Dearest readers,

Jerusalem daily photo is going to be taking a holiday for the next 2 weeks. I am getting married on the 24th!

Hope to see you all soon.

D

Ladies and Gentlemen, meet the pomegranate!

Now, when I set writing to you this morning about the Hebrew term for pomegranate - RIMON, I thought that I would tell you the interesting fact that in Hebrew the term for the fruit and the term for a handgrenade are the same. After giving it a little thought, and taking into account the fact that Jerusalem has been the site of countless battles and wars throughout her troubled history, I decided to not to reveal this unfortunate fact.

However, when I started reading a little about the etymology of the word, i discovered that in French, a promegranate is known as la grenade, and it was from this source that the weapon derived its name.

Fancy that!

Eurasian Jay

With summer steaming a head, and after a heat wave like none other, this Eurasian Jay was spotted in the evening sun.

Apple Blossom

Shalom,

The apple blossoms are starting to decorate the countryside and I thought that you would like to see one up close. Its weird to think that apples are known more for their fruit than for their flowers, but aren't these guys a snazzy pair?

Ants Matching

Ben Yehuda Street Mall

Eliezer Ben Yehuda, after whom this street was named, was the first individual to compose a dictionary for the Hebrew language. It wouldn't be fair to give him all the credit, because he would not have been able to complete this task without the dedicated assistance of his trusty wife and companion - who actually helped him collate the document.

Hours before the Sabbath arrives in Jerusalem, Ben Yehuda street is a bustling hive of tourists, locals and sooth-sayers. These young yeshiva boys are trying to eek out a living by juggling.

Can't be easy - juggling careers.

This is a photo of a secret garden that my fiance'e and I discovered a couple of weeks ago in the neighborhood. Tomorrow I plan to venture into a few of the other charismatic areas in the city...we'll see how it goes.