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  1. Weekly Photo Challenge: Earth (III)

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    Thursday 12 May, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My third Weekly Photo Challenge for ‘Earth’ is just that, a pile of earth…. or home as Mr & Mrs …
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  2. Wordless Wednesday ~ Olympic Stadium: Athens

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    Wednesday 11 May, 2016 by Uncle Spike

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  3. Weekly Photo Challenge: Earth (II)

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    Tuesday 10 May, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My second Weekly Photo Challenge effort on the theme of earth, is my take on the beauty of vast open …
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  4. Weekly Photo Challenge: Earth (I)

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    Monday 09 May, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    A belated start to my consideratioın of the Weekly Photo Challenge, but here goes… Hope you enjoy this entry of grape …
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  5. Stunning cathedral of Pompei

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    Sunday 08 May, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    This is the magnificent Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei. This Roman Catholic cathedral is a …
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  6. Architecture of Syros

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    Saturday 07 May, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    The Greek island of Syros is the northernmost isle of the Cyclades, and covers 83 sq km (32 sq miles) with …
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  7. Weekly Photo Challenge: Admiration (IV)

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    Thursday 05 May, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My fourth and final Weekly Photo Challenge entry is about my admiration for mother nature. In these shots, we see the …
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  8. Weekly Photo Challenge: Admiration (III)

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    Monday 02 May, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    Ok, so here’s my third Weekly Photo Challenge thought about the theme, Admiration. I’m one of those numpties who has …
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  9. Weekly Photo Challenge: Admiration (II)

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    Saturday 30 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My second entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge for ‘Admiration’ is about those most dedicated of the armed services who perform their …
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  10. Weekly Photo Challenge: Abstract (IV)

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    Thursday 28 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My fourth and last entry for the ‘Abstract’ Weekly Photo Challenge is a rather unique door knocker. I think of it as …
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  11. Wordless Wednesday ~ Belém Tower, Lisbon

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    Wednesday 27 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike

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  12. Weekly Photo Challenge: Abstract (II)

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    Sunday 24 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    This week’s second entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge is some abstract art, of sorts, on an area of plaster of a half …
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  13. Wordless Wednesday ~ Sicilian Backstreets

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    Wednesday 20 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike

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  14. Weekly Photo Challenge: Dinnertime (III)

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    Tuesday 19 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My week’s Weekly Photo Challenge entry is of a young Rhino having a bit of a snack; perfect dinner time in the kids …
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  15. Throwback Thursday: Our Village

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    Thursday 14 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    For Throwback Thursday this week, here’s a post from February 2014, which was the first in a series of three about …
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  16. Weekly Photo Challenge: Future (IV)

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    Tuesday 12 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My fourth entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge is about a wish for the future; a future of peace. This image of …
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  17. Weekly Photo Challenge: Future (II)

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    Saturday 09 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    The light at the end of the tunnel; that’s what I’ve selected as my second Weekly Photo Challenge entry, from Sicily this …
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  18. Wordless Wednesday ~ Trinità dei Monti

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    Wednesday 06 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike

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  19. Weekly Photo Challenge: Landscape (IV)

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    Tuesday 05 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My fourth bash at the ‘Landscape’ theme of the Weekly Photo Challenge is from Tenerife. Hope you enjoy this entry. …
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  20. Weekly Photo Challenge: Landscape (III)

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    Sunday 03 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My third ‘Landscape’ entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge is the beautiful area of Mavrovo Lake, in the western hills of the …
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  21. Weekly Photo Challenge: Landscape (II)

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    Saturday 02 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    This week’s second Weekly Photo Challenge is another from here in Türkiye, taken in rural Konya, in central Anatolia. Hope you …
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  22. Weekly Photo Challenge: Landscape (I)

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    Friday 01 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My first Weekly Photo Challenge challenge is from here in Türkiye, from Kapadokya, or Cappadocia as you may probably know it. Hope you …
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  23. Earthquake territory

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    Tuesday 29 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    Like many of our ancient ruins, Knidos has suffered from severe earthquakes over the centuries. In fact, it lies smack …
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  24. Weekly Photo Challenge: Half-Light (II)

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    Saturday 26 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My second Weekly Photo Challenge entry was taken on Easter Island (which I thought to be fitting considering the calendar for many of you …
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  25. One place; two harbours in two seas

