This looks like ice or snow on the water, but it is the salty crust on the Dead Sea. The beautiful mountains in the background are Jordan. It is amazing that the water is so aqua… I just the color of the Dead Sea. The clearer the sky and atmosphere, the bluer the water. We…
Tag: Travel
I’ve Gone Green…
… that is I bought some plants for our apartment. That’s pretty “green,” wouldn’t you say? We weren’t going to buy plants until later in the year after we make a quick trip back to the states, but we found these really, really healthy ones at–of all places–IKEA! And because they were so amazingly cheap,…
Hooked on Spices
I had so much fun the other day buying spices in Jerusalem. First of all, I am a spice freak, nut… whatever you want to call me. Some people buy gadgets. Others buy clothes. While still others purchase shoes. I indulge in spices. Every exotic blend I can lay my hands on… comes home with…
Pizza Obama
We pass by this pizza shop in Jerusalem almost everyday. Wayne talked to the shop owner about the name. He thought it was a great idea to name his new restaurant “Pizza Obama” when Obama won the election with such pizzazz last year. But it seems his place has suffered with the low popularity of…
The Eastern Gate
Sunday we enjoyed a jaunt to the Old City. Pictured above is the Eastern Gate, not far from were we live. There is so much history and prophecy associated with this place. The Eastern Gate or Golden Gate–as it is sometimes called–faces the Mount of Olives on the east side of the Old City. It…
regret…
the people in black will mourn the Man of sorrows seeing him through tears ~Zechariah 12:10
burden
cast your burden in the depths of the ancient sea remembered no more
More is More
I love this piece of pottery. Sorry for my indulgence for posting it. There are so many more interesting and magnificent things to post from Israel! But we are consumed with getting settled and really haven’t done anything much but that! We still don’t have Internet. The wheels of progress turn oh so slowly. It…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 