Well, my hero arrived Sunday noon. John only fell asleep once during the evening lecture which is pretty good for someone with little sleep and jet lag. I'm thrilled to have him share this last week of the dig with me.
We will be working in different areas so the marriage will survive the dig...
Photo one: A wine press
Photo two: an olive crushing installation - which is then followed by pressing the olives for oil.
Photos 3 and 4: The following two are from a power point my team put together for a goofy Thursday evening celebration last week. It had a story line about getting a disease [recognized by the 'growth']. This idea was due to our Site director getting the flu that week.
The answer to the question - and no, it's not Mel Brooks - sigh.... IS: Shimon Perez, president of Israel. He toured the site on Friday.
Thank you for breaking the suspense with the ID. WOW! What an honor!
ReplyDeletePhoto 3 is priceless! I think the lady to your right is wondering why in the world she's sitting next to YOU! ...or, she's really great at keeping a straight face. I'm not! lol! ;p BTW, I took a screenshot of part of #3 (yes, you + "mustache" & beleaguered pickle) - it may end up on my facebook page!
Will John get an honorary Ramat Rahel t-shirt & knee pads?
By the way, this has been really fun & interesting - Keep up the good work, & I'll be sorry (more like bored - darn, no fun blog today - I'll miss it!) when this adventure ends. It's going to be a blistering 91° F here in Sunnyvale, CA today - I don't plan to go out & dig! I'll sit here in my AC'd house & empathize with you.
ReplyDeleteI'm really glad you're enjoying this. It has been rather fun trying to describe the dig and life here without getting bogged down in details. Regarding the photo, I should have thought twice before posting... at least I didn't identify anyone in the photo!!! hint hint
ReplyDelete