Taif, Saudi Arabia

copyright 2020 Under the Veil Taif | الطائف Grey-haired apes latch onto mountain- tops, climb through tenacious fog. Out-of-season Ferris wheels push through ancient stone in tangerine, fuchsia: here, a strange garden blooms before Taif. Lofty rosa damascena permeate through thick-bellied clouds, we pass through mountain veil, to roadside fruit market, rosewater distillery: heavy pomegranates…