A flower I picked from a fence outside the Jewish cemetery. My friend Dan and I decided it looks like two helicopter rotators attached to a sea anemone. Lucky I took a picture, cause the thing wilted pretty fast.
Thursday, August 19, 2004
About Me
- Name: Hanna
- Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Well, I'm back in the States, but I'm leaving this blog up for now, and possibly adding a little to it. Since I left Israel the news has been hopeful, but I hardly know what to expect next. I guess we'll all see soon enough. To my friends in Israel, both international students and residents: I'll be watching the headlines, and hoping for the best. בהצלחה
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4 Comments:
How very fascinating that you picked a passionflower at a Jewish cemetery in Israel. This vine is from the New World, and the name refers to the Passion of Christ. Various parts of the flower represent different things to different people, but basically the purple feathery stuff is the crown of thorns, the 10 petals the 10 faithful apostles, and the 5 stamens Christ's 5 wounds. I love the sea anemone idea, too. Passionflowers can turn into passionfruit, which is delicious & commonly used for juice. The leaves, stem & flowers also have many medicinal uses. Perhaps a Christian planted it there.
Although it's not native to California, we do have a lot of it growing here. I remember seeing one very large specimen on a big fence next to some fields in Torrance where you played in a soccer tournament years ago.
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Interesting. I thought I'd seen them before, and I think Tracy may have some in her backyard. I guess it's possible that some Christian planted them there, but it's doubtful it was anytime recently.
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