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https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/07/robin-in-spring.html Around The Island: A Robin in Spring . Click to visit Around the Island Photography . No, you're not wrong, there are no red red robins bob bob bobbing along here in Israel. (... around the islandrobinspring https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/01/cough-cough-sneeze-cough-sneeze-cough.html?showComment=1263420163648 Around The Island: Cough cough sneeze cough sneeze cough cough cough (Sorry, I was just hacking my guts up over here.) I cannot believe this. Not only was my son home sick Monday AND Tuesday. Not only was my d... around the islandcoughsneeze https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2011/02/sculling-redux.html?showComment=1297974597871 Around The Island: Sculling, redux An old favorite, revisited (and reprocessed)... Click here to purchase this photograph Visit Skywatch Friday for more skies from around... around the islandscullingredux https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/04/hey-this-doesnt-suck.html?showComment=1207690260000 Around The Island: Hey, this doesn't suck Straight out of the camera. So far the preset settings (kids, sports, portraits, etc.) are more successful than my own playing around with a... around the islandheysuck https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2011/06/summer-stock-sunday-1st-grade.html Around The Island: Summer Stock Sunday - 1st Grade Graduation . . No worries for those who've asked, we're not still sick - just buried under an avalanche of end of the year activities, extended work d... around the islandsummer stocksundaygradegraduation https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/12/ Around The Island: December 2010 around the islanddecember https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/12/i-promise.html?showComment=1196781780000 Around The Island: I Promise... ... too many things to too many different people. Sure, I can handle that project. Sure, I could use the extra hours. By tomorrow morning? S... around the islandpromise https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2011/10/messenger.html Around The Island: Messenger . Closeup of a section of Stepan Pala's Messenger , on display at Tel Aviv's Litvak Gallery . And on the subject of messengers, le... around the islandmessenger https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/11/blog-fodder-or-need-thereof.html?showComment=1226334060000 Around The Island: Blog fodder, or need thereof Since I've committed to posting every day this month I figure it's in both of our interests for you, the readers, to chip in with suggestion... around the islandblog fodderneed https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/07/playing-catch-up.html?showComment=1247951845972 Around The Island: Playing catch-up . Hi! How are you? Great! Me too. I have a confession to make though. I've been a terrible slacker lately and have received a couple of awar... around the islandplaying catch https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/10/its-giveaway-time-again-inspiring-books.html?showComment=1225122240000 Around The Island: It's Giveaway Time Again - Inspiring Books for Parents This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for entering everyone. The winners will be announced in a separate post later today. . It's hard to b... around the islandgiveaway time https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/05/memorial-day-summer-stock-and-last.html?showComment=1275328339519 Around The Island: Memorial Day, Summer Stock, and last chance to vote . How's that for a catch-all title? . First off, happy Memorial Day to all the Americans out there, and be sure to take some time out of you... around the islandmemorial daysummer stock https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/05/they-dont-warn-you-about-leaves.html?showComment=1273776052181 Around The Island: They don't warn you about the leaves . When you see sunflowers for sale in a flower shop they look so pristine - long stalk, strikingly large flower... Very simple and very dram... around the islandwarnleaves https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/10/back-phew.html?showComment=1257060918787 Around The Island: Back. Phew. Due to some kind of technical snafu blogger went down in Europe (including Israel) for over NINE hours today. Nine hours during which my blo... around the islandbackphew https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/12/tt-crazy-january-holidays.html?showComment=1198777440000 Around The Island: TT - Crazy January Holidays With the end of the year rapidly approaching (and given the really crappy week I've had) I thought it was high time to begin looking forward... around the islandttcrazyjanuaryholidays https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2011/12/graffiti-wall-south-tel-aviv.html?showComment=1323702112889 Around The Island: Graffiti Wall - South Tel Aviv Section of a long wall in South Tel Aviv utterly filled with brightly-colored graffiti. Looking at the mailbox and surroundings I have a fe... around the islandgraffiti wallsouthtelaviv https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/04/tt-how-to-identify-witches-and-other.html?showComment=1207782780000 Around The Island: TT - How to identify witches, and other very important lessons It just doesn't get any better than Monty Python, does it? Enjoy. 