Tuesday, February 14, 2012

I'll follow the sun

A lovely sunset on the Jerusalem mountains


These days I spend most of my time in the lab trying to make my humble contribution to science. Unfortunately I'm missing out my favorite season: the blooming of the almond trees. This year the weather has been kind to us and it rained quite a lot the past month. The unusual amount of water brought with it a blossom that we rarely see in these areas. Anemones by the thousands cover the hills behind my hometown creating lovely red carpets. Last year I had a lot of free time to wonder around the hills like Julie Andrews in the "Sound of Music" but now I take what I can get. At present I don't have a lot of spare time except for  weekends that provide me and my family the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful outdoors and catch up on some photography. The last two weekends were gloriously sunny so we went on some very short hikes in the area not far from where I live. We were delighted to find every place we visited lush, green and adorned with flowers. I want to share with you some of the splendor of this winter. Too bad  it is so short lived. 


Almond tree blooming
A few of the thousand of anemones currently blooming near my house



5 comments:

  1. Love that purple sunset, perfect sky for Valentine's day

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  2. I just found your blog through CookKosher.Com- it's gorgeous! I am awed at your photography. I look forward to seeing more!

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  3. hello yael-
    my son is anaphylactic to wheat and barley--he is traveling to israel (we live in the usa) with his 8th grade class after passover. i would really love some gluten free advice for travel in israel. could you give me your email so i can ask a bunch of questions???

    i love your blog--i will add it to my blog roll!

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  4. Gorgeous photography and love the shkediya blooms Yael. Wanted to drop by and say hi. Can't wait to get to Israel an hopefully you, Sarah and Katherine can show me what's new through your eyes. Been too long!!

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