Glorious sunset in the park. One of the reasons I love running in the evening so much.


Reading power station gleaming in the distance.


Sometimes Tel Aviv can be almost breathtaking.


10k done with a magnificent sunset over the Mediterranean. 

The acrobats

Summer is here and the street performers are trying to make a buck. 

This week’s long run

This week’s long run wasn’t very long at all (see here for the reasons). It ended up being just a 5k (my third 5k this week), because I set out pretty late yesterday, and I don’t feel very comfortable running alone in the dark.

On the positive side of things, I did change up my route, which made for some pretty nifty photos of the Tel Aviv skyline.


Started out as the sun was just setting in a glorious pink, purple and orange. 


Tel Aviv’s Marina is small but pretty. 


Boat in the sunset. Also, you can see just how crappy my iPhone 6’s camera is when it comes to low light photography.


Tel Aviv’s “hotel-front”, backdropping the Marina.


Terrible photo, but that’s Tel Aviv’s port twinkling in the distance.


Sunset. I don’t know this guy, but he knows how to enjoy life.


Tel Aviv’s port, now an outdoor shopping mall of sorts. 


A single remnant of the port’s old day’s as an actual port. 

This week’s recommendations

Podcast: Cortex, with Myke Hurley and CGP Grey. A two guys talking about their work process, their workflows, the tools they use, and their respective businesses in a surprisingly entertaining way. Worth listening to from the beginning, but you can also dive in to the latest episode.

Book: A Horse Walks into a Bar, by David Grossman. Grossman is my favourite Israeli author, and one of my favourite authors in general. A Horse Walks into a Bar just won the Man Booker award, but it is something of a tough read. If that doesn’t appeal to you, try some of his more optimistic books, Someone to Run With (a great YA novel for teenagers and up, and a beautiful love story in and of itself), and the Zig Zag Kid (a magical realism novel that is also suited for practically all ages).

Tea: Yunnan Sourcing’s Imperial Dragon Well Tea From Hangzhou, which is a sweet and refreshing Dragon Well (green) tea that is incredibly affordable for the quality you get. Put a few leaves in a glass tumbler and top-up with hot (but not boiling) water for an all day treat.

And also: Reminding myself not to take old fools to heart. They too shall pass.

 

 

Morning sky


Even the ugly parts of Tel Aviv look nice. 

This week’s long run

Yesterday was blistering hot, so I ran this morning instead. A lot of rowers were out on the Yarkon.


At the Daniel Center for rowing, stopped for a moment to admire the sky.


The sun was out in full strength, which made for some pretty dramatic lighting, with all the clouds.


Ducks and rowers (this was taken on my way back).


This cheeky little egret was waiting by a group of pretty terrible fishermen. They would toss it all their small fry, which is much more convenient than having to go fish for them itself. 


Monthly antique market at the port.


My cat, totally unimpressed that I ran 9K this morning.