Where has the summer gone?

I feel almost embarrassed writing this as it's been several months.  A lot has transpired over the past few months.  I can't believe summer is gone.  The summer was full of weddings and family visiting from out of town. I was also able to finally go on a photography trip that I've been wanting to do for almost 3 years.  I was in Israel and Jordan for almost the whole month of August.  A lot of things happend on that trip, some good...some (almost) bad.  I managed to dodge a terriorist attack by 1 day.  I successfully set off a bomb scare at the airport w/ some camera equiptment in Tel Aviv on my departure.  I drove an Israeli rental car through the West Bank which was more than interesting.  I'm going to try to do several blog posts with what I did and saw.  I just got around to starting the editing process with some of my favorite images.  Most images were taken in the ultra orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem.  It was one of the most interesting places I've ever been.  It felt like being on the set of an old movie where I was seeing everything in black and white.  More on that later....just wanted to share a few images.  More to come later..  thank you for visiting...