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    Thursday 24 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    Knidos is located at the very tip of the Datça Peninsula on the western coast of the modern Republic of …
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  26. Wordless Wednesday ~ Hellenic Parliament

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    Wednesday 23 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike

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  27. Weekly Photo Challenge: Dance (III)

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    Sunday 20 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My third Weekly Photo Challenge entry shows the tribal dances to be seen among the East African tribes such as the …
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  28. Weekly Photo Challenge: Dance (II)

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    Saturday 19 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My second Weekly Photo Challenge entry is a sculpture of what appears to me to be dancers (?) on Manly beach, Sydney, Australia. Hope …
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  29. Weekly Photo Challenge: Dance (I)

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    Friday 18 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My first entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a mural of a dancing man spotted on a wall in the backstreets of …
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  30. Wordless Wednesday ~ Broken

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    Wednesday 16 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike

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  31. Weekly Photo Challenge: One Love (II)

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    Tuesday 15 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My second Weekly Photo Challenge entry is all about my one love, food 🙂 We grow a fair amount of our …
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  32. Weekly Photo Challenge: One Love (I)

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    Friday 11 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    This week’s first entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge is an ‘assumed’ take on ‘One Love’. These two guards at the presidential palace (Palacio …
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  33. Weekly Photo Challenge: Harmony (III)

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    Thursday 10 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    This week’s third Weekly Photo Challenge entry is a sneaky photo of a family in harmony, all wearing their respective …
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  34. Wordless Wednesday ~ Knidos Harbour

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    Wednesday 09 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike

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  35. Weekly Photo Challenge: Harmony (II)

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    Sunday 06 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    Couples work in harmony too sometimes… Ok, so perhaps not your average scene for this Weekly Photo Challenge 🙂 Hope …
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  36. Wordless Wednesday ~ We love our flags…

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    Wednesday 02 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike

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  37. Weekly Photo Challenge: State of Mind (II)

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    Saturday 27 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My second Weekly Photo Challenge entry depicts that state of mind when you just know you are about to be in …
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  38. Weekly Photo Challenge: Life Imitates Art (IV)

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    Thursday 18 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My fourth blast at this rather interesting Weekly Photo Challenge shows how basic photography in certain situations can create art; …
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  39. Mischievous Kid (first post – revisited)

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    Tuesday 16 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    To commemorate the 500,000, here’s a look at my very first post 🙂 In the early 1970′s, we were whisked …
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  40. Weekly Photo Challenge: Life Imitates Art (III)

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    Sunday 14 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a look at modern art through modern life. These are …
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  41. Weekly Photo Challenge: Life Imitates Art (II)

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    Saturday 13 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My second entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a lizard doing a very good impression of a waxwork model. Hope …
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  42. Weekly Photo Challenge: Life Imitates Art (I)

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    Friday 12 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My first entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge is an image taken last summer in the northern Turkish province of Edirne, with …
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  43. Ankara’s Pigeons

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    Thursday 11 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    Thought I’d have a go at capturing on film (or whatever you call it these days) some rather cold pigeons …
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  44. Astypalaian Backstreets

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    Tuesday 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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  45. Weekly Photo Challenge: Time (III)

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    Sunday 07 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    This week’s third Weekly Photo Challenge entry was taken in the ancient city of Hierapolis, near the Turkish city of Denizli.  …
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  46. Weekly Photo Challenge: Time (II)

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    Saturday 06 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    This week’s second Weekly Photo Challenge is perhaps a little different, but the aim was to show the ‘passing’ of …
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  47. Weekly Photo Challenge: Time (I)

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    Friday 05 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    This week’s first entry for the Time theme for this Weekly Photo Challenge is a clock in the middle of a roundabout …
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  48. Wordless Wednesday ~ San Martino, Siracusa, Sicily

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    Wednesday 03 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike

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  49. Weekly Photo Challenge: Vibrant (IV)

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    Monday 01 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    My final Weekly Photo Challenge entry is from closer to home, and was taken here is southwest Türkiye. I just loved …
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  50. Weekly Photo Challenge: Vibrant (III)

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    Sunday 31 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike

    This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a street entertainer in Mexico City. Hope you enjoy this entry. . …
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