Jerusalem Hills daily photo

I guess this old building on Jaffa Road, across from shuk Mahaneh Yehuda market, needed a new opening. If you click on the picture you can...

. On this day many Christians celebrate what is called in Greek Ὕψωσις τοῦ Τιμίου Σταυροῦ (literally, "Raising Aloft of the Precious C...

This dog was waiting outside a restaurant in downtown Jerusalem when a haredi (ultra-Orthodox Jewish) family walked by. The kids found great...

. The wonderful SkyWatch offers celestial beauty from around the globe from over 300 bloggers. Visit http://skyley.blogspot.com/ to follow ...

This was a day of sad thoughts about death from the skies. I thought back to THE September 11, how I had sat in the Visitors Center of Heife...

The letter for this ABC Wednesday group fun is H. H is for hand. The sound of one hand clapping. Hands holding three pieces of a Ca...

We archaeology fieldworkers start at 6:30 and finish work at 2:30. Meal time is half an hour, at 10:30. A little break comes at 1:00. Esp...

Back by popular demand--archaeology. Our latest dig, at a Canaanite burial ground in what is today Jerusalem, has turned out to be rich in ...

Oh, gross! I returned from a walk in nature in the cool of evening only to discover a myriad of winged ants dancing frenetically on my war...

As the sign in my young neighbor's car window says, "A smile works magic." I smile as we welcome our Friday night to Saturda...

The sky goes on and on above the Jerusalem Hills (also called the Judean Hills). Here is my moshav (village) on top of one of those hills, ...

. G is for Golem. No, not the famous Golem of Prague (but DO see a fascinating summary of the legend here ). . Jerusalem's "Gole...

Ramadan kareem to all the Muslims beginning their fast and their observance of the special month of Ramadan today. It's also the first d...

. Please click on the photos to get the big picture. The new moon set last night, ushering in Rosh Chodesh Elul.  (To understand how ...

Numerous animals will be appearing today at the weekend meme at http://camera-critters.blogspot.com/ . (Photos can be enlarged by clicking....

Today, August 29, two deaths are being marked. For many Christians this is the day of The Beheading of St. John the Forerunner. In Hebrew J...

Way up on the scaffold, see the man with the camera? That's our boss, fearless Zvi. What won't an archaeologist do for a good photo ...

Birthday blessings to you, dear Edo, my firstborn, my beloved son! A blogger has to brag from time to time and August 27 is one of those day...

. Hope this won't make anyone freak out, but my F words for today are femur, fibula, frontal bones, and funerary practices. Of Canaanit...