Summer often brings visits of friends from the United States.
Luckily my village (moshav) in the middle of the Jerusalem Hills is surrounded by forests and interesting hiking trails.
Walk five or ten minutes from my house and you can pick up the Israel Trail or the Hadassah Trail or the Trail of the Springs.
Meet Kristine and Mark. Mark was the director of Heifer Ranch in Arkansas for most of the six years (1996-2002) that I lived and worked as a volunteer there. If you don't know about Heifer International, check it out. They give livestock and training to needy folks around the world.
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Robin, another blogger here in Israel, has a meme every Sunday about what summer means for us. You are welcome to visit or join in the fun.
Hope to meet many of you when you come visit Jerusalem someday too! Shalom.
Hi Dina, I love your picture....
ReplyDeleteI want to go on that trail....
I looked up the Heifer site.What a great gift you gave , working as a volunteer there for so long...
ReplyDeleteI certainly would love to join your friends on this interesting walk. I also like the old stone wall and door on your picture, it looks quite old.
ReplyDeleteYour photo is fantastic, as always, Dina.
ReplyDeleteI hope to be able to walk the trail one day.
Shalom.
Very lovely picture, Dina.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful the landscape of your village: ...in the middle of the Jerusalem Hills is surrounded by forests and interesting hiking trails.
I want to go down that trail also!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there are many interesting sites in the forests and on the trails. Wonderful that you lived and worked at the Heifer Ranch.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great place to do some hiking with old friends. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteHi Dina-
ReplyDeleteI would love to come visit Israel some time. Your pictures are great, and I have seen others, of course, but it is not the same as being there.
My mother may have purchased farm animals from her church that went through that particular organization. I know I have several goats out there gifted in my name.
ReplyDeleteI love the names of those trails. And the air of excitement on your friend's face is contagious!
ReplyDeleteI checked out the link - that's quite a program. I see they are opening a center in California next year.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to visit Jerusalem again! Perhaps I will someday.
Looks like a beautiful spot for a hike - I'll have to ask you for some suggestions for kid-friendly hikes once the weather cools off again. I'm not masochistic enough to hike until then.
ReplyDeleteDina, thanks for your information about the Biblical Zoo.
ReplyDeleteI like the look of your region.
ReplyDeleteNice to meet blogging (and other) friends!
ReplyDeleteLovely place to go hiking, but first I would want to explore the small stone building behind the couple it looks very interesting. What was it used for?
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to have friends visit. We've been donating to Heifer International ever since you brought it to our attention.
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