Israel: Native Plants
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A Pomegranate Orchard In Meron, Israel
Just before Rosh HaShana, my husband and I took a mini vacation and enjoyed two very peaceful nights on the Moshav of Meron, just a 20 minute drive from our home, and actually part of the view we enjoy everyday! I just shared photos of vines laden with grapes in Meron, here, and now, a…
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A Visit To Mount Meron And The Seasonal Rain Pool
This past Passover we had the very great pleasure of at long last visiting the top of Mount Meron, the very mountain that comprises our stunning view. We driven past the turn off to the Mount Meron National Park countless times, as it is on the way from our home to Nahariya, where 2 of…
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Wildflowers Bloom On Mount Arbel, Israel In The Spring
On our visit to Mount Arbel, just a 40 minute or so drive from our home in Northern Israel, we were in awe of the views, which you can see here, and in awe of the archeology, some of which you can see here, though I also realized that this was indeed a very special…
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Tiny Spring Wildflowers In Northern Israel
There is nothing quite like coming upon a patch of colorful wildflowers in Northern Israel. I’ll admit, the wildflowers that we saw in Sweden two summers were pretty amazing as well, but these flowers are close to home, and very much a part of our lives, well my life anyway. I look forward to the…
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Red Crown Anemones In Bloom In Northern Israel!
The gorgeous red crown anemones, that are natives in certain regions in Israel, are in bloom, well technically they were in bloom, as they are dwindling quickly. The truth is that these beauties can begin blooming here and there as early as December, with the quantities seen here happening in March. I took these photos…
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Take A Walk In An Olive Grove In Northen Israel!
We are in the middle of an extreme heat wave which means it is even too hot at 6pm for my usual walk which takes me through a lovely old olive grove, so I thought I’d share with you some photos I took a few weeks ago on one of those end of the day…
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Queen Anne’s Lace In Bloom Everywhere In Northern Israel
I love witnessing the yearly cycle of the fields and hillsides just outside our front door, and the brilliant cascade of color sometimes associated with that! In the spring vivid green becomes hills of rolling yellow, then dotted by red and white, and then comes all things purple, like thistles of all kinds (which I…
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Enhancing Your Children’s Creativity Through Connecting To Nature
Above: Pomegranite tree in bloom in Northern Israel on June 4th, 2020 Fostering your children’s creativity is something that starts at home. Online classes and art books can definitely help boost your child’s creativity, but at the end of the day there’s nothing like getting in touch with nature to really get creativity flowing. I…
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Red Poppies And White Daisies In Bloom In Northern Israel
I love sharing with you all the beautiful seasonal blooming and bearing of fruit of native species here in Israel, and so of course the blooming of the red poppies, a month late this year, is on the list of things to share. I previously wrote about poppies in bloom on a hillside near my…
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Wild Red Poppies In Bloom In Northern Israel!
At long last, after a thankfully very very wet winter, the beloved red poppies are in full bloom! Truthfully, they are about a month or so late, and not nearly as prolific as usual, but lovely nonetheless. After a long walk in the area and only spotting sparse areas of poppies here and there, I…
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Almond Trees In Bloom In Northern Israel, Just Like In Van Gogh’s Painting!
Here in Northern Israel where we are blessed to be living close to nature, the yearly blooming of the almond trees is something that brings great joy! The almond tree is the first tree to bloom, and as fruit bearing tree it is one of the trees whose New Year we celebrate on the Jewish…
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Fields Of Red Poppies In The Kidron Valley, Jerusalem
Okay dear readers, here is another WOW moment that happened to me and my 13 year old son during our adventures in the Old City of Jerusalem this past Passover. While these amazing fields of red poppies in bloom in the Kidron Valley, just below the walls of the Old City, was something publicized on…