Where am I?
Ah yes, the philosophical conundrum that has been plaguing the wisest of men and women since the dawn of time.
[Screeching tires sound]
Whoa, wrong blog -- this is the blog about my life in the Golan Heights, which makes me ask: if it's May 10th, what in the name of lightning is going on outside? If you cannot see/hear it, it is raining out now in the Golan!
Rain!!?
Yes. Rain. This is so odd, because in Israel it NEVER rains after the winter ends. So while this heat-breaking rain is highly reminiscent of a New York summer afternoon thunderstorm, it is totally unheard of.
In my 10+ years of being in Israel, I have never seen anything quite like this. Once May rolls around, Israel does not see rain for a good 4-5 months. I remember once when I visited New York in the summer and it rained -- to me it was like someone seeing snow for the first time. It just felt so odd.
Back to today. Chave told me that when she was walking home with the kids this afternoon it started to rain. This left Natan with one simple question: "Who turned it on?"
Now, I am sure the Kabbalists are working out their theories if this is a good or bad omen, but I will speak with some farmers over the next few days to ascertain the impact that this rain is having on the ground that (at this month of the calendar) should be totally dry.
Till then, make sure you have an umbrella!
2 comments:
when our chuppa was suddenly rained out in atlanta, we couldn't help but think to ourselves, this would never happen in june in jerusalem. about 12 months later, i remember an absolute downpour in jerusalem and i was making coversationg with a cabbie telling him about my chuppa. he didn't seem to be so impressed.
hubscubs: June? Really? But hey if you remember it. Funny the cabbie wasn't impressed -- I wonder why?!
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