The Hod Aqev mountain in the northern Negev, as seen from Midreshet Ben Gurion (where Ben Gurion and his wife are buried).

The central Byzantine church of Shivta, Negev. One of three churches in the Byzantine city, also the smallest, which attest to the thriving Negev during Byzantine rule, which would continue for a few centuries after the Islamic conquest of Palestine.

#palestine #byzantine #christianity #history

I had my kids in the circus a little while ago. I brought my wonderful Panasonic G9 with the 35-100 mm f2.8 to try to get some shots. I don't have a lot of time to edit photos these days, but today I managed to go through some of them. This one stood out to me. It's not the best shot, but I like it.

Love it, the mood is amazing. I did a similar, yet completely different, shot last time I was in Copenhagen.

Now is the time!

Sukkot is/are here!

Let's see how images fare here on Bluesky.

The Byzantine city Shivta, Negev, with the mosque and the front of the southern church. One of the flourishing desert cities of Byzantine Palestine surviving the Islamic conquest for some centuries.

#byzantine #palestine #negev #archaeology