Pink trees and full moon

Full moon over the City

Another beautiful summer day ... 21 degrees, sunny with a cold breeze. Wish I were at Tel Aviv beach to smell the salty sea breeze ... that's exactly what I want to do right now. But I'm afraid to take public transport due to the racism That's getting more aggressive each day ... from both israelis and arabs. Luckily there're also some sane people who post on social media calling for compassion and not bigotry. Still I try to avoid going out if I can help it.

Today we learn that airport workers and sanitary workers have contracted the virus from carrier travelers. Victims now number over 70. Still majority of the people are taking it easy. Anyone walking in the streets today can see that. Kids and parents and youths all in Purim costumes  having fun in the streets. It does get scary when you realize there might be virus carriers among them. And there's a heavy presence of police in and around the City. Even the mounted police are at Tsahal Square where huge crowds wait to cross the Jaffa Street and walk down to the Wailing Wall.

Pink trees in bloom

News breaking now. Israeli soldiers shot an arab youth in the face. Not sure of the details but that's as much as I know right now.

Out in the open, the pink trees are blooming. They're so unique and stand out from the surroundings. And the tulips  and daffodils are also in bloom. It does add to the joy of the Purim feast ... and detract weary thoughts about coronavirus. The sun is shining bright ... the wind is blowing rather strongly .... I guess it's safe for locals to go and enjoy the feast. And there's a lovely full moon shining over our heads every night. It's remarkably bright and shines right through my window.

I'm terribly exhausted as I'm sleeping 3 hours a day again. Being on voluntary semi-quarantine (not hat I will affect anyone but rather I don't want to be infected by others), there's nothing much to do except work on the computer, proof-reading the thousands of article entries from hundreds of magazines that have been digitalized.