Monthly Archives: October 2013
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Pomegranate Time :)
17Thursday 31 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Today was my ‘pommies’ picking day. On the farm I only have just 3 established Pomegranate trees or bushes I guess …
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Little Romeo
13Thursday 31 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
And so off he went to school this morning. Cousin Spike Jnr, our 5 year old first grader all kitted …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Lunch
1Wednesday 30 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
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Another Coastal Brekky Dash
8Wednesday 30 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Last weekend we took a mad dash to Kaş, just for brekky. Some friends from Istanbul were there for a …
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Republic Day – Türkiye (II)
5Tuesday 29 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
>> CONTINUED FROM PART 1 << Today marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey. In each town across …
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Republic Day – Türkiye (I)
3Tuesday 29 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey. In each town across this vast country, you’ll find celebrations …
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Even Youngling’s Have To Save Up
9Tuesday 29 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
After months of negotiation, today this Youngling (or Padawan to be), finally got his paws on a new Light Sabre. …
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Winter Time Soon
2Tuesday 29 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
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Happy 90th Birthday Türkiye
5Tuesday 29 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey. Cumhuriyetimizin 90. yılı kutlu olsun .
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New Spikey Feature Coming Soon…
3Monday 28 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
As from the beginning of November, I’m gonna be introducing a new feature to Uncle Spikes Adventures… namely the role …
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Light and Dark (I)
7Monday 28 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
These are some photos I have taken here in Turkey that seem to have two distinct qualities – that of …
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Macro Monday: Breaking Ground
4Monday 28 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. Hope you all like it 🙂 This is a Broad Bean plant just breaking ground, …
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Autumnal Veggies n Stuff
11Sunday 27 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Following on from the recent post about the state of our fruit crops here on the farm, aptly named Lets …
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Son of a Farming Nerd
2Sunday 27 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Our house is also a farm, so as much as we are all techie techie, there is also an earthy …
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Doh, Who Didn’t Change The Clocks?
2Sunday 27 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Here in the household of Clan Spike, we both needed to get up early for work this Sunday morning. Whilst …
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Spikey Stats Izz Growin’…!
11Saturday 26 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Well, what a daft old two weeks that was! For while your Uncle Spike has been toddling around the farm …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon (II)
16Saturday 26 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
For the Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon, I ended up with 2 entries, simply for the life of us, Aunty Spike and …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon (I)
17Saturday 26 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
For the Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon, I ended up with 2 entries, simply for the life of us, Aunty Spike and …
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Flower Friday
2Friday 25 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Funny to think that our huge Pomegranates come from such cute little red flowers!
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Cool Nerd
6Friday 25 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
In this house we have a short being among us, more famously known as Cousin Spike Jnr. Now regular followers …
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In Need Of A Smile…?
6Friday 25 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Happy ‘whatever day it is’ everyone 🙂
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Flower Friday
6Friday 25 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Well, more of a fruit than a flower… but still lovely and colourful.
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Let’s Get Fruity
18Thursday 24 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
It’s autumn I guess here now. We’ve had a couple of big storms that have battered us after the long 4 …
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When Winter Adds Clarity
12Thursday 24 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
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SPIKE WRITES: Many Thanks “Hitchhikers Handbook”
9Wednesday 23 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
If you love discovering great travel blogs, then you ought to check out the Hitchhikers Handbook. It’s full of great …
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Calm After The Storm
3Wednesday 23 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Celebration
8Wednesday 23 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
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Shadow
5Tuesday 22 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
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Big Nerd : Little Nerd
7Tuesday 22 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Shame young nipper is growing up so fast. If he wasn’t so heavy and tall now, we could replicate our …
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My Boyhood Dream: Still Dreamin’
29Monday 21 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Every little boy has dreams (no not that kind), and mine were often of flying in a military jet. Now …
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Macro Monday: It’s Bee Time
11Monday 21 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. Hope you all like it 🙂 Our farm gets very noisy in springtime – with …
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Bonzo The Farm Boss – An Update
10Sunday 20 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
You might have seen my recent post about Bonzo The Farm Boss. Well, I had a good friend express her …
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I Wanna Be A Bird When I Grow Up
10Sunday 20 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Hate flying or love it? That’s about it really, isn’t it; there’s no in-between for most people. Well me, I …
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“I Said Bogoff Nigel..!”
1Sunday 20 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
. It was a bright sunny day on the Masai Mara in Kenya. Jasmine and Harold were having a quiet …
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Not Arrested After All…
9Saturday 19 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
I really wanted to get arrested once. Seriously, I thought it would be a bit of a laugh. Ok, so …
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Bonzo The Farm Boss
18Saturday 19 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
This is our Bonzo. He’s boss around here, and a bit of a nutter. Sleeps all day and paces around …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Hue of You
20Friday 18 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
For the Weekly Photo Challenge: The Hue of You, my entry is taken from my last visit to family in the …
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Flower Friday
2Friday 18 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
The simple beauty that is Cherry tree blossom!
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Flower Friday
3Friday 18 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Rare to we get a decent rose… But when we do, out comes the camera!
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Three (point five) Wise Kenyan Monkeys
6Thursday 17 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
. As correctly spotted by the keen eye of one of my readers (Bill Jones, Jr.), this post has …
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I Squashed a Tree With This
10Thursday 17 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
. This was arguably my favourite set of wheels of my junior years. The mighty Bolens 1050 tractor, a 330cc …
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Could Ms. Aguilera Shove Shakira or Padme From Top Spot?
2Wednesday 16 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
We recently started watching the latest season of The Voice in the Spike household, a show we enjoy over mealtimes …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Calm
7Wednesday 16 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
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10,000… You’re Kidding Me..!
33Tuesday 15 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
As I find myself wandering that bumpy road called “Life’s journey”, I am often reminded how lucky I am; how …
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A Special Day
1Tuesday 15 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Today is Eid-al-Adha, which is sometimes referred to as the Sacrifice Festival, or here, it’s Kurban Bayram – the biggest …
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Beautiful Lake Bafa
5Tuesday 15 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
At the north of our province is the wonderful Lake Bafa. There’s not much there, just a couple of simple …
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Almost Olive Time…!
17Monday 14 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
From the back end of October till the end of December, much of my time is spent picking olives, sorting …
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Macro Monday: After The Rain
3Monday 14 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. Hope you all like it 🙂 After a rainstorm passed through, we spotted this cute …
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Powerful Skies
10Sunday 13 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
. I love taking photos from our top floor sun terrace. The evening skies can be quite awe inspiring at …
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Should We Dare To Dream?
8Sunday 13 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
This is a brief departure from my usual collection of short stories from life, I’ll admit. But it does reveal …
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