PHOTO: Jerusalem Caper

Ever wonder where those pickled capers that we love to put on our bagels come from? A jar!! You're right. But I meant before that.

This photo is a sillouette of a caper bush. It is growing out of a wall in the Old City in Jerusalem. By the way, these are the same bushes we see growing out of the Western Wall. If I look closely, I can see thorns that grow from the stem back toward the roots or center of the plant. This means that I can stick my hand into the plant but can't easily get it back out -- at least not w/o a lot of pain.

I see the caper bush as a metaphor for love, which is also much easier on the way in than on the way out.