BLUE GLASS REFLECTIONS

CURVED REFLECTION

REMINDS ME OF TEETH

ONE TALL, ONE SHORT

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FRIDAY BLISS

 

SUNSETS ON 3 CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS

1ST NITE - A REALLY UNUSUAL SKY

2ND NIGHT - PRETTY CUMULUS CLOUDS

3RD NITE - NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY - WHAT I SEE MOST NIGHTS

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TIMELESS THURSDAYS

THANKFUL THURSDAY

 

Jeddah Sky After the Rain

THANKFUL FOR THE VIEW FROM OUR ROOFTOP AFTER A RARE RAIN

LOOKS LIKE A RIVER, BUT JUST A SLIGHTLY FLOODED STREET

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TIMELESS THURSDAYS

THANKFUL THURSDAY

 

DRAMATIC JEDDAH SKIES

 

We don't usually see dramatic clouds in Jeddah. It rarely rains.  But a few days ago we got a little rain and the skies were quite pretty.  

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SCENES FROM KAEC

King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) is a planned multibillion dollar city complex intended to promote economic growth, industrial endeavors, and investment opportunities. Conceived by King Abdullah in 2005, one of the purposes of KAEC was to relieve urban congestion in the country's large overcrowded cities.

Located on the Red Sea coastline about 100 km north of Jeddah, future plans for KAEC include hopes of providing one million jobs.  Its seaport was ranked second in the world of fastest growing seaports, with capabilities of handling the world's largest ships.

You can read more about the plans for KAEC by CLICKING HERE.  

 

SAUDI ARABIA SLICES OF LIFE

Souvenirs - starts with S

 

Scene from the Souk - A favorite

Silver Trinkets from the Souk

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Scenes from the Old City Jeddah's Al Balad

A sculpture that's seen better days

Al Balad - night and day

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TRAVEL TUESDAY,

MY CORNER OF THE WORLD  

Jeddah Neighborhood Mosque

Every neighborhood in Saudi Arabia has a mosque - or several - within walking distance.  Since Muslims pray five times daily, mosques are conveniently located so men can easily drop whatever they are doing when they hear the call to prayer and make it to the mosque to pray. There are mosques in residential neighborhoods as well as business districts. 

City Daily Photo is an online community of photo bloggers that share images of life in their cities around the world.  The first of every month is Theme Day  for City Daily Photo bloggers.  This month's theme is "Neighborhood."  Be sure  to visit the City Daily Photo portal to view other participants' entries for today's theme day.

Full Moon Over Jeddah

A full moon over Jeddah taken in January of this year.

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Sunset in Jeddah

I thought the colors of this sunset taken from my rooftop in Jeddah were unusual.

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Jeddah Interesting Sky

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Jeddah Boulevard

SkyWatch Dramatic Sunset

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Jeddah Skies

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Jeddah Life of a Street Vendor

Jeddah Sculpture - The Rocket

Al Saroukh - "The Rocket" - is one of two similarly themed sculptures created by Salah Abdulkarim, who created about a dozen of the most graceful artworks for the City of Jeddah in the 1970s and 80s. Much of his work is derived from his interpretations of verses from the Quran and makes use of large scale scraps of iron, steel and bronze. 

Among his other contributions around the city are The Mameluke Minarets and Stalks of Wheat.  He was also responsible for the huge mosaic tile mound depicting the solar system which was the base for the famous Jeddah sculpture called The Cosmos. Unfortunately the mosaic artwork no longer exists, as the roundabout it was located in has been dismantled and replaced with a bridge.

The photo below gives you an idea of the sculpture in its natural setting and its close proximity to the Red Sea.

Jeddah Cityscape Late Afternoon

I took these shots from the rooftop of our building as the day was coming to an end.  The two shots were taken just three minutes apart and are almost identical, but you can see the difference in the colors.

In the bottom photo, the buildings have turned more golden, the white clouds are much pinker, and the blue sky has deepened as well. 

Sculpture of Engineer's Tools in Jeddah

One of Jeddah's still remaining roundabouts sports a sculpture called Engineer's Tools.  The giant sized instruments for measuring that it features include a compass, a protractor, and rulers.  You can see a better photo of this sculpture by clicking HERE.

SkyWatch - Getting Closer

For these three shots in today's post, I zoomed in a little for each shot.  I like the purple neon contrast against the orange, pink and yellow sky.

There was a total of about 20 seconds time span between the first and last photos.  Hope you all are faring well with Life as We Now Know It!

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SkyWatch - Jeddah Dramatic Skies

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