…of Color aka: Red, White and Blue, (and Green, and Grey, and Orange, and Brown, and…) Alhamulillah. Happy 4th of July!* *For those of you in other countries, please ignore the patriotic stuff and just enjoy these pretty pictures and ponder the majesty and wonder of Allah’s creation.
Category Archives: Photography
Naps are Sunnah?!? Brilliant!
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Take a nap, for the Shayateen do not take naps.” (At-Tabarani, Al-Sahihah, no. 2647) Alhamdulillah! I needed that… After a wonderfully enjoyable (and delicious) iftar at Amma’s with a few other reverts and some friendly neighbors last night, I had a bit of trouble getting to …
Wasps are in the what now?
I didn’t expect to see any pollination going on today… after all, this neighborhood is very new, and I’ve not seen anything in the way of bees around. Imagine my surprise when I saw this little guy happily munching on this onion flower. Did you have any idea that wasps are competent pollinators? Who knew? …
Not quite.
I intended to capture something of ayat 57 of Surat Ghafir, and in some ways I did, but I have some misgivings about this picture: The very idea of this picture, maybe not this picture, but the idea behind it, the way I decided to try and capture it, is contrived, overdone, unoriginal. Do we …
Tea Time (3)
It would be time for tea, but I’m fasting. Alhamdulillah!
Suhoor Time!
Heading downstairs for the first Suhoor of this blessed month. Ramadan Mubarak!
the doors
the doors episode vii: Strange Days I shot a tiny bit of video during the project… I shared one of these already, but maybe you’d like to see the others. I’d like to find a way to hold the phone steady and keep the button mashed down, while using both my hands to do something …
