Jerusalem Hills daily photo

. Our local Franciscan monastery chapel " lovesh chag ,"  is all dressed up for the holiday. Happy Easter to all my reader-f...

. Another impressive place in the German Colony, on Lloyd George Street, is the big convent of the Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo. Solid,...

. A blog-friend from Scandinavia came to visit today! We walked down to the local monastery. I took this shot through the church doors...

. I was just trying to get a shot of the door to John the Baptist's grotto when this cat jumped from the ledge. Then she slowly climbed...

. For Robert's weekly PsalmChallenge at Daily Athens blog, here is Psalm 29 . . Quite often I use Rabbi Benjamin J. Segal's transla...

. Here's a strong and serious door for Monday Doorways meme. In this close-up of the monastery's sign you can see some reflection o...

. A rare photo of the gate open. ( A car had just driven out and the automatic gate was sliding shut.) . The people door is to the right. Y...

. For Monday Doorways meme here is a peek into the grotto in which John the Baptist may have lived. Enlarge the photo and see Elisabeth and...

. I've heard of birdbaths but never bird SHOWERS! Doesn't it look like the second pigeon is standing under the spewing water? This r...

. Blog-friend visitors, all the way from Norway! Spiderdama and Spiderdan flew to Israel with the whole family! And they were brave enoug...

. (Enlarge to see the strings!) When this Benedictine accompanies her singing sisters and brothers on the kora, which sounds almost like a ...

. The Western Churches are celebrating Epiphany today in Israel. I went to Abu Ghosh to observe the beautiful prayer service at Saint Mary...

. Many cities in the world have an Open House weekend once a year. Jerusalem had her Houses From Within weekend last month with over a hu...

. Shalom Camera-Critters friends. Have you ever seen a Rhodesian Ridgeback? Strangely enough, the dog is characterized by a ridge of hair a...

. Colored glass window reflected in the black marble floor tiles. Just outside the entrance to the church of our local Franciscan monaster...

. Come, step through the (almost always locked) little door in the big gate, enter a hidden garden. The monastery wall separates you from b...

. When my American friends were visiting, we rented a car and circled the Sea of Galilee. Here you can see the blue of the sea behind the M...