After a very
long summer finally we were blessed with stormy weekends. As my loyal readers
know, my favorite season is winter. Unlike most Israelis I adore gray sky,
thunder storms, wool scarves and sweaters. Most Israelis love the beach at
summer but I on the other hand try to avoid it as much as possible. When winter arrives I love to take long strolls on empty beaches taking pictures of the
roiling sea. Since weekends are the only time left for hiking and
photographing, I wasn't deterred by weather forecasts and went traveling with
the family. One weekend was spent in the old Crusaders fortress of Apollonia
(near Herzelia) and another in the city of Acre. I'd like to share with
you some of the lovely images of sea at winter.
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| From Herzelia to Hedera |
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| Tel-Aviv and stormy sea |
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| Acre marina |
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| Cloud over the Old City of Acre |
We discovered a small but charming national park in the North. Ein-Affek is an attempt to restore the original marshland ecosystem of the Haifa Bay area. The dried up water holes were filled with water and the fish, birds, and turtles followed. Even buffaloes which once were abundant in the area and disappeared were restored. It's nothing like the rivers and lakes we saw in Canada but it's pretty and it's ours.
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| Cormorant, buffaloes, water lily and herb tea in Ein-Afek National Park |
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| Sun sets over the Mediterranean |
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| Going home |
