Here's a story I don't think I've told here before (if I have, sorry).  [note: as I was adding the image I found a shorter version captioning the picture]
 

Back in the spring of 2007, I was back in NY for Passover.  Staying with my parents in the house I grew up in.  We had a really large living/dining room (big enough to seat 30 people for Thanksgiving).  Windows along the wall, with plants in 3 or 5 macrame hangers.  The centerpiece on the dining room table was a collection of carved animals that my parents had accumulated over the years.
 

So, we were sitting at the dining room table one afternoon, chatting about something or other when I noticed something kinda fun and bizarre.  It wasn't just that the sun shining through the window was casting shadows of the animals on the wall.  It was also that the light through the hanging plants was giving the shadows a leafy, jungly atmosphere.  And, there was a slight breeze blowing the plants, so there was movement to the shadows.
 

After pointing this out to everyone, I ran up to my room to grab my camera, sprinted back down and started taking some pictures.  Here's my favorite of those.  Welcome to Africa in Suburbia.
 

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