"Opuntia ficus-indica"
is a species of cactus that has
long been a domesticated crop plant important in agricultural economies, but
for me it has a link to Israel in a special way.
In Hebrew, the plant is referred to as sabra. This led to the popular use of the
term Sabra to refer to an Israel-born person,
alluding to the fruit and the people alike being tenacious and thorny
("rough and masculine") on the outside but sweet and soft (delicate
and sensitive) on the inside.
I choose to conclude my year's series with this plant.
Shoshi
What a glorious range of greens you have used in this piece Shoshi.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jean. Most of them are hand dyed by me, and I am happy with my new stash.
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