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Karma – A Childhood Lesson
45Tuesday 28 February, 2017 by Uncle Spike
This is a true tale that happened within the last hour. It is perhaps small and maybe insignificant to some, …
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Our Silence
47Thursday 08 December, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Time has marched on; Many things have changed in our world; Perhaps more so here in Turkey and the Middle …
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Pastures New…
71Saturday 14 May, 2016 by Uncle Spike
I set out three years ago knowing diddly-squat about blogging, or even what a blog to be honest (seriously), and now …
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Flower Friday ~ Last peach blossoms
4Friday 06 May, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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How to tie up your fishing boat!
3Tuesday 03 May, 2016 by Uncle Spike
At the end of that rope, which is very very long, is a small fishing boat. A storm was expected, …
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Bonzo’s stressful few days
25Sunday 01 May, 2016 by Uncle Spike
This is Bonzo. He’s our farm dog, security guard, alarm clock, waste disposal system, and all round entertainer of visitors (albeit …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Admiration (II)
10Saturday 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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Admiration (I)
15Friday 29 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My immediate thought upon seeing this week’s theme of ‘admiration’ went to young Maya, an eight-year old pianist we know of …
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Grass/weed cutting time
12Monday 25 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Very soon I’ll be heaving the gas powered grass cutter onto my back for two solid days of tackling the …
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Çocuk Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun – Children’s Day
1Saturday 23 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
On April 23, 1929, upon Atatürk’s proposal, the Turkish Grand National Assembly decreed April 23 as a national holiday dedicated …
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Flower Friday ~ Double Pink
5Friday 22 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Last of the winter veg
2Sunday 17 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Temps are a climbing… up to the early 30s again now (that’s touching 90F), so time to rip up the …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Dinnertime (I)
8Friday 15 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My first Weekly Photo Challenge image for the theme “Dinnertime” is a bowl of yummy traditionally prepared Turkish spinach. If …
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Flower Friday ~ This morning’s roses
15Friday 15 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Taken an hour ago, here are some of the rose beds. With spring providing cool nights, occasional rain and sunny …
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Throwback Thursday: Our Village
6Thursday 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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Macro Monday: Bees in the orchard
4Monday 11 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Time for another Macro Monday…. and for this week we have a shot taken by a friend of ours who …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Future (I)
13Friday 08 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My first Weekly Photo Challenge idea of the ‘future’ shows a broad bean plant having just is poked through after …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Landscape (II)
13Saturday 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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Landscape (I)
14Friday 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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Flower Friday ~ Blossom; never enough
4Friday 01 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Earthquake territory
1Tuesday 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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Macro Monday: First Apricot
7Monday 28 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Not very clear I’m afraid, but this was taken a couple of weeks back, and was the very first apricot …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Half-Light (I)
18Friday 25 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My first entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a photograph I took of lightning striking the mountainside. It was taken …
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Flower Friday ~ Mountain colours
12Friday 25 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Here in the West Taurus mountains, we have plenty to roam, with pine forested peaks as far as the eye can …
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One place; two harbours in two seas
10Thursday 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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We are still alive and we are kicking ! ! !
10Tuesday 22 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Yet again I write with sadness at the senseless cruelty from our own species. Brussels has today become the latest …
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Blue Skies of Springtime
3Monday 21 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Dance (I)
5Friday 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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Flower Friday ~ Plum tree blossom
5Friday 18 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Here are some not-so-close-up images of the plum trees which are in full blossom right now. At night it actually …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Broken
2Wednesday 16 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Ankara
11Wednesday 16 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
For those who consider this part of the world some war torn dung-heap slum of rabble-rousing mobs who deserve nothing …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: One Love (II)
12Tuesday 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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Macro Monday: Plum blossom in the rain
3Monday 14 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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More bodies where I sat only recently
36Sunday 13 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Less than a month after the last large scale suicide bombing in our capital, at least 37 residents of Ankara have tonight …
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Broccoli plants
9Saturday 12 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
A little while ago we saw these beautiful flowers, and Joanne from My Life Lived Full mentioned wanting to see …
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Flower Friday ~ More Apricot Blossom
4Friday 11 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Knidos Harbour
1Wednesday 09 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Macro Monday: Young Iguana
5Monday 07 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Found this young fella in one of the orange trees close to the house the other day. Not often do …
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Flower Friday ~ Wild beauty
6Friday 04 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Not all days start with a smile
24Thursday 03 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Here’s a lovely bright springtime picture from here on the farm. Unfortunately my day wasn’t quite the same. Talk about …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ We love our flags…
3Wednesday 02 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Macro Monday: Broccoli Flowers
6Monday 29 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Cabbages…. my five year wait is over
16Sunday 28 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Never had a lot of luck or the right weather conditions for cabbages, but finally, I have some – yay! …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: State of Mind (I)
11Friday 26 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
For many weeks now it’s been hard work all the way; up at 0600, bed at 0130 the next day. …
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Flower Friday ~ First Apricot
11Friday 26 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Taken just a few minutes ago… This is the very first of the beautiful flowers that blossom on the apricot …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Seasons (IV)
10Thursday 25 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows how the farm is inbetwixt (love that word) seasons, …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Seasons (III)
7Tuesday 23 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is the start of the seasonal burn-up after winter. All 250 trees …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Seasons (II)
3Monday 22 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows our springtime stream through the village. Thankfully it’s no …
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Something simple from the freezer
16Sunday 21 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
With three freezers full of homegrown produce, it’s a pretty regular occurrence that I delve into their depths with not …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Seasons (I)
17Saturday 20 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is typical for springtime here in southwest Türkiye. Everything is green, the …
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