Summer 2012 winding down

Some images of late summer in Tsfat.

The pomegranites are ripening.

The grape leaves are turning color.

Evenings are cool, with occasional clouds in the West.

As evening comes in on the Metsuda.

 

Klezmer Festival is already past, but here are some memories.

The night streets in the Old City of Tsfat.

Snacks Middle Eastern style.

Fireworks!

Blurry street scene.



New Yard -- fruit trees

I moved, and am delighted to have a yard that is not the dumping ground for a 13 story building.

Pomegranites growing.Alsothe lemon tree next to it.

Grape vines!

Another perspecitve, with the lemon tree on the right, grape vines on the left.

Peering through the lemon tree to the porch.

Funny little tyos in the ivy.

Spring 2012/5772

Took a walk on Sunday afternoon Chol Hamoed. Spring is lovely after a good winter of rain.

Great colors in the Old City with flowers in bloom and blue pain renewed for Pesach.

The quiet of Tsfat may seem boring to some. I find it peaceful and restful and beautiful.

Leading to the Mayan Haradum square.

Flowers and the colors of the Artists's Quarter

Antiquities built into the rebuilt walls.

Even the mail boxes are artistic.

New figs are still small and unripe. I love the smell of the fig trees.

Old city wall with rose bush in bloom.

It's also bird migration season. Caught this glimpse from between the walls of an Old City alley.

Some trees in waiting for their spring green.

Leading down to the famous cemetary, all is green.

We notice the years as yellow, or red, or occasionally blue. Sometimes it goes straight to brown, if there haven't been enough rains. This year is a "yellow year".

The yellow carpet of the cemetary. Behind the tree in the center and covered with an overhead shelter is the Ari's gravesite.

Snow in Adar

Actually, I got up to town too late to get pictures. By 11 am it was pretty much all melted. But here are the remnant pics.

Mount Meron and neighboring hills dusted with snow.

Mount Meron with snow

Hah, look, snow left at noon!