Jerusalem Hills daily photo

. When I worked at Heifer Ranch in Arkansas, the joke was "If you had to look through a slatted fence all day you would have rectan...

. Austria has given me a few pictures for James' meme, Weekend Reflections. First, in the entrance to the St. Vincent old people...

. One of the advantages to living in rural Austria this month is being able to see many stars in the very dark night. Another awesome t...

. In the hills around Jerusalem I was used to seeing ancient agricultural terrace walls. Farmers built them from stones they cleared fr...

. In Israel we carefully plant trees, one by one, and nurture them. People around the world donate money to Keren Kayemet to plant trees i...

.  The graves had special candles and many fresh flowers today. It is All Souls Day today and yesterday was All Saints Day. ...

. I was working in the field yesterday (here at the Franziskusgemeinschaft farm in Austria) when I heard a tap-tap-tap down the road api...

. For ABC Wednesday , P is for the Pranger of Pinkafeld. The oldest remaining building in this Austrian village was built in 1600 and s...

. I had to go all the way from Israel to Pinkafeld, a village in Austria, to find something to post for Monday Murals . Here they a...

. Siamese cat sunning on a bench by the woodpile on a chilly Austrian afternoon. . (Linking to Camera Critters .) .

. The late afternoon sun was warm here at the Franziskusgemeinschaft in Austria. A good time to harvest the cabbages. In Germa...

. This evening some 15 of the community members walked five minutes up the road to this Gasthaus for a nice supper. A common sight ...

. This afternoon we took advantage of the sunny day (the first I have seen in my 9 days in Austria) and worked outside. Nice how the be...