Day 251 - "Somewhere out there..."

I remember when I was young watching the movie An American Tail. If you haven't seen it, it's a movie about Fievel's journey to reunite with his family in America.  The family was immigrating from Russia to America in hopes of finding freedom, when Fievel becomes separated from his family. There is one scene in the movie where Fievel looks up into the sky and sees the moon and sings "Somewhere out there".  At that same moment Tanya, Fievel's sister, is doing the exact same thing. It's such a sweet moment of pure love.

To this day, every time I look up at the moon, I think of that song.  It actually means more when I'm away from my family. We saw the moon every night in Morocco, and I photographed it a lot.  A friend didn't really understand why I was so enchanted with the moon, and there are many reasons, including knowing that it's a connection to others.  It was a stunning sight, and there was something comforting about seeing the moon every night.

 I think if we stayed there any longer in Morocco, I would have started belting out the song (instead of singing it in my head)... lucky for everyone, we didn't!

Somewhere out there,

beneath the pale moonlight,

someone's thinking of me and loving me tonight.

Somewhere out there,

someone's saying a prayer,

that we'll find one another in that big somewhere out there.

And even though I know how very far apart we are,

it helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star.

And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby,

it helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky.

Somewhere out there,

if love can see us through,

then we'll be together, somewhere out there,

out where dreams come true.

Day 216 - Moroccan Flag

I know I commented on September 27 about the ubiquity of American flags in the USA, well, the same is true of Morocco!  I am working on a project which has me going through my photos of the trip, and I was amused at the number of flag shots I have.  I guess, if you are Canadian, you only flag wave when you travel... or during the Olympics, of course!

Day 214 - Dreaming of Morocco

Although I love the cold weather and the snow, with no one to enjoy it with, I'm thinking of warmer climates!  If you know me, than this is very odd.  I've been staring at this picture I took in Marrakech (Marrakesh), which is one of a sequence, that shows the moon setting and the colours in the sky changing as it did.  Alone, something about this image in colour just didn't feel right.

Day 170 - The view from camelback

While in Morocco, I had an opportunity to ride a camel in Marrakesh (Marrakech).  It was fun! My camel was so certain that I wanted to take the ride, that the second I sat on him, he got up.  I still had my cell in hand, so I took a few random (and I do mean random) photos.  The sun was shining much too bright, so I couldn't really see what was on the screen.  I took a few good shots, like this one of our guide.

Day 128 - Camels!

I finally got to see a camel in Morocco!  Actually, not only did I see and photograph some, I rode one too!  That was fun.  Here is one photo of the camels, and I love the way the photo turned out.