Israel: Nature
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Into The Woods……To Witness The Natural Delights Of Late Spring!
A pomegranite tree in bloom in my neighbor’s yard. Gorgeous orange-red flowers and the beginnings of tiny fruit. Last week I took a walk with my 8 and 10 year old boys to the nearby forrest, and of course I grabbed my camera in order to document some of the wonderful sights here in Northern…
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Hello Again White Storks, Thanks For Stopping By!
Around noon today, just as my kids were coming home from school (Friday is half-day) we had the wonderful pleasure of witnessing another group of migrating white storks very close to our home. This year they have decided to snack on a grassy hill (and then tell their friends about it) not far from our…
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Migrating Storks In The Neighborhood!
One of the great pleasures of living here in Northern Israel is that we have the thrill of witnessing migrating storks twice a year as our home happens to be on their migration path! Very often they come and go too quickly to capture on film, and my zoom capabilities are limited, so the actual…
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A Trip To The Orthodontist In The Golan Heights!
A view of the top of the Kinneret (Lake Tiberius) from Moshav Ramot, Western Golan Heights Who would have thought that a visit to the orthodontist would mean getting acquainted with a gorgeous moshav on the western border of the Golan Heights? Not me. Don’t orthodontists see patients in city offices? Here in Israel, one…
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A Refreshing Mountain Stream In Shefer, Northern Israel
On the last day of Passover vacation we took a little trip to a refreshing mountain stream, which collects in what appears to be a gorgeous though man-made pond, and the kids had fun playing in the freezing cold water. I did stick my feet in, but that was more than enough refreshment for me!…
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A Visit To Devorat HaTavor Bee Farm In The Foothills of Mount Tabor
Today, the second and last day during the Passover holiday in which we’ll have time for full day family outings we took an hour drive from home to a village in the foothills of Mount Tabor (Kefar Tavor), to visit a small operating bee and silk worm farm called Devorat HaTavor.
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Through The Woods & Into The Meadow In Northern Israel
Two weeks ago, on a Friday afternoon that wasn’t packed with things to do, as it usually is, I took a little hike with my three youngest on a nearby trail that meanders down the hill, with gorgeous views and so many things to enjoy, especially since the weather was absolutely perfect!
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Almond Trees In Bloom In Northern Israel Once Again!
The beautiful almond trees are in full bloom once again in Northern Israel, and this year our mountaintop city is virtually covered in a blanket of pink and white blooms! The almond trees are the first to bloom, signaling that spring is on it’s way, and it’s so very exciting every time!
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A Beautiful Garden Grows In Central Israel……
Can anybody out there identify this lovely tree with lilac-like blooms? No luck with Dr. Google…… Last week my husband and I happened to drive by a wedding hall with a fabulous garden, and we just had to take a peek. Here in Israel weddings tend to be very large and so there are many…
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The Beauty Of Grape Vines
I started off the week showing you photos of dates just beginning to mature, so I thought I’d end the week with some photos of lush vines with grapes in my neighborhood! Grapes, pomegranates, olives, dates and figs are together in a category of special fruits that have an inherent holiness to them according to…
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Date Palms And A Word About Dates
Most of you probably don’t walk out of your dentist’s office and see a date palm with tiny fruits forming, so I thought I’d share these photos with you from a recent trip to Rosh Pina, not far from my home in Northern Israel.
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Purple Thistle Balls In Bloom!
In the early Spring when I visited the dentist in Rosh Pina, this very same field was filled with gorgeous wild flowers, and now it’s filled with purple thistle balls, or at least that’s what I call them! And let me tell you, a field packed with them is just stunning!