some more Israel

I’m lucky enough to have been to Israel a few times, now. This winter, I went with my grad. school program. I find that each time I go, part of the connection I feel has to do with the land– and I really enjoy exploring more in depth, and paying attention to details that I might otherwise overlook. I also love that even during the winter in Israel flowers bloom (far less dreary weather-wise than the snow and sludge here!).

 

The day before the program started, I made my own walking tour of Jerusalem. It’s such an interesting city– I find the juxtaposition of very old and very new to be so fascinating (the fact that all the buildings there are made of Jerusalem stone really makes it look even older). The windmill is a mark of Yemin Moshe, the first Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem outside of the old city. It’s so interesting to think of the changed landscape (socially as well as physically). 

 

Montefiori's Windmill

 

dead weed

Little ol’ Rhode Island is famous for you

I love the ocean state. A lot. This is a beach in East Greenwich, just across the way from where we moor our sail boat. It’s a pretty great place to sit and watch the boats and clouds go by, dig your toes into the sand, and brave the water (it’s cold, if you dare). The thing about Rhode Island is that it has the most amount of coastline to land area, and as the Ocean State it really does have some great beaches.