The sunrise seen from an airplane makes planetary living just a little more thrilling. It’s good to rise above daily circumstance and experience life from a different plane.
I was in Toronto for a short 2-week visit. Filled with love and hugs (but never enough), I return to a hot dusty Negev. Afternoon walks provide immediate [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Nir-oz’
August 12, 2009
August 12th – jet lagged but back
May 4, 2009
Windstorm, May 4, 2009
Windstorm!
It wasn’t just in the Negev, but rather all over Israel. Today was a combination ’sharav’ (unusually hot heatwave) and windstorm. In the morning, on the way to school, I shot these photos on Nir-Oz:
The storm got dustier and sandier as the temperature rose.
While my Grade 12 students were getting cozy with their English pre-Matriculation [...]
April 11, 2009
Passover, Pesach
It’s a rather peaceful time, right now. The banner is courtesy of Neomit Dekel-Chen, who put her skills to decorating the entranceway to Nir-Oz’s Dining Room.
The storks appear to be gathering forces and heading northwards towards Europe. And the living is easy now that school’s out for another week.
Hag Sameach. Let me know how you’re [...]
April 8, 2009
April 8th, Passover evening, last storks lingering to dine on ploughed fields
Some storks have lingered behind the main flock. I wonder how long they’ll be around.
It’s a relatively quiet day, just before the full moon heads up. It’s five p.m.
Have been on Passover vacation, which means I’m free to do my online Literature course, work on my Haiku powerpoint presentation, read my new t’ai chi book [...]
January 10, 2009
January 10th, Nir-Oz, update
It’s early morning. I don’t feel like writing. Why not? Cause it’s the same scenario. Why repeat myself? But, I will.
Last evening at 5:00 p.m., we had one Tzeva Adom alert. The boom landed, we exhaled again. Our evening passed, the noises outside continued. There are louder booms, now, new noises and they require analysis [...]
January 9, 2009
January 9, 2009, Kibbutz Nir-Oz
Yesterday, I attended an all-day conference on working with victims of trauma from war and terror.
The use of art therapy, creative writing and simply first-aid remediation are all part of the tools of therapists working with trauma victims. I’ll provide links later on as I digest what I learned yesterday
News Reports
In this first update, I’d [...]
January 6, 2009
Nir-Oz, January 6th, Operation Cast Lead
Noisy, noisy night
The Air Force was busy last night, and all this morning. The sound of constant thuds and booms. We’ve had one Tzeva Adom this morning, a few booms about a minute later, and I’m not sure what else I’ve been hearing on this side of the Strip.
Our kids are returning this evening from their [...]
January 2, 2009
January 2nd, 2009 – quiet night, quietish morning
I’ve been doing youtube therapy.
Old Man, live by Neil Young
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq0tAoO3-xQ
End of the Line, Travelling Wilburys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp6KT0nwfo4
Why am I listening to music instead of sewing a sweatshirt that needs me, or painting details on my puppet’s face, or sweeping up the debris of life? Why?
Because music takes a crazy [...]
December 29, 2008
December 29th, Update from Kibbutz Nir-Oz
What’s new?
Again a quiet night. On the way to Be’er Sheva this morning, I heard from people from Kibbutz Nirim about the direct hit they suffered yesterday. At home, talking, friends stepped outside for a minute and boom, the qassam landed where they’d been a moment before.
People in Be’er Sheva were advised that the Public Shelters [...]
December 28, 2008
December 28th Update
December 28th Update. It was a quiet night on Kibbutz Nir-Oz last night.
Wondering what the day will bring.
