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Sunday, April 29, 2007

Feeding the neighbor

Contrary to what the papers said here in Israel, I have no doubts that we had a lot of rainfall. It should have been enough. Just look at high the plants grew all over the nieghborhood, and everyone in my "country village" says that they can't remember a year with so many weeds and wildflowers.

spring greenery
It must be that in our very modern country, we waste water by growing grass, and using hosing as a cleaning method. Whether washing cars, or power-hosing buildings and even cemeteries, much too much water is wasted. Israel is really a desert country. It only rains here in the winter, and there aren't natural water sources. We should be saving every drop.

Well, I've agreed to use the results of rainfall to feed my neighbor.

What's the point of leaving all the green weeds to dry out?

cutting the weeds
Look at how flat it now is.

clear path
Look a little closer...

the neighbor resting
And here's the happy neighbor!
the neighbor

4 comments:

  1. the itinerary of my last 2 trips to israel did not take to the greener parts of the country. i had almost forgotten that grass can grow in israel altogether.

    great pictures.

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  2. Shhh, don't tell anyone, but they are weeds, green from winter rain.

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  3. Shhh, don't tell anyone, i'm from brooklyn so i don't know the difference between weeds and grass anyway.

    (and in any case, those certainly are beautiful weeds you have there in israel.)

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  4. Between Pesach and Shavuot the gorgeous green becomes yellow straw.
    Brooklyn's not that bad; I was born there!

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