Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Harvest, 2012

Here are a few pictures of our recent trip to Israel this fall.


 Colorful flowers
 Small and delicate flowers just outside the house we stayed in
 Precious baby. Her eyes really are beautiful
 Cluster of grapes, one of MANY!
 "But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot forth your branches..." Ezekiel 36:8
It's happening!
 Pomegranates from the Negev
 Dawn at Elon More, where Hashem made the covenant with Avraham to give this land to his descendants
 At Elon More
 Morning Glory in Hevron
 Rose in Hevron
 Grape vines on the Mount of Blessing (Har Bracha)
 Olives! We were able to help bring in lots of olives the last week or two of our trip
 More grape clusters
 Jerusalem. Temple Mount from the mount of olives
 "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of them who bring good news." Isaiah 52:7
 Gamla. "The Masada of the north"
 An old catapult at Gamla
 Vineyard in Shiloh
 The Dead Sea
 Flock taking a rest in one of the barns in Itamar
 The flag
 Another grape cluster
'En Gev, overlooking Lake Kinneret, Sea of Galilee