1. She's A Witch 2. Bring Out Your Dead 3. Three Questions 4. The Black Kn... around the islandhow to identify https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/11/old-man-of-mountain.html?showComment=1196528220000 Around The Island: The Old Man Of The Mountain The Old Man Of The Mountain The wonder of the journey is often in the unexpected, that serendipitous find waiting around the next bend that ... around the islandold manmountain https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/06/star-light-star-bright.html?showComment=1244638916725 Around The Island: Star light, star bright Sorry folks, I forgot to change the link (again, I have a real mental block against this apparently). This week's WW can be found here . . ... around the islandstar lightbright https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/10/wanderbird-at-sea.html?showComment=1254639066379 Around The Island: The Wanderbird at Sea Hurray, it's fixed (my broken blog that is) ! . Click to enlarge . I can't really place what I love so much about this image, but I think m... around the islandsea https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/01/artist-deep-in-thought.html?showComment=1231723260000 Around The Island: The artist deep in thought . I think today's dark and cloudy weather is getting to me. This started out as a happy sunny full color photo (from the same picnic series ... around the islanddeep inartistthought https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/09/vampires-take-heed.html?showComment=1254356907791 Around The Island: Vampires take heed Garlic drying outside a Tel Aviv apartment (click to enlarge) . Congratulations to Mary on the fiftieth edition of Sepia Scenes this week... around the islandvampirestakeheed https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/10/wanderbird-at-sea.html?showComment=1254508357372 Around The Island: The Wanderbird at Sea Hurray, it's fixed (my broken blog that is) ! . Click to enlarge . I can't really place what I love so much about this image, but I think m... around the islandsea https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2011/09/something-i-saw-in-dream.html Around The Island: Something I saw in a dream . Click here to purchase this photograph from Around the Island Photography . Visit Ruby Tuesday for more luscious reds... around the islandsomethingsawdream https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/12/response-to-comments-on-my-previous.html?showComment=1198594440000 Around The Island: Response to comments on my previous post I originally posted this in the comments section of the previous post, but it was really too long for that so I'm making it into a new post.... around the islandresponsecommentspreviouspost https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/09/beauty-among-wreckage.html?showComment=1221944220000 Around The Island: Beauty among the wreckage . Despite my small city's fairly urban character it still retains vestiges of its village roots. In the center of the city is a small commer... around the islandbeautyamongwreckage https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/09/headstand-or-perhaps-not.html?showComment=1220458620001 Around The Island: Headstand - or perhaps not Visit Wordless Wednesday to see what other people aren't saying this week. around the islandheadstandperhaps https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/10/nut-of-month-club.html?showComment=1195929300000 Around The Island: The Nut Of The Month Club Scribbit's Write-Away contest for October is about, what else, the things that scare you. As I sat and thought about what to write, the usu... around the islandnutmonthclub https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-nearly-lost-friend-once.html?showComment=1212792900000 Around The Island: I nearly lost a friend once Many years ago I called the home of a very dear friend who lived in the US. His wife answered and told me he wasn't home. I wasn't all that ... around the islandnearlylostfriend https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/06/thursday-thirteen-18-why-im-late.html Around The Island: Thursday Thirteen #18 - Why I'm Late What a day, I'm beat. It's now after 8:30pm here and I'm just getting a chance to sit down at the computer. Why you ask? Because: 1. I went ... around the islandthursday thirteenlate https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/10/not-another-ugly-duckling.html Around The Island: Not another ugly duckling Actually, he's a crowned crane. Click to enlarge for the full effect. . Visit Wordless Wednesday to see what other people aren't saying thi... around the islandanotheruglyduckling https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/01/north-church-portsmouth-new-hampshire.html?showComment=1231451760000 Around The Island: North Church . In a stunning display of ostrichship (yes, I fully accept that there is an awfully slim chance that that is a real word, but roll with me... around the islandnorthchurch https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2011/08/summer-stock-sunday-loon-on-big-lake.html?showComment=1312720508846 Around The Island: Summer Stock Sunday - Loon on the Big Lake . . We're having a wonderful time here in New Hampshire enjoying family, watching cousins pick up right where they left off a year ago, eati... around the islandsummer stocksundayloonbig