Pesach Holidays are over and we are experiencing beautiful Spring weather,this is the best season in this corner of the world,it is still not to hot but the bloom is all over and so is the smell ,no matter where you go out of the cities you are greeted with rainbow colors and great smell of the blooming flowers.
This is a colorful blooming corner of our small garden,nice at anytime of the day.
Best of all
The 2 months that I less like weather wise are January and February ,it is always cold,windy,grey and colorless.
This year we had an extremely cold February and for the first time after many years we had heavy snow on mountain tops and in Jerusalem what brought some joy especially to kids that had a chance to skip school and play in the snow.
At the first week of March the weather changed ,some blue skies are seen again ,temperatures are rising and effects everyone and everything-yes the weather is dictating our lives, we seem more joyful when it is sunny and warm and become more open and welcoming.
The first that feels the turnover from Winter to Spring are the animals,the trees and the flowers,so we took a drive up north to Mount Tavor and this is what we saw….
One picture worth a 1000 words.
Till we meet again..
After a week of constant rain we found out that at the foot of the Israeli desert there is an outstanding bloom of the “KALANIT” and in English the Anemone red flower.
In general we love to hike in the desert especially in the winters where the climate is very mild and suitable for any out door activities except when there is a flood,then you better stay away from the place.
To avoid the heavy traffic we chose not to go during the weekend what later we found as a very wise decision as only few visitors were in the area and it made all the difference.
It did not take us long to get our things ready for a 2 hour drive South towards Sederot and from there another 12 KM towards the village of Shokeda .
Due to the beautiful bloom many visitors came to the area what forced the village to make a path around the village for the visitors and avoid going through the village.
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The first thought that came to our mind when we got closer that there is a fire in the woods but it was the carpets of the red blooming flowers,unfortunately I can show you only the pictures without the smell and the buzz of the bees.
We walked the paths along the colored carpets as in a dream,sometimes you could see the red color as far as the horizon,some people just sat and enjoyed the red show as the wind moved the flowers as waves in the sea and some sat down to paint the scenery-it was an OUTSTANDING sight.
We also loved the fact that people and especially kids were very careful not to step on the flowers,look enjoy and let the nature take care of itself.
This weekend there will be a storm and next week this magnificent sight will turn green again-till next year.
It is a small country (Florida is 8 times larger) but it is beautiful and diverse.
