issue 2 april 18, 2004 svivon a wandering magazine of nature & environment in israel

Issue 2April 18, 2004

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SVIVONSVIVON A Wandering Magazine of Nature & Environment in Israel

A Wandering Magazine of Nature & Environment in Israel

Here we are, celebrating the second issue of Svivon. To be honest, we were surprised by the success! We were blessed with an overflowing Inbox, rich in feedback and new material you have been quick to send us. And so, we have managed to prepare another issue of Svivon earlier than previously planned.

Dear Readers/Viewers/Surfers !

Front page: Bicycle track along the Yarkon River in Ramat-Gan. Photo: “Svivon” team.

From the editorial deskFrom the editorial deskSvivonSvivonSpring has arrived earlier than expected this year, and we had very little time to enjoy the peak of Nature’s blossom, which covered the country with yellow carpets of Charlocks, Crown daisies and Thorny burnets. In this issue we’ll bask in some of that yellow, take a walk around a Haifa neighborhood, dive in the Red Sea, visit Tsvika’s kitchen in Kiryat Bialik and more…

Yours, The Svivon Team

Svivon – Issue #2 – April 18, 2004

When we first created Svivon, one of our goals was to show that everybody can “catch” beautiful and intersting sights, everywhere around us. You just need to remember to look, and there’s no need to go to great lengths from home, to do so.

Geyzi Shavit from Haifa answered the call and sent us a few of his photos. Here’s what he writes:


““Postcards From My NeighborhoodPostcards From My Neighborhood””

“I am a 70 year old senior

citizen, and I like to roam

the streets of my

neighborhood on the

Carmel ridge from time to

time.

Sometimes I go in the

morning, sometimes in the

afternoon.

While wandering, my

camera catches the sights:

Distant views, wild flowers

blooming by the road or at

the edge of a field or the

woods, sometimes flowers

in a beautifully kept garden

or in a flower pot on a

window sill.


“Wadi“

“…The wild and civilized, side by side in harmony, these are my neighborhood sights, and this is my story.”


“Escaping from Krilov’s tales”


Foxtale grass


“Masks”


“Orchid Pornography”


“Sunset in Hanukkah”

Geyzi ShavitHarav Asaf 2/1 [email protected]


It’s Passover eve.

Everyone at Tsvika’s home are busy, getting ready for the Seder.

Suddenly…

Tsvika spots a young couple mating passionately on the porch door!

He doesn’t hesitate, and reaches for his camera right away.

“Love’s Blossom In Spring”“Love’s Blossom In Spring”Photos and Captions: Tsvika Koren of Kiryat Bialik


A couple of mosquitoes making love

…And at the height of drama…


Tsvika Koren [email protected]

She is abandoned, Oh, mamma!


Land of Land of Milk and Milk and HoneyHoney

…… and an occasional fighter and an occasional fighterchopperchopper……and an occasional fighter and an occasional fighter chopperchopperOne lazy Friday noonAt the beginning of April,Lior Kamron was hikingin one of the creeks up in the north, when suddenly… Two very large birds appeared, out of the blue, to perform some maneuvers!


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The choppers displayed their abilitiesTo the bewildered hikers below. Lior claims that “there is some beauty to it…of a quaint kind”…

Hiked and photographed: Hiked and photographed: Lior KamronLior Kamron


Different types of sponges Different types of sponges

Jellyfish polyps(A Jellyfish at its early stages)Jellyfish polyps(A Jellyfish at its early stages)

Soft Coral Buds Soft Coral Buds

WaterographWaterographyy

This time, Ilan goes diving off the coast of Eilat, where a sunken missile boat lies. In the water, he meets the Eyelash Spider Crab (Schizophorys Aspera) . This crab, which can be up to 10 cm (4 Inches) in size, disguises itself as a… coral reef (!) for protection from potential harm.

To do this, it collects bits of corals and attaches them to its body…

Ilan Ben Tov’s underwater Photography corner


www.pbase.com/ilanbt

At nights, the crab

dares to go out from

hiding in search of

food, relying on his

clever camouflage to

stay safe.

Ilan’s Gallery:

So next time you go

diving in the Red Sea

and you see that the

reef is moving… it may

well be a natural

phenomenon rather an

after effect of

something you drank!


