Tues 8. [8 May 1900] The day dawned well, but the clouds blew over and I determined not to go to Jeineh. Rode a hireling, with N ed D on his mare, up to Si'a - all ruined. A group of temples with a paved court; a ruined arch and a paved street leading down from it. Lots of carved stones, ivy and vine chiefly. Not very good, I though [sic], shallow carving. Capitals of all kinds. One stone with a togaed figure on it, the face broken away, the carving poor. From thence we rode to 'Auz, entirely ruined and so over the oak wooded hill from the top of which I saw Suweidah [As Suwayda'] quite close, past Masahib, ruins by great cisterns full of water and weed. Passed lots of square towers. So to 'Ateel where there are 2 temples and lunched there with the Sheikh. After which I paid a visit on his wife and bought a necklace. Then back home about 2.30 and did my photographing. The Sheikh Yusef ibn Hassan al Hajir Ibrahim came to see me and I received him in the temple. Then a charming old gentleman 'Ali el Kadi sat with me some time and told me wonderful stories about the desert and quicksands in it. Then returned Sheikh Yusef with a long explanation of why he hadn't told me about the Jam'aiyeh and we exchanged addresses. Paid off N ed Din who did not shine in the transaction.