https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/03/hotel-horror-stories.html?showComment=1205716800000 Around The Island: Hotel Horror Stories Sunday Scribblings is offering a smorgasbord prompt this week - a chance to write to any of the 101(!) prompts used to date. There were loa... around the islandhotel horrorstories https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/07/birthday-cake-for-breakfast.html?showComment=1246968180505 Around The Island: Birthday Cake for Breakfast What? Doesn't everyone eat chocolate-frosted carrot cake for breakfast? No? Well too bad, it's my birthday and my kids can serve me cake for... around the islandbirthday cakebreakfast https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/07/thursday-thurteen-my-20th-their-100th.html?showComment=1183640220000 Around The Island: Thursday Thirteen - My 20th, Their 100th! In honor of the 100th edition of Thursday Thirteen, I'd like to share 13 great bloggers I've "met" through TT (in no particular order). Thei... around the islandthursday thirteen https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/01/kindness-of-strangers.html?showComment=1200746100000 Around The Island: The Kindness of Strangers I'm going to kill two birds with one virtual stone today - I'm going to write something on fellow travelers, this week's Sunday Scribblings ... around the islandkindnessstrangers https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/08/tt23-13-things-robin-needs.html Around The Island: TT#25 - 13 Things Robin Wants My computer was tied up in (still unsuccessful) long-distance remote control tech support most of the evening so I'm copping out and using S... around the islandttthingsrobinwants https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/05/squeeeee.html?showComment=1273938471495 Around The Island: Squeeeee! . One of my photos was accepted as a guest contribution to Fine Art Photoblog and it's just been published today! I am really thrilled to ... around the island https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/09/lesson-too-late-for-learning.html Around The Island: A lesson too late for the learning? Or is it? I don't talk much about politics on this blog. In fact, I don't talk much about politics at all. I used to be a bit more political... around the islandtoo latelessonlearning https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/02/spring.html?showComment=1234364280000 Around The Island: Spring If you're looking for my WW offering for 18 February please look here . I put the wrong link in the first time. Sorry for any confusion. . ... around the islandspring https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/04/thursday-thirteen-13-life-in-israel.html?showComment=1177590060000 Around The Island: Thursday Thirteen #13 - Life in Israel In honor of Israel's 59th Independence Day, I give you 13 reasons I love living in Israel: 1. The beautiful, green north - flowers, mountain... around the islandthursday thirteenlife inisrael https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2011/09/reuse-and-resist-street-art-in-tel-aviv.html?showComment=1317084246514 Around The Island: Reuse and Resist - Street Art in Tel Aviv . Spotted last week near Tel Aviv's Nachalat Binyamin crafts market... If you look carefully, you'll see that that bright red writ... around the islandstreet artreuse https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/03/ Around The Island: March 2010 around the islandmarch https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/04/following-in-footsteps-of-john-baptist.html Around The Island: Following in the footsteps of John the Baptist . After talking about it for half of forever, yesterday my family and I FINALLY had the pleasure of meeting up with the lovely Dina from Jer... around the islandfollowingfootstepsjohnbaptist https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/06/wfmw-scavenger-hunts.html Around The Island: WFMW - Scavenger Hunts Shannon 's looking for ideas to beat the "Mom, I'm boooooooooored" blues this summer. Here's mine: Send your children on a scavenger hunt. ... around the islandwfmwscavengerhunts https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/09/beauty-among-wreckage.html Around The Island: Beauty among the wreckage . Despite my small city's fairly urban character it still retains vestiges of its village roots. In the center of the city is a small commer... around the islandbeautyamongwreckage https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunset-rockland-maine.html Around The Island: Sunset - Rockland, Maine . Click to enlarge (shot is straight out of the camera - still haven't reinstalled Photoshop, not that this one needs it particularly but i... around the islandsunsetrocklandmaine https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/02/fabric-bales.html Around The Island: Fabric Bales . Are they called bales? I can't remember. After 20 years of living a bilingual life my English is not what it once was (so it of course mak... around the islandfabricbales https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/06/star-light-star-bright.html?showComment=1244783953801 Around The Island: Star light, star bright Sorry folks, I forgot to change the link (again, I have a real mental block against this apparently). This week's WW can be found here . . ... around the islandstar lightbright https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/04/road-to-cinque-terre.html?showComment=1207442220000 