Jerusalem Hills daily photo

. These are favorite photos from last winter  when I still lived in the Jerusalem Hills, the Hills of Judea.  You will want to click a few...

. A Meitar sunset, last night, with birds. At 4:55 pm,  so early.  Why does the sun always look squishy the second before it disap...

. P is for posters and politics. Last Tuesday  Israel had municipal elections. Remember my post with the mirror on the billboard?  The...

.  For several days the blog has been showing Moshav Nevatim in the Negev desert. Here is their Cochin Jewish Heritage Center. Cli...

. Here is more from our visit to the Cochin Jewish Heritage Center in Nevatim. (Please see my last few posts for more about the Jews of In...

. In the previous posts we've been talking about the synagogue of Nevatim in the Negev, the one built by the resident Jews,  who origi...

. In the previous post we arrived at a small moshav/village in the Negev called Nevatim. I promised to show you more than just the food.  ...

. Two van-loads of Meitar folks drove through a desert sandstorm this morning to reach this place in the Negev. What's under the bi...

. Libby and I walked home from  pre-school and found nice  things along the way. Like this clever  campaign that has hung mirrors on bi...

. Three mystery things stand atop the highest bare hill, right in the center of Meitar. I  decided it was time to climb the steep s...

. The loofah that I bought at the shuk (for 18 shekels) was a big hit with my grandkids. They had never heard of such a plant. First E...

. I know, you are probably thinking, " We saw this photo before. " But actually what I bought at the shuk two weeks ago were ...

. Here's my grandson Dean under the wings of a white dove. The statue is in a roundabout in Meitar's Rabin Neighborhood. At the b...

. When I walk in nature places in Meitar I sometimes run into  groups of partridges. (Enlarge the photo 2x to find the three fowl.) Wh...

. The family has landed! After two long long flights from Australia they drove into Meitar at 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. But in these first few...

. Here's the view from the supermarket, i.e. from the little  Meitar commercial center that I showed yesterday. A few houses at the...

. A whole medley of M words in one photo for ABC Wednesday meme. My new hometown,  Meitar,  is built around one Mercaz , the commerc...

. Yeah, so the local country club (the 3 pools  post ) had a healthy living happening on Friday. Venders set up booths to explain and h...

.  I crossed paths with a hare! My first sighting of a wild animal in Meitar! He was interested in licking the water from a drip i...