Israel: Nature
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Low Tide At Achziv On The Israeli Meditteranean Coast
We are very very busy preparing for the seven day holiday of Succot, (followed by another holiday called Simchat Torah) but I’m just popping in to share with you some recent photos of one of my most beloved spots in Israel: the rocky yet accesible coastline just above the city of Nahariya in a place…
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The Thorny Caper Weed Now In Bloom Leads To An Interesting Discovery!
The thorny caper, which generally grows as a weed here in Israel, has such a lovely exotic flower, that one can’t help but notice it! I’ve seen this “weed” growing all over the place, and have always thought that it was much too lovely for something that can be a bit obnoxious. And as you’ll…
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Pomegranate Trees In Bloom In Northern Israel
Yes, dear readers, if you take a walk around my neighborhood you too can witness the transition of the flowers on the pomegranate tree to that of tiny fruit! There is something so very special about the yearly cycle of all of the holy seven plant/tree species that grow here in Israel, but those that we…
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A Visit To The Gravesite Of Devorah The Prophetess
Above: A Roman era sarcaphogus, not actually used to bury Devorah, but the same location was used for hundreds even a thousand years after Devorah for burial as well. During the week of Passover we were fortunate to have enough lovely weather (though quite a bit rain as well) to venture out a bit and…
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Wild Red Poppies In Bloom For Passover!
Though the Jewish calender is lunar, and thus isn’t static like the Gregorian calender, there is one thing that is a given: Passover must always occur in the Spring, yippee! In order to make this happen we even have to insert an entire extra month some years, and that extra month is always a second…
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Migrating Cranes Flying Over Northern Israel
Two days ago my daughter called to me “Mommy, come quickly!” you won’t believe it! To our great delight we witnessed the largest group of migrating cranes flying overhead. Not one group exactly but three, one after the other, each one larger than groups of cranes we generally see every Spring and Fall as they…
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Red Poppies (Anemones, Actually) In Bloom In Northern Israel
Yesterday when I took a walk with my son in the nearby fields, thinking that I was going to photograph some Almond blossoms, I was surprised to find that our native red anemones, that everyone just calls poppies, are also in bloom, which is so very exciting every time! Dots of red peeking out from…
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A Rosh Chodesh Walk And Almond Trees Blooming In Northern Israel
On Rosh Chodesh, the first day of each Jewish month, my kids have a half day of school, meaning it is the perfect time to take a little nature walk, and especially since Spring is here, and this month is Adar, a very joyful one indeed, and walking in nature surely gives us joy. As…
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Pomegranates Ripening In Northern Israel
Yesterday evening when I was walking to my vegetable carving class, just a ten or so minute walk from my house, I suddenly came upon a few huge rambilng pomegranate trees full of not quite full size fruit, but getting there. Such an amazing sight that I had to stop and take a few photos…
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Migrating Storks (And A Few Egret) In Northern Israel
There is truly no sight quite as breathtaking as a flock of migrating white storks flying overhead! We saw a few of these twice yearly visitors on Shabbat, over our home, and today when we were on a small road trip in the area we witnessed several large flocks of white storks, and it was…
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First Almond Blossoms On Rosh Chodesh Adar!
Wishing everyone a Chodesh Tov, (a good month) on this first day of the Jewish month of Adar! Adar is a month of great joy and so it only seems fitting that I share with you these gorgeous photos of the first almond blossoms that I saw today while out on a little hike with…
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Going Into The Orchard To Give Thanks In The Month Of Nissan
Ah yes, spring is here in Northern Israel, and just in time for all to enjoy as many families take to the great outdoors during this week’s Passover holiday. Today, the first intermediary day of Passover in Israel, called chol hamoed, was marked with a community trip to a nearby farming community to observe the…