Caption at the source:
Indonesian Muslim women pray on the first night of Ramadan on July 31 in Jakarta.
A remarkable coincidence with the Ramadan this year: I re-connected with an old classmate, "Y," from my childhood years, the poignant memory of whom I have is from the second grade--doing watercolors and art work together. The coincidence because that "Y" notes in the email about observing Ramadan.
The call to prayer in the early minutes of daybreak--even on regular and not any special days--from the loudspeakers at the local mosque, is one of the best ways to start a day.
At my parents' old place, I always headed out to the local park for a brisk walk.
Picture this:
early dawn, dark enough that some of the street lights are still on
no traffic on the roads
only a couple of stray dogs stretching themselves
a few squatters on the sidewalks getting ready for the day
Overlay on this the lovely call to prayer from afar.
One of the best reasons to be an early bird!
BTW, the park has a tower, which was built for an exposition in the early 1970s. The photo here is a view from that tower from quite a few years ago.
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