Tag Archives: Astypalaia
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Astypalaian Backstreets
11Tuesday 09 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
If there’s one thing I love, it’s exploring backstreets of the places we visit. These are a few of the …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Alphabet (I)
17Friday 15 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a signpost to the castle on the Greek island of Astypalea. …
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Ready for action!
9Thursday 14 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Circle (I)
11Friday 01 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows the suckers of an octopus; perfect circles no less. …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Extraordinary (II)
8Saturday 17 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is one I’ve posted before, but love it, so why not share …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy Place (II)
15Sunday 11 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows four images of secluded coves in the Greek Dodecanese …
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Stavros the dog!
6Wednesday 30 September, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Even though I was brought up with dogs, and decades later still have a farm pooch, I’m not one to …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Grid (IV)
Leave a commentMonday 21 September, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is the wooden latticework or grid of a …
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The town church
3Thursday 27 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Motion (III)
3Sunday 26 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is the flag of our neighbours, Greece, flapping away in the wind …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Early Bird (IV)
4Monday 20 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is one of my personal favourites. We were back on …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Afloat (IV)
1Monday 13 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a small boat upon a ship, but so very important …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Afloat (III)
1Sunday 12 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is about the life of a small boat, living it’s days afloat. …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Blur (II)
5Saturday 04 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a blurred image, either from our camera or my tired …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Ephemeral (III)
7Sunday 29 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge represents the ephemeral moment when the rising sun is ‘just about’ …
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Macro Monday: ‘Suckers’
4Monday 16 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Here is my posting for Macro Monday Just love the suckers of an octopus close up, extraordinary things in my …
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Greek Island Garbage Guy
19Thursday 05 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Island life is generally different wherever you go, and the Greek Dodecanese are no different. The pace of life is much slower, and …
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Greek Island Cats
18Wednesday 04 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
I’m a doggie person I guess on the whole, having grown up with various woofers in the house since I …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Chimney top !
13Wednesday 21 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (II)
7Saturday 17 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge encapsulates three of my favourite ingredients for a scene of …
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Flower Friday – Floral Astypalaia
6Friday 12 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Back on the Greek island of Astypalaia, part of the Dodecanese in the Eastern Mediterranean, this summer I managed to …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Gone But Not Forgotten (II)
6Saturday 06 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge was taken this past summer, as we left a local …
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Macro Monday: Pure white
8Monday 03 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. On a Greek island stuffed full of houses all painted brilliant white, it was a …
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Macro Monday: Foreground & Background
3Monday 27 October, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. In this shot, I tried to capture the essence of this beautiful white flower, and …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Dreamy (I)
22Friday 10 October, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is the place of my dreams… it’s a beach on an uninhabited …
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