LOTEM GAIA SEGOLI
born: 26 October 2005 in Beer Sheva
These are the flowers of the two species of the lotem, or rock
rose, found in Israel.
January 2010: Lotem with the pet boa constrictor.
Some have dogs, some have cats, or fish or rabbits or hamsters or ....
boa constictors. see "This Week's Picture"
for another picture, and click here
for a picture of the Segolis other pet, a tarantula.
Lotem with Licky, her pet boa constrictor
October 2009
- A visit to the Davis Farmers' Market
August 2009 -
Changing a flat tire on a California road.

August 2009
- at the airport on the way to USA
The excitement was a liitle too much for Lotem so she had a little nap.
(see This Week's Picture 29 August 2009.)

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December 2008 - Maayan's 5th birthday party

Lotem celebrates Maayan's 5th birthday.
For more pictures see the pages of Itamar,
Maayan, Dani, and Amit
December 2008
- A visit to Pini Amitai
Lotem loves insects
.............
........... but not too near!


Happiness is a furry spider
... or a funny-tailed lizard
December
2008 - Enjoying a bubble bath with Granny

When the 3M Segolis - Moran, Michal and Maayan - were sick, Lotem came
to spend the weekend with us so she could also attend Denise's party. A visit to Hofit is
never complete with a bubble bath, and of course without helping Granny
prepare something in the kitchen - this time chocolate covered
strawberries, which we ate at Denise's party.
October 2008
- Happy 3rd birthday to Lotem
Celebrating with ima Michal
at the gan
A happy birthday girl

September
2008 - A family trip to Makhtesh Ramon -
the Ramon Crater



August 2008 -
Welcome to the Yaniv twins
Lotem holds and admires of Aunt
Naama's new-born twins.
See also: This Week's Picture
(23 August 2008), Maayan's page, Welcome to the Yaniv Twins
April 2008 -
a week in Hofit
After the seder, Moran and Michal went back to Sde Boqer, and we
offered to look after Maayan and Lotem for the week. We had a most
enjoyable (and tiring!) time with them. Considering their ages (4 and
2) and that they were away from their parents, they behaved wonderfully
with a minimum of crying and moaning. They were kept busy
"helping"
Doreen cook (they made special passover muffins, see Recipe of the Month), going to a
children's
musical, helping in the garden (picking ripe loquats), picking
mulberries from some wild trees in the area, playing games, watching
TV, and listening
and singing to children's passover songs over and over again. They
enjoyed the petting and playing with Flopsy, and kept their distance
from Lopsy, who is too old to have any patience for kids (and who was
being "dogsat" while the Rons were overseas.). See also This Week's Picture and the
page of Maayan..
Flopsy (the brown one) looking after
his three guests

Picking mulberries is fun, but perhaps just a little messy?



March 2008 -
Swinging on the dunes near
Eilat, with parents, Maayan and friends.
February
2008 - A hike in the Arava near Kibbutz
Yahel
The Segolis - Moran, Michal, Maayan and Lotem - went on a two day hike
in the Arava desert in the region of kibbutz Yahel. The highlight was
the bulbusim (limestone
nodules) that are found in the area. These round rocks, called bulbusim
in Hebrew after an Aramaic word for potato, consist of limestone
containing unoxidized organic matter, and are dark in colour. When
broken (which you are not allowed to do as they are protected) they
give off the "rotten egg" smell associated with sulphur compounds.
There are some more pictures on Maayan's
pages, and in the archives of
This Week's Picture.
January 2008 -
Playing in the snow in the desert
An unusually cold winter spell in
Iasrael at the end of January caused lots of damage to agriculture. The
bright side was the rare snow that fell in many places. Many Israelis
have never, or only very rarely, seen snow, and the white attraction
drew many visitors. Jerusalem even had a Snowman competition. The
above picture of Lotem in the snow was taken in, of all places, the
middle of the Negev Desert, in Mitzpeh Ramon.
See pictures of Maayan in the snow.
January 2008 A visit to a petting zoo with
granny.
While Michal was overseas at a
conference in Hungary, Moran stayed over on his way up north with the
kids. (see archives of
This
week's Picture).Doreen took the opportunity of taking them to a
petting zoo at kibbutz Givat Haim. There are also some pictures on
Maayan's page.
January 2008 - Maayan's 4th birthday party
We celebrated Maayan's 4th birthday during a weekend in Sde Boqer.
Friday night was Sushi night, with everyone trying their hand at
rolling sushi; on Saturday we went for a hike in Nachal Zin and then
had lunch together.
Click here for more details and
lots of pictures., and here for This Week's Picture of 5
cousins bathing together.
There are also pictures on the pages of Danielle,
Lior, Itamar,
and Maayan
December 2007
- Riding a camel.
On her way to Eilat, Doreen's tour bus passed Sde Boqer, and Moran and
the kids came to say hello. Lotem and Maayan took the opportunity of a
camel ride.
December
2007 - Channukah
November
2007 - Segoli Housewarming party in Sde
Boqer


April 2007 -
A visit to Hofit and to the Golan with
Granny.


April 2007
- A visit to Caesaria during Passover

The Segolis stayed
over on 2nd Passover eve and the next day we had a lovely time in
Caesaria with the Segolis and Danielle and Lior. ( See also the pages of Maayan,
Lior and Danielle, and the picture of the week.).
Lotem seemed fascinated
by the sea, and we had to drag her away each time we came to a
different view of the sea and waves.
October 2006 - Lotem's 1st
birthday
Maayan helping Lotem blow out the candles, and Lotem thoroughly
enjoying her birthday cake.


October
2006 - A
visit to Ramat Hanadiv
During the Sukkot holidays, Lotem visited
the Ramat Hanadiv National
Park, together with Abba, Maayan, Granny and Saba Eitan. (see more
pictures on Maayan's page.)

September
2006 -
Yom Kippur
Here are some pictures of Lotem from the long "Yom Kippur" weekend at
the end of September. For more pictures see the sites of
Amit,
Maayan, and Itamar.
June 2006:
Enjoying Maayan's chair and eating (sort of) rice
April - May 2006
With Granny, with Rael, and just being
happy
While Michal was
attending lectures at a zoological congress at the university at
Rehovot , I was babysitting 2-month old Lotem. She behaved exemplarily
and even posed for a picture while I was holding her with one hand and
the camera with the other.

Lotem with cousin
Dani, at brother Maayan's 2nd birthday part.

Aged 5 weeks - and a smile for Granny and Auntie
Vered.


Aged 3 weeks:





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