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I've been terribly busy lately, so I didn't have much time for photography and Flickr.

However, I do miss it here, so I just jumped in to say hi and looked in my archived to find this photo of the Gorny convent in Ein Karem, Jerusalem.

www.israeltraveler.org/en/site/gorni

I chose this shot of two Meadow-saffrons to end my series of the trip from Jerusalem to the Halilim stream. It was a great day trip, full of nature and special in this season as in any other season. Will come back there at winter-spring for its awesome blooms and colors.
au revoir!

Colchicum stevenii
Steven's Meadow-saffron
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Walking near a fresh puddle, I noticed some strange purple spots floating in it.
As I approached, I saw that they are actually batches of purple little grains of... what is it?
So I took some pictures, downloaded to my computer and found out that the little purple grains were actually tiny larvae, guarded by their mother, the little Collembola (standing a bit right to the center).

By the way, the air bubbles are probably oxygen, generated by the photosynthetic bacteria living in this puddle.

Take a look at the second photo, of another batch of larvae, when a hungry black beetle (which is also very small) is feeding from them like a wolf in a pack of sheeps. The mother (upper section of the photo), in this case, has nothing else to do but to wait until the beetle is gone.

Explored 14.12.11, #139!
Thank you very much everybody for your kind comments, faves and interest!

Itsi bitsi spider crawled down the Sea Sqill's leaf. He thought he's gonna hide from me, but I proved him wrong!

Explored 12.12.11, #250.
Thank you all very much for your comments and faves!!

Urginea maritima
Sea Sqill
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One of my favorite flowers in the field, this beautiful, big flower emerges straight out of the ground after the first rain. The leaves follow after a short delay.
I'm always full of anticipation for them, they symbol the first "true" rain of the season and fill the ground with beautiful violet colors.

Colchicum stevenii
Steven's Meadow-saffron
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