Monthly Archives: September 2014
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The Quo
4Tuesday 30 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Let me introduce you to a real part of my youth…. Status Quo. With a mop of my own long …
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Autumn chores time
14Tuesday 30 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
In the few days before our first rains hit this week, I was busy outside preparing the house to successfully …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Nighttime (IV)
5Monday 29 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a simple bonfire; one of many that …
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Macro Monday: “Don’t sit on it !”
6Monday 29 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. Hope you all like it 🙂 .
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Need a Good Laugh Today?
11Sunday 28 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
If you are in need of a simple laugh, a bit of a giggle, or just a quiet smile, then …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Nighttime (III)
4Sunday 28 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is from New Years Eve last year, when we had a bonfire …
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Summer Becomes Non-Summer
12Sunday 28 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Yay… summer is over. Don’t get me wrong, I seriously love our looooong hot summer, and rarely tire of the …
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İZMİR…. Not all cramped streets
4Saturday 27 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
. This is another in my series of looks at İzmir, the large coastal city on the Aegean (western) coast …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Nighttime (II)
6Saturday 27 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge was taken on a camera-phone just a few weeks ago …
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Banned ! = Relax & Cash In
1Saturday 27 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
“Banned by the BBC !” I remember the time well. It was 1984 and the perceived sexual controversy surrounding Frankie …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Nighttime (I)
13Friday 26 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is pretty difficult for those of us without a fancy camera, but nevertheless, here is my first entry …
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Oh Bella
1Friday 26 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
“Finally!” I hear you cry… Yes, here is one of my Tunes I Love that is not from the 70s …
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Flower Friday – Twin Colours
1Friday 26 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
One bush, dual colours… . .
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İZMİR…. Walking @ 06:00
8Thursday 25 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
During that recent stay in İzmir, as mentioned before, the country life doesn’t leave ones soul just because you happen …
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Pint-sized Rebel #6
5Thursday 25 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr off to school full-time from age 2½…. .
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What’s On Your Balcony?
9Wednesday 24 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Did you spot the ‘something not quite right’? If not, well, look again at the lower balcony centre/left… . Now …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Greek Sunrise
5Wednesday 24 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Memorial page for Rhonda
2Tuesday 23 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I came across a memorial page for Rhonda, just in case any of her fellow bloggers are interested. You can …
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What’s ‘not quite right’ here?
19Tuesday 23 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Something in this image is a little out of the ordinary…. just not quite right…. Can you spot it? . …
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Pint-sized Rebel #5
6Tuesday 23 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr ‘escaping’… but didn’t spot there wasn’t a fence 🙂 .
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Endurance (IV)
2Monday 22 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is living on low farmland which floods every …
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Macro Monday: “BIG BUG”
4Monday 22 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. Hope you all like it 🙂 . . . .
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Endurance (III)
13Sunday 21 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is evidence of my endurance is persevering to overcome a fear of …
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İZMİR…. City Sunrise
10Sunday 21 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
You can take the country boy (lad, guy, man, old git – delete as appropriate) to a city, but I still …
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Dogs bully cats… yeah right!
14Sunday 21 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
When you are a kid, you learn that dogs chase cats – just part and parcel of a dogs duty …
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REBLOG: Remembering Rhonda
3Saturday 20 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Originally posted on Jennifer's Journal:
I started following Rhonda Elkins’ blog around this time last year, and was profoundly moved by her… -
Weekly Photo Challenge: Endurance (II)
26Saturday 20 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is all about the hardships and dangers that the little creatures face, …
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We lost one of our own…
40Saturday 20 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
It is with a heavy heart that I write today. I have just found out that one of our Spikey’s, …
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Tunnel Vision
2Saturday 20 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Pint-sized Rebel #4
1Saturday 20 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr building his first weapon I suspect…. .
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Endurance (I)
26Friday 19 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is my old car. “Ellie” is 26 years old, has almost hit …
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Floyd – High Hopes
8Friday 19 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Pink Floyd are very much part of my soul, part of my very being if you like; having been there …
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Flower Friday – Bottlebrush
5Friday 19 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Back during our spring sunshine, but before the summer heat… .
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New School Year – yay!
5Thursday 18 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
After the mammoth 92 day summer break, the small people have migrated back to their schools to a) learn stuff, …
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Pint-sized Rebel #3
1Thursday 18 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr being a ‘boy’, and making a splash…. .
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İZMİR…. And The Seagulls
7Wednesday 17 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
One of the interesting aspects of our visit to the city of İzmir, was the birdlife that I found all …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Off to school
2Wednesday 17 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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CCR – Does That Mean Anything?
5Tuesday 16 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
. CCR, hmm, well yes, it does stand for the Center for Constitutional Rights, but it also denotes the name of …
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Live 8 Madge
2Tuesday 16 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Many have slated her…. but our Madge, or Ms Madonna, has become an icon of music over the years. Constantly …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Humanity (IV)
1Monday 15 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge was taken on a beach on …
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Pint-sized Rebel #2
3Monday 15 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr attempting to take off on dad’s other wheels…. .
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Macro Monday: “Baby Oranges”
3Monday 15 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. Hope you all like it 🙂 .
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Humanity (III)
2Sunday 14 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a typical local market scene from here in Turkey. Hope you …
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From Macedonia to Turkey
14Sunday 14 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My wife’s maternal grandparents hailed from Macedonia, having been forced immigrants to Turkey after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. …
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“No Malcolm, it’s this way!”
3Sunday 14 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Pint-sized Rebel #1
10Saturday 13 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr attempting to take off on dad’s wheels…. .
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Humanity (II)
2Saturday 13 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a scene from a roadside on the border of Kenya and …
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Do Bears Like Golf ?
9Saturday 13 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Need a pick-me-up today? Check out this short video 😀 .
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Humanity (I)
9Friday 12 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge are some locals in a village close to Mexico City. …
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Rock n Roll & Ms Jett
5Friday 12 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Here’s the next instalment in my review of Tunes I Love…. It’s another 80s classic, featuring Miss Attitude herself, the …
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