Several units of the Sde Boker campus of Ben Gurion University specialize in Desert Studies. Although I would like to eventually speak to experts in this discipline, I was excited just to go for a simple walk with friends in the Negev. Omar, a masters student, joined us for the afternoon.
From what I gather, in ancient days this part of the desert received more rain than now. These small stone damns trapped water for agriculture. You can see from the island of green grass that the system still works!
I expected a barren landscape and instead found this.
The good thing about being the man with the camera remote is that you know when to smile every time.
Amazing that so little water is necessary to make something so pretty.
Two rusted skeletal cars marked the beginning and end of our walk. You can see one of them in the far left of this photograph.
From what I gather, in ancient days this part of the desert received more rain than now. These small stone damns trapped water for agriculture. You can see from the island of green grass that the system still works!
I expected a barren landscape and instead found this.
The good thing about being the man with the camera remote is that you know when to smile every time.
Amazing that so little water is necessary to make something so pretty. 
Two rusted skeletal cars marked the beginning and end of our walk. You can see one of them in the far left of this photograph.
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