Around The Island: The Road to Cinque Terre Many years ago my husband and I were traveling through Italy with my parents. After visiting Rome and Tuscany and getting our fill of magnif... around the islandroad tocinqueterre https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/12/moving-into-stealth-mode.html?showComment=1229222820000 Around The Island: Moving into stealth mode My parents arrive in about 2.5 hours. No, the house still isn't entirely clean, yes, I'm rushing around like a crazy person. More importantl... around the islandmoving intostealthmode https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/05/time-thankfully-gone-by.html?showComment=1242596160000 Around The Island: A time thankfully gone by Click to enlarge . This eyesore of a shack around the corner from me burned to the ground last week. . I can't say I'm sorry. . Visit Aileni... around the islandtimethankfullygone https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/04/cloudy-skies-over-irelands-eye.html?showComment=1270733167277 Around The Island: Cloudy Skies over Ireland's Eye . Click to enlarge photos . Just twenty minutes outside of Dublin (via a very undartlike DART - there were times when Jay could have biked ... around the islandcloudy skiesirelandeye https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/10/ Around The Island: October 2009 around the islandoctober https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/01/north-church-portsmouth-new-hampshire.html?showComment=1231447800000 Around The Island: North Church . In a stunning display of ostrichship (yes, I fully accept that there is an awfully slim chance that that is a real word, but roll with me... around the islandnorthchurch https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/07/when-i-grow-up.html Around The Island: When I Grow Up (plus I've done a dangerous thing) . Conversation with Maya last night as I put her to bed: . M: When I grow up I'm going to be a Princess, and Itai is going to be my Prince. ... when i grow uparound the island https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/01/old-and-in-way.html Around The Island: Old and in the Way . Click to enlarge . The theme for this week's Thematic Photographic is aged. I like this one. My eye has always been drawn to the old and ... around the islandoldway https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/11/nablopomo-scandals-and-houses-on-fire.html?showComment=1225586280000 Around The Island: NaBloPoMo, Scandals, and Houses on Fire . Every year I think about doing NaBloPoMo , and every year I've had houseguests, work deadlines, or some other kind of domestic issue that ... around the islandnablopomoscandalshousesfire https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/08/fun-part-of-traveling.html?showComment=1251751873507 Around The Island: A fun part of traveling is getting to meet your friends in the computer face to face (or meet them again in this case). This time it was Maribeth. She lives just a ... around the islandpart offuntraveling https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/04/part-time-pitfalls_03.html Around The Island: Part-time pitfalls Working part-time from home is fantastic for me, and an option that I know I am extremely lucky to have, about 95% of the time. Today howeve... around the islandpart timepitfalls https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/07/beaded-necklace.html Around The Island: Beaded Necklace . Click to visit Around the Island Photography . A red bauble for Ruby Tuesday . Remember this necklace, you'll hear more about it later...... around the islandbeadednecklace https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/08/quiet-is-dangerous.html?showComment=1188092400000 Around The Island: Quiet is Dangerous 4:30 on a weekday afternoon. The kids are home. They've had a snack and gone off to play. After a long day slaving away at my computer I ste... around the islandquietdangerous https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/11/cloud-nine.html?showComment=1258047383088 Around The Island: Cloud Nine * . Straight out of the camera, taken out the window of my dad's plane last summer. Don't they look like fluffy cotton? . Click to enlarge . *... around the islandcloudnine https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2011/09/of-times-gone-by.html?showComment=1316602125688 Around The Island: Of times gone by Wrought Iron Bannister, Neve Zedek, Tel Aviv Click here to purchase this photograph from Around the Island Photography . around the islandtimesgone https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/09/red-with-message.html Around The Island: Red with a message . I snapped this photo of a t-shirt on display at a music festival I attended last month, figuring that the right moment to share it would ... around the islandredmessage https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/05/jerusalem-old-city-rooftops.html Around The Island: Jerusalem - Old City Rooftops Click to enlarge . This was taken yesterday from a rooftop cafe in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. Amidst all of the history ... around the islandjerusalem old cityrooftops https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2011/03/chihulys-persian-window.html?showComment=1300387878704 Around The Island: Chihuly's Persian Window . Another stunning installation from the Chihuly