LENS ON A FERTILE LAND, ISRAEL

May 27, 2011

Jerusalem - Bird Observatory - התחנה לחקר ציפורי ירושלים - May 2011

The Jerusalem - Bird Observatory is a study and research center for the understanding of, and conservation of birds.

In this 5,000 square meters sanctuary, birds are monitored through a ringing and observation process. Data on the migration, behavior and physical properties of the birds is collected and studied.

The JBO is Located in the center of Jerusalem and borders the Knesset and the Supreme Court gardens, Open to the public.. (see link below).

View from the enclosed observation point

Palestinian Warbler - caught in the nets, soon to freed...

See link to the official JBO site; http://www.jbo.org.il/English/jbo_about_us.htm

Rimonah Traub, Sole Rights Reserved - 2011

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May 20, 2011

Givatayim - Ramat Gan - Tel Aviv - Yom Haatzmaut - 2011 - גבעתיים - תל אביב - רמת גן

Givatayim - גבעתיים

Givatayim - גבעתיים, a City built on 3 hills - Tel Aviv District. Givatayim shares it's borders with Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan.

Established in the late 50s.

Early Buildings are of the Modern Movement.

There is evidence that earliest residents of Givatayim lived here during the Chalcolithic Period -4000 - 3300 BCE (Copper and Stone Age)

Givatayim - גבעתיים

Ramat Gan - רמת גן - Yom Haatzmaut (Independence Day) in all it's glory

Ramat Gan - Jabotinsky Street - D-Mall

Ramat Gan - רמת גן

Tel Aviv - תל אביב

Azrieli Buildings - Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv

April 24, 2011

Jezreel Valley - View from Mt. Shaul - עמק יזרעאל - 2011

עמק יזרעאל - Jezreel Valley

Mt. Shaul, view onto the Jezreel Valley - a fertile inland plain south of the Lower Galilee region

March 11, 2011

THE NATION MOURNS THEIR SON, GILAD SHALIT. 1720 Days in Captivity - 11th March 2011 - גלעד שליט - 1720 ימים בשבי - 11 מרס

Gilad Shalit - Family Protest Tent - Jerusalem 11th March 2011

Link to the Tehillim project for Gilad Shalit:

March 6, 2011

Neot Kedumim - Biblical Reserve - נאות קדומים - 2011

Neot Kedumim - Biblical Reserve
נאות קדומים

Neot Kedumim is a 2,500 dunam nature preserve. It is located near Modiin, (mid-way between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem). The park replicates the natural settings of Biblical times.

Almond Trees in Bloom - שקד מצוי