Monthly Archives: August 2015
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Weekly Photo Challenge: From Every Angle (I)
12Monday 31 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge brings you three shots of just three of a number of …
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Macro Monday: Phlox subulata
4Monday 31 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is my entry for Macro Monday for this week. I ‘think it is a spot of Phlox subulata… What …
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Winter in Istanbul: Churches
Leave a commentSunday 30 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Straddling east and west, literally, as it links the European and Asian continents, Istanbul also represents a mix of faiths …
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In memory of Rhonda
4Sunday 30 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
One year has passed Rhonda may no longer be blogging But not forgotten . .
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Winter in Istanbul: Metro & Trams
4Saturday 29 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Istanbul is certainly a city of contrasts, that’s for sure… With high-rise complexes and 21st century shopping malls on the …
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Modern Datça
Leave a commentSaturday 29 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Having posted about the ancient cities of Burgaz and Knidos, both on the Datça peninsula on the western coast of …
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Chariots of Fire and a Double-Date
6Friday 28 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This one takes me back to not just an era, but to a particular day even. It was the year 1981, …
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Flower Friday ~ Soft red rose
1Friday 28 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This rose is such a soft and gentle shade of red, don’t you think? .
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The FIRST Knidos…
8Thursday 27 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Found these old walls the other day when out tramping around Datça, a peninsula on the western coast of Turkey …
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The town church
3Thursday 27 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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But mom said “No Smut In This House!”
18Wednesday 26 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
When I was a lad, my mom always told me this… but I guess that’s a different story altogether (and …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Sunset
3Wednesday 26 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Ain’t nature simply great?
9Tuesday 25 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Summer weeds
3Tuesday 25 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Summer brings many things…. For us, here in the southwest of Türkiye it means continual hot weather, which is around …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Today Was A Good Day (IV)
3Monday 24 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a personal favourite for when it …
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Macro Monday: Pumpkin flower
3Monday 24 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
On a spare bit of land I planted a few pumpkin seeds. We don’t usually have much luck with them …
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Winter in Istanbul: Cats
7Sunday 23 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Street cats in Türkiye are generally despised or loved; with little room for any other emotional distinction, so it would …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Today Was A Good Day (III)
7Sunday 23 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows a series of four shots that encapsulates a special …
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Pale Yellow Hibiscus
4Sunday 23 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
One day I’ll try a Hibiscus or three in our garden. I know they love the heat, but perhaps it’s a …
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Winter in Istanbul: More Bosphorus Views
5Saturday 22 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
When it comes to views of Istanbul, even during the dreariness of winter, there are few which rival capturing the …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Today Was A Good Day (II)
7Saturday 22 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge takes us back quite a few years to the day …
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Bell Tower
3Saturday 22 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
The bell tower next to the cathedral in Pothia, Kalymnos A fine structure that is a dream to photograph Would …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Today Was A Good Day (I)
11Friday 21 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge takes me back just to last weekend. We were over …
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Winds of Change
11Friday 21 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
When this track came out, Eastern Europe was changing beyond the wildest dreams of many. A lot has happened since …
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Flower Friday ~ Jujube Flowers
3Friday 21 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Cute to look at, but that’s as far as I’ll go… . . Remember, the Jujube tree has huge evil …
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Summer roses…
4Thursday 20 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Roses in summer are almost unheard of for us! Admittedly the weather is far kinder than normal this year with temperatures, …
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Little green visitor…
2Thursday 20 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Creepy (V)
2Wednesday 19 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fifth and final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge was a shot I took that certainly …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Great Rift Valley
2Wednesday 19 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Creepy (IV)
14Tuesday 18 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a caterpillar that was larger than my lens cap – ewww! Hope …
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The Bakery
3Tuesday 18 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Just love this elegant little backstreet bakery 🙂 Pothia, Kalymnos, Dodecanese, Greece . .
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Creepy (III)
9Monday 17 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a collection of disgusting shots of baboon bums n bits, and …
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Macro Monday: Semi-transparent bug
8Monday 17 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This former, ex, gone, departed, or just plain dead bug has joined us this week for Macro Monday. From its …
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Winter in Istanbul: Images of Kadıköy
3Sunday 16 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Located on the southern shores of the Bosphorus, and therefore sat firmly in Asia rather than Europe, Kadıköy (pronounced “kad-er-koy”), …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Creepy (II)
17Sunday 16 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge was taken in the grounds of Christ Church, Stone Town, …
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Maya plays again
6Sunday 16 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
The last couple of posts about Maya, the talented young 8-year old Turkish pianist I came across seemed popular; not …
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Good year for grapes
6Sunday 16 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
We always get a good crop from these black grapes – they come from a hardy and strong vine. Mostly …
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Winter in Istanbul: Bosphorus Views
1Saturday 15 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Riding the ferry boats back and forth across the Bosphorus is a magical thing. There are many many ferries, crisscrossing …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Creepy (I)
10Saturday 15 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
How about a creepy poo-bug?? This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a Mole Cricket, or Gryllotalpa …
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Dikmen Vadısı (4 of 4)
1Saturday 15 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
My final post on this valley park area that I discovered this year – even though it’s on the doorstep …
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Long drives in the rain…
9Friday 14 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This 1971 iconic track by The Doors one takes me back to the mid 90s when I would commute weekly …
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Flower Friday ~ Gazania of the day
5Friday 14 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This gazania has a lovely mixture of colours. It looks like it has been hand painted! . .
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Splashes of colour
7Thursday 13 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Lilies like these now cover all sorts of areas around the farm. Having started out as one small bucket load, …
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Cathedral Square
3Thursday 13 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is the cathedral in Pothia, Kalymnos With its beautiful mosaic courtyard .
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Beneath Your Feet (IV)
2Wednesday 12 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows part of our staircase just …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Redeemer
4Wednesday 12 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Beneath Your Feet (III)
Leave a commentTuesday 11 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is the ground upon which we dance. Hope you enjoy this …
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Lemon tree is still alive, just…
9Tuesday 11 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Remember this lemon tree that was almost wiped out during our much colder than normal winter? Well, this is what happened a few …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Beneath Your Feet (II)
4Monday 10 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is of our small person, walking towards Dimitras Temple on the …
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Macro Monday: Mr McFly
2Monday 10 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Like most fruit and veg, tomatoes require a fair degree of maintenance, and picking off damaged or diseased fruit is …
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