3rd day CNY

Storm clouds over the Mt. of Olives

It rained all night again and drizzled all day. It's wonderful of course ... we need the rain. But I'm not ready for the wet slippery streets. Walking outdoors is a health hazard. I'm scared of falling and breaking a bone ... at my age I don't heal easily. Anyway it's the final swipe of winter before Spring totally takes over. Problem is Spring here lasts only a week or two. I see from the weekly weather forecast that tomorrow Friday will be sunny but the next 4 days will be wet and rainy.

Old City in the rain

These 2 days of rain has caused the southern desert to be flooded. There 's a video that's going viral showing how the desert is overrun by sudden flash floods and rivers. Such a lovely sight that the parched tortured desert is now quenching its thirst after a 15 year drought. Wild flowers will suddenly push out from the ground in a few days ... those rare sweetly scented flowers that spring up and bloom for only a few hours, perhaps a day ... and then it dies. A very fleeting existence. And many desert insects will also breed, lay eggs, grow into larvae and then adulthood before dying ... all within a few days while the rains last.    https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5459558,00.html?fbclid=IwAR2UNQLegMDAFVlko05HDIJI6ao8LZ6KZ5MkyYBBSgvM-4d9N0lf9pAUVoo

The giant supermarket chain Supersol is in big trouble because one of it's outsourced delivery vans was caught on camera transporting a dead body from hospital. Imagine having your groceries kept with a cadaver .... and the van has NO air-conditioning. It's definitely not kosher and Supersol will be hit bad not just by the ultra-orthodox jews but by any decent person who cares for hygiene. People will and are avoiding the chain. Better safe than sorry.  https://www.timesofisrael.com/supermarket-delivery-van-caught-transporting-dead-body/?fbclid=IwAR1pZ2Ij1nd_GwDflaGKJp9QyE46QiBVRjOVUBNgTuWU7aZqz6ornf28Alw