Jerusalem Hills daily photo

. I snapped this yesterday from my bus going home from Beer Sheva. Bedouin men were lined up along the highway in a small demonstration...

. Entry into Jewish adulthood--a neighbor's bar mitzvah ceremony. At the synagogue in the moshav/village where I used to live, in ...

. It's hot and dry the whole summer long in Israel and even bees have to search for a drink. It might take some enlarging of the phot...

. OK, the holidays are over. It's back to everyday life. So for That's My World and ABC Wednesday O -day, let's observe my e...

All is ready for a birthday party at my neighbor's newly redone mud brick structure . Lots of shiny surfaces for James' Weekend ...

. Cumulous clouds for ABC Wednesday . There is a big heavy cloud over the Middle East. Here it has rained since Saturday; it is wet a...

. You can easily see the lamps reflected for James' "Weekend Reflections." . But you might have to enlarge the picture to see...

. "Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. . . . " The events in Israel over the past twelve days sometimes made me...

. There's a new dog in the neighborhood. He is just a puppy but look at the size of his paw! . I think he's supposed to be a guard ...

. The neighborhood stray cats have taken over the young neighbors' little sitting corner. It is too hot for the kitties to do much els...

. It's sabra season! I tried to get a picture of a big sabra cactus through the bus window and ended up with a bonus--a reflection f...

. There are three workers here. If, after enlarging the photo, you see ~~ double ~~, it is not because my camera was shaking. Honest. ....

. Shabbat shalom and happy Tu BiShvat. It is the 15th day of Shvat. Today is the New Year for Trees. I just came back from dinner at the ne...

. For That's My World , let's go just across the street in my moshav (village) and see what the neighbors are up to. Stones waiting...

Abba Moses asked Abba Silvanus, "Can a man lay a new foundation every day?" The old man said, "If he works hard, he...

Meet my new next door neighbor! It is one of those special white pigeons with feathers all down their legs. Click and enlarge the photo t...

. Remember the family across the street? The ones who brought in bales of straw, who later began making bricks of mud? (Can you tell B is ...

. Remember those mysterious stacks of straw bales across the street that we all surmised about in last month's post ? And remember the...

Come, have a look at the evening sky. Long before we get to see the moon, our neighbors over on top of the next mountain see it rising. T...

. Something new was added to my local sky and usual moon for today's SkyWatch Friday . Where did all these straw bales come from?! Th...