Beirut Colors . . .

Two shots that show a little color in Beirut, Lebanon . . . taken in April, 2007 . . .
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South Beirut Cemetery . . .

Again in South Beirut in 2007, I took a quick stroll through the Shiite cemetery not far from the infamous Sabra & Chatila refugee camp (which is still very much in existence). There were far too many very recent graves there. Mementos of the departed were often displayed in upright glass cases like this one . . .
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South Beirut . . .

I took these two pictures in South Beirut in April 2007, less than a year after over 400 mostly residential buildings in that already relatively poor quarter had been blown to pieces by the Israeli bombing campaign in the summer of 2006. Reconstruction was in progress, but far from finished, and publicity for certain political icons was in evidence everywhere. . .
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Flags on Blogs . . .

Since adding the "Feedjit" traffic feed monitor to the right-hand side of this blog page a few days ago, have simply been amazed at how many different places people are coming from to visit this relatively, if not totally, obscure blog of mine, and I am really enjoying seeing the various flags popping up from all over the globe. To celebrate all those flags, here are a few flag photos that I've done : the first in Beirut, Lebanon in April 2007, the second in Landernau, France in January 2009, and the third, Old Glory, from the Indianaoplis, Indiana War Museum, in 2004.
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The famous Cedar tree of Lebanon was looking a little the worse for wear here, but then, Lebanon has been through a hell of alot these past few decades... but the flag, though a bit tattered here, is still flying in the wind, and I am praying that Lebanon will find a lasting peace that it so richly deserves. . .
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