A view from Jebel Quassioun. It's often hazy and fairly polluted in Damascus in the winter. Lots of cars spewing nasty diesel, and the mountains create an inversion. Oh well. In the summer, Damascenes head to the smller resort towns in hills for cooler and cleaner air.
Assignment Damascus January 14th 2011 Images are still swirling around in my brain, like the tiny pieces of a Damascene mosaic, waiting for an experienced craftsman to warm up a pot of glue and arrange them in an intricate pattern that makes sense.
Setting the Scene:
It reminds me a little of Canada's north. When you focus on the details it can appear barren and ugly. You have to take your focus back a ways and take in the larger ... read more
