Israel

  • Migrating Cranes Overhead In Northern Israel!

    Migrating Cranes Overhead In Northern Israel!

    Yes indeed dear readers, it is that time of year once again, when we delight in seeing migrating cranes overhead! (Truthfully it is almost impossible to distinguish between cranes and storks, but the overwhelming majority are cranes, even though in Hebrew everyone calls them Storks, and so it goes!) Our location in Northern Israel is…

  • Stunning Sunset Views From My Kitchen Window in Northern Israel

    Stunning Sunset Views From My Kitchen Window in Northern Israel

    Who can do dishes when the orange clouds outside your window beckon to be photographed? A winter sunset with a stunning display of clouds in orange and pink colors that seem to be painted in the sky is truly jaw dropping, and or course I’m thinking this gives me more liscence to paint clouds in…

  • Stunning August Sunset Over Mount Meron, Northern Israel

    Stunning August Sunset Over Mount Meron, Northern Israel

    A stunning fiery orange and very dramtic sunset over Mount Meron in Northern Israel was something that one had to be near a window to catch, as it passed quite quickly! I am so very blessed to have a stunning mountain view that never gets old, especially with sunsets and cloud formations like these! And…

  • The New Mediterranean Seashore Trail Starts In Rosh HaNikra, Israel

    The New Mediterranean Seashore Trail Starts In Rosh HaNikra, Israel

    If you love hiking, Israel is full of amazing trails, both moderate and difficult, so there is something for everyone. Despite the small size of our country, there is a huge variety of experiences, from mountain, to lake, to sea, to volcanic plateaus, to rolling hills, to dessert, to red rock canyons, together with a…

  • An Ancient Rock Quarry On The Mediterranean In Rosh HaNikra, Israel

    An Ancient Rock Quarry On The Mediterranean In Rosh HaNikra, Israel

    One of my very favorite sites in Israel, Rosh HaNikra just got even more special, as I seriously did not know that seashore area below the famous cliffs is a huge archeological site, who knew? I did notice that the rocks were an interesting shape, but until Iooked it up it did not occur to…

  • The Rosh HaNikra Seashore

    The Rosh HaNikra Seashore

    At the very northern tip of Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea and just below the border of Lebanon lies one of my very favorite spots, Rosh HaNikra. For years and years I’d only visited the mountain top area, never venturing to the shore below, until this past passover holiday week, when I suddenly realized that…

  • Yucca Blooms In Northern Israel

    Yucca Blooms In Northern Israel

    Above: And that strelitzia that everyone thinkgs is a banana (wrong) grew to be sooooooo tall! Did you know that the Yucca plant actually has flowers? Honestly I only discovered this a few years ago, despite owning some Yucca plants myself! The first Yucca I ever saw in bloom was in a large container, so…

  • Sea Lavender ( עדעד כחול) Blooms On The Mediterranean Coast In Israel!

    Sea Lavender ( עדעד כחול) Blooms On The Mediterranean Coast In Israel!

    Who knew that purple statice, the flower seen in so many bouquets that dries nicely has a version that grows by the sea and is actually called sea lavender? This was a huge delight to me this past Passover when we visited the rocky beach just below Rosh HaNikra in Israel, just below Lebanon. Wow,…

  • Stunning Views From The Car Of The Kinneret And Mount Arbel

    Stunning Views From The Car Of The Kinneret And Mount Arbel

    On our drive home this week after 2 nights in Jerusalem, I just had to whip out the camera to capture the incredible beauty of our country to share with you, and to have on hand for when I hopefully get around to painting landscapes of all this amazing inspiration! The Galil or Galilee, the…

  • Lake Ram, A Crater Lake In The Shadow of Mount Hermon, Israel

    Lake Ram, A Crater Lake In The Shadow of Mount Hermon, Israel

    On our 3 night vacation just before Passover, we explored so many beautiful spots in the Golan Heights in Northern Israel. One such spot that I’d never even heard of is Lake Ram, a crater lake in the shadow of Mount Hermon, and in the middle of a Druze village. With pick your own cherries…

  • Stunning Views From The Car On A Golan Heights Road Trip

    Stunning Views From The Car On A Golan Heights Road Trip

    Imagine seeing a snow capped Mount Hermon as you are driving down the road? Yes my friends, that was in fact the case on our road trip across the Golan Heights just before Passover, and there were so many great sights from the car window that I just had to share them with you! This…

  • We Spotted The Rare Golan Iris, In The Golan!

    On Shabbat HaGadol we spent a glorious three nights at a Moshav in the Golan called Keshet. The weather was spectacular and the walks just outside our door were wonderful and so very inspiring as this was an area of Israel with which we were not really acquainted, though it is just an hour’s drive…