Arbor Day

A lone anemone

Yellow and purple flowers

Wild cyclamen

Tu B'Shvat or Arbor Day is celebrated today. The almond trees are in full bloom and the fields are carpetted with brilliant wild flowers. Spring is on ... and the earth is not holding back. The splash of colours is amazing. My friend Ami went out to the fields with his friends on a picnic the whole day just to enjoy the wild flowers. Great way to spend a day.  Tel Aviv feted its ancient trees in a new book.  http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/tel-aviv-fetes-its-221-000-trees-on-tu-bishvat-1.411605  I wonder if they'd thought about how many trees were required to be felled and processed to produce the paper to print this book about trees worth saving. The irony of it all.

A field of wild anemones

The weather is wonderfully warm - 15 degrees or so. The air is crispy and the perfume of wild flowers is very hynoptic.

Work goes on as usual. The daily routine. A general strike was effective this morning - affecting many public institutions including the airport.  http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israel-s-national-labor-court-to-decide-fate-of-general-strike-1.411751  Hope it won't last through the week. Luckily the flowers don't go on strike.