Getting out of the city

For my mothers 85th birthday the whole family went up to a hotel in the Galilee.  Springtime is in full bloom.I brought my little camera, my phone camera would probably sufficed, since I didn’t do too well with the focus. Maybe it’s better this way. Fields of red. The anenome, or Calanit as it’s known in Hebrew is one of the floral symbols of Israel. Also one of the big success stories. By the 1960’s they were almost gone because people picked them. A massive education campaign took place. Now the countryside is full of thes poppy-like flowers again.They really are this red.Sometimes pale purple or white. What better place to take family pictures?or romantic ones?or my nephew taking a picture of my sister I law and my niece. Another famous flower is the Rakefet. Small and delicate, unlike the bombastic hybrids I buy at my local nursery.This is the way I remember them from my youth. Tiny pops of color showing up at the base of rocks. More purple, I don’t know the name of this flower, the beautiful carpet under the olive trees is a sight to see.

The almond trees are in full bloom right now. First come thepaper thin flowers, then the leaves and finally the fruit will ripen.

Spring is very short in Israel, ina few weeks these will all be gone, which is why people come out in droves to enjoy the flowers.

Leah

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