Spring is in the air... The Iris Nature Reserve near Netanya’s southern exit (Ben Gurion Blvd.). photos were taken February 8, 2008 the first irises in the Iris Nature Reserve this year; see as well photos from February 2, 2008 and February 11, 2007 Anagyris foetida, Mediterranean Stinkbush, צחנן מבאיש LINK: Anchusa tinctura, Alkanna tuberculata, Dyer's Bugloss, אלקנה הצבעים "Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways, and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer, or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest."(Proverbs 6:6-8) Iris atropurpurea, Coastal Iris, איריס הארגמן Iris atropurpurea, Coastal Iris, איריס הארגמן Iris atropurpurea, Coastal Iris, איריס הארגמן Iris atropurpurea, Coastal Iris, איריס הארגמן Mercurialis annua, Annual Mercury, מצויה מרקולית Solanum nigrum, Black- or common nightshade, סולנום שחור