Monthly Archives: January 2014
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Object (I)
25Friday 31 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Clan Spike’s entry for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is from the grounds of a beautiful hotel we stayed at …
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Bonfire Time
6Friday 31 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr loves nothing better than a good old burn-up in the yard. From May to October we just …
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Flower Friday
6Friday 31 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Eucalyptus trees are interesting beasties; shedding leaves, brittle branches and these cute little flower seed pods all over the garage roof… …
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1970’s Memory Joggers – UK Edition
9Thursday 30 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Born in the mid 60’s (that’s 19 not 18) one begins to realise that the middle ages are not just …
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Winter Reminders Of Summer
3Thursday 30 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
A simple collection of photographs. Taken in winter, Reminders of Summer 🙂 . .
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Thorn In My Side?
12Wednesday 29 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
If I said to you, “Hey, I’m gardening this week, doing a bit of pruning“, what would be the image …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Winter Warmer
11Wednesday 29 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Sarah Guessed It, Did You?
7Tuesday 28 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This was the brain buster this week… . . Anybody guess right this time? . . It was a bucket …
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Welcome #888
2Tuesday 28 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
A while we were guessing who had the honour (?) of becoming follower 666… I never revealed who it was …
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Who’s For Guessing?
28Tuesday 28 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Fancy a brain buster? What’s the subject? No colour changes – undoctored image Just a close up photograph of…. something. …
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Winter Blues; Think Summer
23Tuesday 28 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Mid winter. Bitterly cold for many. Wet and windy for others. No matter how you spend your winter, sometimes we …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition (IV)
9Monday 27 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Clan Spike’s fourth (and final) entry for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is another of young Cousin Spike Jnr. Kids …
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Macro Monday: “Fig Leaf Bud”
14Monday 27 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. Again, I would be interested in some crtique from you ‘proper photographers’ – thank you! …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition (III)
11Sunday 26 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Clan Spike’s third entry for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is a young Cousin Spike Jnr attempting an escape. Hope you …
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Rooster That Lay Eggs??
3Sunday 26 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Went it rains here, it pours… we may be one of the hottest places in Turkey during summer, but we …
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Guest post: “London: A Place for Flowers & Buying Shoes” – by Gill McGrath
6Sunday 26 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
In addition to sitting back and dumbfoundedly observing the size of my ears expand, I continue my ‘middle age’ quest for …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition (II)
6Saturday 25 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Clan Spike’s second entry for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is the meeting of two opposite worlds in our house; …
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Fun Roads To Enjoy
9Saturday 25 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Some roads get you from A to B. Some roads are multi-laned and fast. Some roads are full of traffic. …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition (I)
26Friday 24 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Clan Spike’s entry for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is from the Greek island of Leros. Hope you enjoy this …
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Black n White Spike
4Friday 24 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I got asked this week…. “Hey Spike, you ever do much Black & White photography?” Well, rarely I’ll admit. But …
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Flower Friday
5Friday 24 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Love the colours… never get bored of these 🙂 .
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Pruning Has Started
21Thursday 23 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Spring is but a couple of weeks away, and so my farming chores ramp up for a while. Thankfully, I …
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My World : Your World : Our World
7Thursday 23 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Turkey is my adopted home, It’s where I met my wife. Welcome to this, my world, It’s where I live …
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Roses & Beds
21Wednesday 22 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Following on from my recent post called Splittin’ & Moovin’ and the ever so originally thought of follow-up post named… More Splittin’ & …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Aegean Winter
7Wednesday 22 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Looking out across the Aegean Sea. Early January – mid winter. No Snow. A few clouds. Just about right 🙂 . …
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Fishing Boats At Rest
8Tuesday 21 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
A day out during winter needs certain ingredients 1. Sun 2. Scenery 3. Good company 4. Decent grub Love these …
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“Soft Kitty…”
16Tuesday 21 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Our small person, otherwise known as Cousin Spike Jnr, is a bit off the weather right now; nothing more than …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Family (IV)
7Monday 20 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Clan Spike’s fourth (and final) entry for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge features a family of lions out for a …
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…And They Always Follow…
9Monday 20 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Working the garden this month. Every day I am digging. Every day I am chopping. Every day I am clearing. …
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Macro Monday: “Yellow”
12Monday 20 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. Playing outside in the garden with the macro setting this weekend… I have included a …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Family (III)
24Sunday 19 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Clan Spike’s third entry for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is all about family… and how many of them you …
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Reblog: Leatherbacks Hatching
2Sunday 19 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I found a blog today called “Life On The Golden Rock“, or rather Fraukje whose blog it is found me. Anyway… …
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Giggle Time: “Don’t Let Me Down”
4Sunday 19 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
We all try to be cool moms and dads Some people are better at it that others Check out this …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Family (II)
7Saturday 18 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Clan Spike’s second entry for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is a cute family of heffalumps 😀 Hope you enjoy …
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Bizarre Bamboo Beach
6Saturday 18 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This was a strange old sight…. not far from here, we came across a beach literally strewn with bamboo poles. . …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Family (I)
42Friday 17 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Clan Spike’s entry for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is pure monkey business. Hope you enjoy this entry. . . …
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More Splittin’ & Moovin’…
Leave a commentFriday 17 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Following on from my recent post called Splittin’ & Moovin’, guess what this one’s about?… Yep, I’m back out in …
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Flower Friday
7Friday 17 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Drying wild onion flower heads is just one of those jobs every year that has to be done 🙂 . .
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More Goodies From Uncle Baldrick
17Thursday 16 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Remember the garden fork, the tools and the 5,000 old photographs? Well, that’s not all that Uncle Baldrick brought over …
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Followers: Voluntary or Involuntary?
40Thursday 16 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Just a question…. Followers; should they be voluntary or not? What got me tickling my thinning hair about all this …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Loaded Up
3Wednesday 15 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Who Spotted The Fairy?
17Tuesday 14 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I wonder if anyone notice the ‘fairy’ on our New Year’s tree in the recent post? Ok, So We’re A …
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Splittin’ & Moovin’…
30Tuesday 14 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Tiz winter – yay! Love this time of year, mainly as it’s the only time of the year you’re not …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Window (IV)
5Monday 13 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Clan Spike’s fourth (and final) entry for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is, sorry, another Zanzibarian photo… This one was …
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Macro Monday: “Syrian Pound”
3Monday 13 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. I have an interest in coins. I don’t ‘collect’ them or anything like that, but …
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The Answer Was This….
10Sunday 12 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This was the challenge… . And then, as the image was colour inverted, this was shown as the original image… . …
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Ok, So We’re A Little Different !
5Sunday 12 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
We don’t do ‘normal’ around here, but we do excel at ‘different’. There really is no Halloween event or culture …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Window (III)
22Sunday 12 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Clan Spike’s third entry for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is a couple of shots looking through the windows of …
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Guest post: “The Psycho Soprano!” – by Charlotte Hoather
16Sunday 12 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
In this post, it’s Uncle Spike’s intention to bring a bit of much-needed ‘culture’ to the blog… and so without …
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Now What’s This…?
85Saturday 11 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This one has got a few people guessing… but none that close It was always gonna be a challenge as …
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