Before we went home for R&R (so you can see how slow we are about downloading pictures), we went for a day trip to enjoy Spring in Jordan. First we went "hiking" - really just walking around because there weren't really trails - in one of Jordan's protected forests. Trivia: I learned at a tourism conference this weekend that Jordan has designated just 4% of its land as protected nature areas whereas the worldwide average is 10%
After Dibbeen forest we went to Ajloun castle with our friend Nadjla - you can see that the hills in the background are green-ish. Okay not Virginia-green which we admittedly found overwhelming when we were home but more of a Mediterranean green. Even since these pictures were taken the hills have started turning brownish since we are done with rain until probably September or October. 
This castle is one of I think 10 castles that are lined up on hilltops across Jordan from an old security system.
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