exhibit ( here's the first one I shared , in case you missed it) , this time of his Pe... around the islandchihulypersianwindow https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/10/happy-birthday-miss-mouse.html?showComment=1255399271154 Around The Island: Happy Birthday Miss Mouse . Six years ago tomorrow (Tuesday) our Miss Maya Mouse made one hell of a dramatic entrance, right there in the back seat of my car in the... around the islandhappy birthdaymissmouse https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/02/can-mother-really-be-this-clueless.html Around The Island: Can a mother really be this clueless? There is a child in my son's first grade class who is a serious problem. The kind of child any teacher would dread having in their class. Ha... around the islandmotherreallyclueless https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/10/wait-is-it-good-battery-positive-then.html?showComment=1255878239500 Around The Island: Wait, is it good battery positive, then bad battery positive, then which one... As you may have guessed from that cryptic-sounding title, my recent adventures have included jump-starting, or rather attempting to jump-sta... around the island https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/11/giant-puddle-of-mommy-mush.html Around The Island: A Giant Puddle of Mommy Mush (We interrupt this call for blog fodder because this is simply too good not to share.) I think someone had better get a mop, because I just ... around the islandgiantpuddlemommymush https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/10/stranger-in-mirror.html?showComment=1193168940000 Around The Island: The Stranger in the Mirror Sorry, I know some of you were hoping for a continuation of last week's message in a bottle story , but I'm buried under huge yawning piles ... around the islandstrangermirror https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/05/spring-posterized.html?showComment=1241556420000 Around The Island: Spring, posterized Because it's nicer than the actual view of my roof after yesterday's excitement . (Click to enlarge) around the islandspring https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/11/this-ones-going-on-wall.html Around The Island: This one's going on the wall Click to enlarge (really, do, this one's worth it) . Visit Wordless Wednesday to see what other people aren't saying this week. . around the islandthis onegoingwall https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/11/nablopomo-scandals-and-houses-on-fire.html?showComment=1225601160000 Around The Island: NaBloPoMo, Scandals, and Houses on Fire . Every year I think about doing NaBloPoMo , and every year I've had houseguests, work deadlines, or some other kind of domestic issue that ... around the islandnablopomoscandalshousesfire https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/02/maarat-hanetifim-israels-stalactite.html Around The Island: Maarat HaNetifim - Israel's Stalactite Cave . . After Maya came home from school last week talking about Maarat HaNetifim , Israel's Stalactite Cave, also called Sorek Cave, and askin... around the islandisraelstalactitecave https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/06/if-batman-were-combination-lock.html Around The Island: If Batman were a padlock... . Click to enlarge . Visit Wordless Wednesday to see what other people aren't saying this week. . ----------------------------------------... around the islandbatmanpadlock https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/02/maarat-hanetifim-israels-stalactite.html?showComment=1266708314960 Around The Island: Maarat HaNetifim - Israel's Stalactite Cave . . After Maya came home from school last week talking about Maarat HaNetifim , Israel's Stalactite Cave, also called Sorek Cave, and askin... around the islandisraelstalactitecave https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-thanksgiving.html?showComment=1259090485920 Around The Island: Happy Thanksgiving . . Not quite wordless today... around the islandhappythanksgiving https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/02/tt-13-spices-on-my-shelf.html?showComment=1202429580000 Around The Island: TT - 13 Spices on my Shelf I buy most of my spices fresh by weight from any one of several local stores. The only thing is they all use short round little containers t... around the islandttspicesshelf https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/03/it-just-doesnt-get-much-better-than.html?showComment=1238337120000 Around The Island: It just doesn't get much better than this . . We're back from our weekend down in Ein Gedi , where we celebrated music and life in general on a beautiful deck overlooking the shockin... around the island https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/12/somehow-sylvester-just-doesnt-cut-it.html?showComment=1199110200000 Around The Island: Somehow Sylvester just doesn't cut it Sylvester. That's what they call New Year's Eve here in Israel. I haven't the faintest idea why, and I'm not sure anyone else does either. I... around the islandsomehowsylvestercut https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/02/tt-13-spices-on-my-shelf.html?showComment=1202403900000 Around The Island: TT - 13 Spices on my Shelf I buy most of my spices fresh by weight from any one of several local stores. The only thing is they all use short round little containers t... around the islandttspicesshelf