About three years ago, an army of bulldozers conquered south west Petach-Tikva, and eliminated what was left of the once abundant orange groves, to prepare the grounds for a new neighborhood.

The Lupins, old residents of the area, put up a fight. Each March they pop up and cover all the empty fields between the roads with their awesome bloom, and even peep from between the new sidewalk tiles.

Revenge of the wild flowers Revenge of the wild flowers Writing and Photos: Guy ShacharWriting and Photos: Guy Shachar


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A month has passed. By April the Lupins already carry the seed bags on their backs, to later disperse them on the ground, to make sure we will enjoy their colorful carpets again next year, covering every exposed piece of land.

A month has passed. By April the Lupins already carry the seed bags on their backs, to later disperse them on the ground, to make sure we will enjoy their colorful carpets again next year, covering every exposed piece of land.


Meanwhile….on

the other side of

town, the

municipality has

paved a new

road.

This didn’t really

impress the

Crown daisies. It

seems like they

will not let the

intrusive

pavement

“decrown” them

without a fight…


But they’re not safe there

forever. These days, the

municipality is planning

to replace them with

perfectly designed and

‘gardened’ traffic islands.

So here’s a thought:

Why not leave the wild

flowers to naturally

decorate the streets

themselves? It can even

save a buck…


Last taste of the wild blooming before work… before it is all replaced by a screen and a keyboard.

Last taste of the wild blooming before work… before it is all replaced by a screen and a keyboard.

…And while you see the “Gilat house”, here’s a last minute update for those of you who read the item on the kestrels in our first issue: On one of the windowsills on Gilat’s 2nd floor, another couple of kestrels found a home! These intelligent creatures located the only flower box in the building! The folks at the office are already fantasizing about a webcam. (The reality TV channel is showing interest…)

Meanwhile, my kestrels are feeding their three sweet chicks, and Motti Charter, the kestrel researcher, is now the proud father of a newly born human “chick”! Mazal Tov and good luck to everyone in nurturing their nest!

…And while you see the “Gilat house”, here’s a last minute update for those of you who read the item on the kestrels in our first issue: On one of the windowsills on Gilat’s 2nd floor, another couple of kestrels found a home! These intelligent creatures located the only flower box in the building! The folks at the office are already fantasizing about a webcam. (The reality TV channel is showing interest…)

Meanwhile, my kestrels are feeding their three sweet chicks, and Motti Charter, the kestrel researcher, is now the proud father of a newly born human “chick”! Mazal Tov and good luck to everyone in nurturing their nest!


So you went out to be embraced by Mother Nature and were left wondering what those marks are and who’s responsible for them?

They are called “Trail Marks”. You’ll find them in the more interesting areas out there, and their purpose is to guide us, the hikers, along the trail.In our tiny Israel there are thousands of miles(!) of marked trails, some designated for hiking, some for cycling and some - for 4x4 vehicles.

The trails are marked so they’ll pass through the most interesting sites and prevent passage through sensitive areas.

Who’s painting nature ?


The marks appear in the shape

of a white rectangle around a

colorful stripe. The rectangle,

which acts as a signpost for

hikers, is an internationally

agreed marking that you can

find in many countries.

Unlike in the skiing world, the

color of the stripe has no

significance in terms of trail

difficulty! Different trails are

assigned different colors only in

order to tell them apart in areas

that have many trails (As seen

in this picture - taken in the

Carmel Park).


On the next issue:Svivon reveals…

After years of hearing legendstelling us about the dwarveswho paint the trail markings

at night, A Svivon team member finally managed to catch one

of these dwarves red handed.

Trail marking in Israel is run by

“The Israeli Trail Committee”,

and various organizations take

part in the effort, among which

the society for the protection of

Nature in Israel, the Israel

Nature and Parks Authority,

JNF, the Youth Hostel

Association, the Ministry of

Education, the Ministry of

Tourism and the Survey of

Israel Center.


Guy ShacharEngineer and Geographer, “crazy” for nature and travel and, constantly busy distributing presentations to the world to show-off his affliction.Proponent and developer of the Svivon format and Editor-in-Chief.http://www.guyshachar.com

Noam NavehAmateur nature-lover, all-around advisor for Svivon and English version [email protected]

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issue 2 april 18, 2004 svivon a wandering magazine of nature & environment in israel

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