Summer heat

Golden cross shining on tower

The weather continues to be very hot ... but the ethiopic protests have turned off the heat by calling off future demonstrations. The violence we saw the past 2 days was unprecedented and no one wants it repeated.

The rising heat has attracted swarms of jellyfish into the coastline, choking power plants in the southern city of Ashkalon. If this continues, there'll be power shortages in several parts of the country soon. Swimming int he beaches this summer could be dangerous as these jellyfish sting.    https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Jellyfish-attack-Rutenberg-power-station-594612?fbclid=IwAR121__HJw_WhfiQK0mCQpcH_kjDwOVOrBgSEF67Sc4Sum_vQWYRXttmZNg

3 types of apples

One thing great about summer heat is the sunsets it creates. On summer evenings like this week, the sun hits directly on the golden cross on top of the enormous Russian Orthodox  monastery at the Mt. of Olives. It glitters and attracts the attention of everyone living in the Old City. The other great thing about summer is the fruit ... we're having an abundance of mulberries, plums, apples and early grapes. Yesterday for lunch we had 3 types of apples. Today I bought a kg of grapes from an old bedouin. They were full, juicy and sweet. So summer isn't all that bad.