Lamb Chop tours the kibbutz

The other day, I fulfilled my promise to Young and Agile LC, and I took her around the kibbutz to show her some sights. I was going to put these up yesterday, but I made the unfortunate error of going on a site tour with the other dig group. We were going to go to this really cool site, which we did end up seeing, but it was like, "Before we go to the cool site, let's spend 5 hours doing things to sap the energy and enthusiasm out of you!" This included watching a totally bogus video about the Golan Heights while being sprayed with water and blasted by turbo fans (as effects to make you feel the video more), a combination history map/light show of the Golan, and a dinner of a cucumber and tomato sandwich on white bread and about six plums. It was a mistake.

But now, I am free! I'm glad to show you the fun Lamb Chop and I had, and it includes a special video debut!

GAH. Never mind about the video. It's taking like five hours to upload, and I mean that literally. If things ever start working, I'll put it up, because it's a great video.

Sitting outside the kibbutz guest house. Lamb Chop free!

We're walking down the sidewalk to the Sea of Galilee. At this point, Dr. Schuler saw me, and I had to explain to him what I was doing, which was a little weird considering he is my next-door neighbor and professor.

The wonderful Sea of Galilee at sunset. Lamb Chop ponders. How many roads must a lamb walk down before you call her a lamb?

Bye-bye, sun! See you in the morning, bright and early!

We walked along the seashore. Lamb Chop wanted to stop and play with the rocks, so I let her. She made a castle.

Some kibbutz art, or what I assume to be art. Lamb Chop rests her chin on her hand for a moment, then suggests the existence of cultural barriers that prevent us from fully appreciating the potential depth and meaning of this sculpture. I concur wholeheartedly.

Waaah! The barbed wire fence door to the pomegranate trees is open! Scary!

The hill of Hippos-Sussita, looming over the kibbutz at twilight. Say Lamb Chop, wouldn't it be great it they made a movie about Hippos being a dormant volcano that suddenly becomes active again and destroys a whole town? Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton could co-star, and there could be a great side story about an old lady who refuses to leave her home and would rather jump in an acid lake than save her grandkids! What's that? You say that sound like a terrible movie? Why yes, it was.
On a side note, the city we're excavating on Hippos was destroyed by an earthquake in 748. Now THAT could be the makings of a blockbuster!
And to the right: more barbed wire. Someone really doesn't want their bananas stolen! I mean, would you??

I told Lamb Chop that the other day, I saw a goat behind this fence, and it came up and had a stare-off with me for like five minutes. She waited, but the goat didn't show up.

BUT THEN...he did.

This is the moment when there wasn't a stare-off.
Goats are funny because they sound either crazy or forlorn. If they make a sound like "BEHEHEHEHEHEH!" then they sound crazy. If they make the other sound, like "BEHeheheheheheh." then they sound forlorn. These are the things you would have heard if that dumb video worked.

More kibbutz wildlife, also known as cats. This was a quick fella, and I almost didn't get a picture of him!

Smile, Lamb Chop! We're outside the dining hall, where we enjoy dinners of cereal and cucumbers!

See, you're not missing too much by staying inside!
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Just kidding. It's awesome.