The "born for love" bench

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B is for bench in Botanical Gardens of Jerusalem.
You can enlarge the photo once or twice to read to whom it is dedicated.

The bench proclaims

"We are all born for love.  It is the principle of existence, and its only end."

--Benjamin Disraeli

(A post for ABC Wednesday  and Signs, Signs.)

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Summer camp for kids in nature

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The pondside restaurant is reflected several times in the mirror-like facade of the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, known as " a 30-acre retreat of beauty and tranquility in the heart of Israel's largest metropolis."

The banner announces the opening, on July 1, of  "Nature's Children Summer Camp" for kindergarten to 4th grade kids.
Sixteen mornings of learning and fun for 1,480 shekels (= $407).

The webpage about the camp calls it

An Adventure of Discovery into the Wondrous World of Plants

Who had such money when I was a kid growing up in Chicago?!
I remember learning about nature in the empty lot next door, the forest preserves, and the Lake Michigan beaches -- all for free.
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(Linking to  Signs, signs,  Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors  and James' meme Weekend Reflections.)
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Sit a bit under the gum trees

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The pair of benches looks like they have a secluded spot all to themselves.

But from this perspective, you can see the apartment buildings of Jerusalem right across the road.

As you probably guessed from the middle photo with the tall eucalyptus trees, we are in the Australian section of the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens.
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(Linking to the "signs, signs" meme.)
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Prop up the peace pole

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I was glad to find a peace pole at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens.

But unfortunately, it was uprooted, toppled over, lying by the side of the path.
A sign, maybe, that the peace pole is waiting to be replanted.
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President Peres was in Jordan today for the World Economic Forum, which was dedicated to breaking the stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry proposed a $4 billion economic plan to boost the Palestinian economy.

Our President Peres said Israelis and Palestinians “must depart from the skepticism that claims that war is inevitable.  War is not inevitable. Peace is inevitable.”
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More about world peace poles, begun in 1955:

http://www.worldpeace.org/
http://www.peacepoleproject.org/
http://www.peacepoles.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_pole
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My first time at Jerusalem Botanical Gardens

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This is a super big reflection for Weekend Reflections.
The mirror facade is the front wall of the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens visitors center.

Too bad I couldn't get the wall to reflect the pond and the pretty stone bridge in the distance.
(Click on the pic to find the bridge.)

The cafe across the pond has pretty architecture.
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(Linking to Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors.)
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