Monthly Archives: May 2014
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Turkish Democracy… Is Never Dull
13Saturday 31 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
A year ago. Yes it was 12 months ago that the rumblings of discontent and oppression boiled over on to the …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Split-Second Story (II)
6Saturday 31 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is from last summer, when we were quietly sat on the beach …
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Ole, Ole, Oleanders…
15Saturday 31 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
It’s Oleander time…. no more words necessary from me! . . . . . . . . .
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Split-Second Story (I)
7Friday 30 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is from a bush trek in northern Kenya on a very narrow …
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Oh Dear, What Have I done??
21Friday 30 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
ABS is a braking system, isn’t it? But for some rather strange and unknown reason, Uncle Spike ‘volunteered’ to join …
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Flower Friday
5Friday 30 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Not from our garden this time; just something I spotted when out and about 🙂 .
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The Last Storm
16Thursday 29 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Summer has arrived! Not quite proper summer temps yet, just hovering around the 31-33 mark, or 90F. But give it …
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The Lines Above
10Thursday 29 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Late one afternoon, around 5pm, I was dutifully waiting for kiddo’s school bus to arrive, some 4km from the farm. …
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Colour Of The Day: Pink
15Wednesday 28 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
The fourth in my mini-series on colours (or even colors). Today’s theme for my look at colours is PINK. Some of …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Here Comes The Sun
4Wednesday 28 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Them Carrots : Weird, But Tasty
7Tuesday 27 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Back at the beginning of March, I posted about a few winter crops that worked, after a dismal failure on …
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Lost For Words… Almost
18Tuesday 27 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I know, when is Uncle Spike ever ‘lost for words’, lol…? BUT . 150,000 hits . Seriously?? All seems a …
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Young Lady Deep in Thought
Leave a commentTuesday 27 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I cheekily borrowed this one from a friend – but I did ask first 🙂 Just love this shot …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Twist (IV)
3Monday 26 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a case of “Just make sure you …
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Macro Monday: “Busy Bee”
2Monday 26 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. . . . Hope you all like it ! .
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Twist (III)
8Sunday 25 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is the simple fact than we are all the same really when …
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Hawaiian Adventures ~ Heading Inland
25Sunday 25 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Ok, time for the second instalment from the Hawaiian islands. In the first, I took you on walkies around downtown, during …
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Colour Of The Day: Blue
7Sunday 25 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
The third in my mini-series on colours (or even colors). Today’s theme for my look at colours is BLUE. Hmm, couldn’t …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Twist (II)
12Saturday 24 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is from one of the Dodecanese islands of Greece by the name of …
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Ancient Valleys
13Saturday 24 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Much of our scenery in this part of western Turkey is, to a certain extent, rugged, dramatic and possess a …
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REBLOG: Wakeboarding on the ocean
4Saturday 24 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Originally posted on The Derpy Dweeb and Me:
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Twist (I)
37Friday 23 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is pretty self explanatory in terms of a bit of a twist …
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Lovin’ The Music
17Friday 23 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Harping back to my days as a percussion professional… yeah, as if! My musical days were very very short lived …
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Flower Friday
3Friday 23 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Wonderful Weeds .
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Colour Of The Day: Orange
10Thursday 22 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
The second in my mini-series on colours (or even colors). And so without further adieu, today’s theme for my look at …
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Flowering Wild Onions
16Thursday 22 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Nature provides simple beauty The flower of a wild onion . Majestic and strong . . .
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Fight, Flight, or Scared Stiff
9Wednesday 21 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
In our dealings with the natural world, we will have learnt the term ‘Fight or Flight’. This basically means most …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Loquat
14Wednesday 21 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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I Love When Ideas Fail
5Tuesday 20 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
A few weeks ago I had the hairbrained idea of the Spikey Chatroom… Well, guess what, never got used, lol. …
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Colour Of The Day: Red
17Tuesday 20 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Colours (or even colors) add a beautiful dimension to our existence I think. My sight is precious to me, and …
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Little Monsters
11Tuesday 20 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
We’ve had some cool and rainy days recently, quite unexpected for this time of year, but excellent news for the …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Work of Art (IV)
9Monday 19 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge was a work of art on …
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Macro Monday: “Pink Bug”
11Monday 19 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. . . Hope you all like it ! .
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Work of Art (III)
7Sunday 18 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a fab looking little car we spotted on the Greek island …
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SPIKE WRITES: A Moment of Turquoiseness…
16Sunday 18 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Fancy a spot of Uncle Spike, Turquoise style? Wot?? To clarify… I been a lucky lad; invited as guest blogger for …
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So What’s My Problem?
11Saturday 17 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
We all consider ourselves hard done by in life, at some point or another. I for one bemoan our financial …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Work of Art (II)
9Saturday 17 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is from Tanzania, where this little girl might have been sporting the …
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Mrs Fox 1 : Nigel 0
37Saturday 17 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
After a good life for four years, our eldest rooster, Nigel, fed a family of foxes as his last act …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Work of Art (I)
28Friday 16 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is from Sao Paulo in Brazil, where kids from the poorest neighbourhoods created new …
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Flower Friday
Leave a commentFriday 16 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Warming up, but these babies love the sun .
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Olives: A New Season
15Thursday 15 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
The olive trees are all in flower, marking the beginning of a new season. . After a short couple of …
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Another Turkish First….
9Thursday 15 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Almost 2 days since the coal mine fire at Soma, and we are still bringing out the bodies of our …
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Images of Springtime
14Wednesday 14 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Spring… that wonderful time of year that represents so much variety For starters, it means plenty to do in the …
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Wordless Wednesday – RIP
14Wednesday 14 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Not wordless today… sometimes words are necessary. (rescheduled my planned WW post due to this disaster – seems appropriate) During …
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All Change In The Greenhouse
12Tuesday 13 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Not wanting to leave the greenhouse unproductive for long, soon after the departure of the peas, it was time to …
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Wild PoppiesThat Grow On Our Driveway
12Tuesday 13 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: On the Move (IV)
3Monday 12 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a Spikey Special…. camel trekking of course, …
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Macro Monday: “Flowering Worms”
10Monday 12 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. . . Hope you all like it ! .
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Hawaii ~ Downtown Honolulu
22Sunday 11 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Many moons ago, and we are talking more moons than Buzz Aldrin and his cohorts visited during their illustrious astronautical careers, a …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: On the Move (III)
5Sunday 11 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is from a village in Western Tanzania – me thinks there was …
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