Action Shot

Here's an action shot from my safari park adventure.  Didn't realize what I had captured until we looked at it on the big computer screen.  Obviously animals don't have the same need for privacy that we humans do.

Can I get some sleep?
Life in Israel continues to frustrate.  On Friday, we were awoken at 0430(!) by road crews getting an apparently very early start on their never-ending "tear up the road, over and over again, for 7 months" project.  For some reason, the road workers and the garbage man cannot enter our neighborhood in any gear but REVERSE.  So, for several minutes, we hear, "beep beep beep beep BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP!  BEEP!" as they come all the way down the street and past our house.  It baffles me.  

Also, the dog across the street (or rather his irresponsible owners) has tested our last nerves.  We've asked the neighbors 
kindly TWICE now to manage his barking during the nighttime hours.  His bark is so loud that it pierces right through our shutters and double-glazed windows, jolting us both awake.  We end up sleeping on twin bedrooms in Sweetie's daughter's bedroom on the opposite side of the house about 2-3 nights a week....Any tips or hints on how to get better results from the neighbors are welcome!  It's clear that they do not walk or interact with the dog at all.  He's a huge bull mastiff-type, who doesn't get any exercise, and can't see through the fence and hedges surrounding his yard, so he's barking at EVERYTHING.  And NOTHING.