corner view - orange

orange, you said? not yet. but soon we will have oranges. traditionally orange season around here starts with the first rain, and that should be on it's way. at least that what they are telling us on the news. so far it's blue sky and 30+ degrees celcius. the rain might not make these instantly orange, but at least it will wash of some of that dust :)

but when they do turn orange, we'll be having freshly squeezed orange juice.

this week's orange corner view is hosted by the lovely otli.

have a beautiful day.

sometimes

there's just nothing better to do. after a long day of playing and swimming at the beach, a tv dinner is just in place. especially if you can have your favorites, chicken schnitzel, fries and tomatoes. obviously it also requires parents that are equally exhausted and in just the right mood to allow this.

they are watching pippi longstocking. pippi means pee, or wee wee in hebrew, thus here she's called bilbil. our dvd is from denmark, though, the old swedish television series with the same danish voice-over i listened to when i watched it as a kid.

that girl just never gets old.

little green guy

i don't think i ever showed you this chameleon we had over for a visit on yom kippur. they pop by in the garden once in a while, but this was quite magnificent. they used to be very common in the middle east, but today there are less as they - unfortunately for them - move very slow. this of course make them easy to catch and so, children and others catch them for fun, keeping them as pets.

they really are slow, which is why we had the opportunity to take this guy from the pomegranate tree where he was hanging for a close up examination.he was quite stunning.

and so, after a few minutes we said our good buys and out ways parted.

ps: thanks a lot for all the nice words the other day. i am considering to get a mustache for real now

corner view - mustache

in 2nd grade i told my best friend that my future husband were to be a dark-haired banker with a mustache...seriously. today i'm not so sure i'd like it on my man. never tried, but have a feeling it would interfere with the kissing.

for those of you who cannot get enough of them mustachios, go visit yummy mummy cate.

loving right now

:: september sunsets in the garden :: homemade chocolate chip cookies and snacks in the succah :: a cute face under self-cut very short bangs ::

(he must have gotten that from me. i constantly snipped my pigtails and cut my bangs. or let my friends do it. my mom was devastated every time, but i just couldn't help it).

also really loving right now that i have tickets for joanna newsom this thursday evening in tel aviv. yeah!

the great escape

yeah, i know. all my photos are from the beach these days. because that's where all the fun is. still crazy hot and humid.... if we could at least have some chilly evenings, but no, not yet. so thus far we're escaping to the beach when possible. the other night it rained. i was so happy when i woke and heard the sound, thought to myself that the heat would break, the air would freshen. i was wrong. the next morning the hot humidity was something else, it was like walking around a sauna. phew.

ps: no fish got hurt, even if he did hold it quite tight there for a moment.

before and after sunset

a perfect afternoon and evening. summer sunset, beautiful sea, kids running, playing, flying (or doing buzz lightyear poses). then fresh fish, salads and homemade wine, in the sand and in the company of good people.

after having (literally) forced the kids to the car, they fell asleep on the way home. we wanted to watch a good movie, but passed out 5 minutes into it. guess sun and sea (and wine) have an effect on big people too

yesterday was really cool. wishing you a wonderful weekend :)