Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Neot Kedumin (February 14th, 2011)

Neot means "a beautiful place," or "moving forward." Neot Kedumin is a wilderness preserve at the center of Israel that encompasses 600 acres. We spent the day there learning about the symbolism of plants in the Old Testament, herding sheep and goats (also symbolic in the Old Testament), and just enjoying the beautiful wilderness.



Wild poppies. (Illegal to pick!)
Blossoms of a wild almond tree.

A recontruction of an ancient water irrigation system.


Loved this little guy.







We made pita bread from scratch and baked it over the fire. We put olive oil and hyssop (that we ground up with a mortar and pestle) on it or wild honey. So delicious. I am a big fan of pita!

A cute chameleon Jared found.

It was a beautiful sunny day. :)

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