https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/10/vintage-ice-skate-dutch-style.html?showComment=1286384286103 Around The Island: Vintage Ice Skate, Dutch Style Spotted at the Zuiderzee Museum last week. Visit Wordless Wednesday to see what else people aren't saying this week. ------------------... around the islandice skatevintagedutchstyle https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2011/12/sunday-snippets-holiday-card-outtakes.html?showComment=1323013083486 Around The Island: Sunday Snippets - Holiday Card Outtakes Lest you think that having a bit of skill with a camera makes it easy, these are just three of my MANY, MANY attempts at a decent photo for... around the islandsunday snippetsholiday cardouttakes https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/06/summer-stock-sunday-its-not-all-fun-and.html?showComment=1245640262898 Around The Island: Summer Stock Sunday #4 - It's not all fun and games . Maya coming, Itai going Click to enlarge all photos . ... at the swimming pool that is. . Both of my kids are taking swimming lessons th... around the island https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/05/spring-posterized.html?showComment=1241549340000 Around The Island: Spring, posterized Because it's nicer than the actual view of my roof after yesterday's excitement . (Click to enlarge) around the islandspring https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2011/12/today-im-dreaming-in-pink.html Around The Island: Today I'm Dreaming in Pink . Sweetly romantic fine art photograph of this same delightful pink and white gerbera daisy. Click here to purchase this print... around the islandtodaydreamingpink https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2011/08/summer-stock-sunday-loon-on-big-lake.html?showComment=1312728262316 Around The Island: Summer Stock Sunday - Loon on the Big Lake . . We're having a wonderful time here in New Hampshire enjoying family, watching cousins pick up right where they left off a year ago, eati... around the islandsummer stocksundayloonbig https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-thanksgiving.html Around The Island: Happy Thanksgiving . . A virtual lift of the glass from me to you. . Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating. . around the islandhappythanksgiving https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/11/dona-nobis-pacem.html?showComment=1257430386857 Around The Island: Dona Nobis Pacem Click to enlarge . Now, more than ever. Because if anything, we're even further away than we were last year . . Dona Nobis Pacem . Grant us... around the islanddona nobispacem https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/05/they-dont-warn-you-about-leaves.html?showComment=1273855886048 Around The Island: They don't warn you about the leaves . When you see sunflowers for sale in a flower shop they look so pristine - long stalk, strikingly large flower... Very simple and very dram... around the islandwarnleaves https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2007/02/thursday-thirteen-4th-and-final.html?showComment=1172119860000 Around The Island: Thursday Thirteen - 4th and Final It looks like the TT is coming to an end, just as I'd found it, too. It's a shame, I was really enjoying it. Here's my final installment. Th... around the islandthursday thirteenfinal https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2008/10/random-cuteness.html Around The Island: Random Cuteness . The words seem to be stuck today. It might have something to do with staying up until 2am watching 3 straight episodes of Grey's Anatomy (... around the islandrandomcuteness https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2012/11/scavenger-hunt-in-jerusalems-nachlaot.html?showComment=1352336650712 Around The Island: Scavenger Hunt in Jerusalem's Nachlaot Neighborhood What fun! This past Friday I had the opportunity to join another of Jerusalem Scavenger Hunts ' wonderful events - this time for a scav... around the islandscavenger huntjerusalemnachlaotneighborhood https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/02/murano-glass-vase-circa-1960s.html?showComment=1234907040000 Around The Island: Murano Glass Vase, circa 1960's (the vase, not the shot) . . Click to enlarge . Visit Wordless Wednesday to see what other people aren't saying this week. . around the islandmurano glass https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/10/wait-is-it-good-battery-positive-then.html?showComment=1255860743447 Around The Island: Wait, is it good battery positive, then bad battery positive, then which one... As you may have guessed from that cryptic-sounding title, my recent adventures have included jump-starting, or rather attempting to jump-sta... around the island https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2010/12/ancient-mosaic-tabgha.html?showComment=1292923941036 Around The Island: Ancient Mosaic - Tabgha Detail of the mosaic floor of a Byzantine-era church at Tabgha, site of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and the fishes. Ama... around the islandancientmosaictabgha https://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/2012/05/back-i-think-for-now-anyway.html Around The Island: Back, I think. For now anyway. There is nothing in this world that makes me turn into a screaming raving lunatic like trying to deal with our beyond awful cable (and phone... around the islandfor nowbackthinkanyway