Tag Archives: winter
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Ankara’s Pigeons
11Thursday 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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Flower Friday ~ Winter Grass
4Friday 15 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Wot No Cabbages?
5Wednesday 06 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
The sudden cold snap (aka, winter) dissipated after five-six days, and we are back to mild weather, with a mix …
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Bright winter’s day
3Sunday 27 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Autumn colours, in Winter
12Saturday 26 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
It’s officially past mid-winter…. yeah right! Our trees are only just shedding their leaves, as our weird weather continues unabated …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Now (I)
4Friday 25 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
How about this for my “now” entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge? It’s finally autumn here in southwest Türkiye, and …
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Sparkling seas
6Sunday 29 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
It’s a beautiful Sunday morn. The rains have passed. Left behind are sparkling seas. . .
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Last of the summer crops
10Tuesday 15 September, 2015 by Uncle Spike
As summer proper recedes and we move into early autumn, the thermometer drops to below 100F (40C) for the first …
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Recovery over time…
2Saturday 12 September, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This bush was one of those pretty much decimated by last winter’s unexpected freeze. Whilst we don’t have ‘real winters’ like many …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Off-Season (II)
11Saturday 13 June, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows geraniums surviving an unexpected bout of snow at the seaside. Hope you …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Off-Season (I)
24Friday 12 June, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is the wastage of clementines caused by a very rare and sudden cold …
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Finding snow!
7Tuesday 19 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Traveling between Ankara and Istanbul, back in late January, we came across… SNOW. Ok so I get that for many …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Intricate (II)
4Saturday 02 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows us another intricate beauty left by nature, that of …
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Orchard in bloom
7Thursday 23 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
The citrus orchards are in full bloom right now. Whilst I can’t hear myself think for the noise of a …
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Citrus tree health update
18Wednesday 22 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Following the really cold snap of -5C (23F) we experienced for a few nights over winter, many of the fruit trees had …
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Clouds rolling in the hills
13Thursday 05 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Spring is here at last, or is it? We have sun, warmth, cold, rain, clouds; you name it. Won’t be …
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I think I’m a duck…
10Wednesday 25 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Running in and out all day between relentless storms to chop up large branches pruned from the large old olive …
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Snow In The Hills
16Saturday 21 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Very cold and windy these past few days, with much of the country freezing its bits off with ice and …
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Waterfalls now ??
6Thursday 12 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
The hills are starting to produce waterfalls where there are usually just dry rock faces. I just love the differences …
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Red Sky at Night…
9Wednesday 11 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
It’s been very cold and rainy all day, with snow in the hills and across much of Türkiye, but this …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Rocks meet Sky
7Wednesday 11 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Clear winter skies showcase geological beauty
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Them Poor Lemon Trees
14Tuesday 10 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
As I posted recently, we had a short sharp cold cold snap where temperatures dropped to -5C (23F) on a few nights, which is …
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Winter Warmer
12Tuesday 10 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
OUTSIDE: Cold, Wet, Windy INDOORS: Ahh…. bliss 🙂 . .
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A Spot of Winter Pruning
5Friday 30 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Winter pruning is yet another long-lasting task to undertake on the farm, but I don’t mind it really, and it’s …
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Iced Lemons?
9Thursday 29 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Icy weather plays havoc with fruit farming, but the worst affected tend to be lemons I have found. Their internal …
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Last of the Winter Citrus
27Tuesday 27 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Citrus fruit are harvested in one of two seasons, depending on the variety. For example, we have lemon and orange …
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Winter Storm Wastes Tonnes of Fruit
6Saturday 24 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
As well as the damage that very cold weather can do to the trees and leaves, the fruit obviously suffers, …
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Flower Friday – Colour in the Gloom
9Friday 23 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is my flower for this week. It was a dark winter’s day, but this lonesome bloom was determined to …
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Ice Damaged Fruit Trees
9Thursday 22 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
The problem with a cold snap, is that whilst it looks nice and wintry with snow in the mountains that …
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Scenes of Winter
20Saturday 17 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Still winter here…. and whilst ours is just a mix of cold and sun, cold nights and regular storms, I’ll …
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We Have Snow !
23Saturday 10 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Ok, so it’s ‘visible’ on our mountains, none this far down of course, but still… “We have snow!”… yikes, exciting …
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Picking Time
14Wednesday 07 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
It’s that time of year when there are tractors and trucks and workers everywhere – it’s fruit harvest time. . …
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The Storm Is Over
15Tuesday 06 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
All night and all the next day, the storm raged. Thunder for twenty-four hours, lightening on three sides. Enough rain …
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Cold New Year? Rewind to Summer…
9Thursday 01 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
It’s a very cold and soggy New Year here in southern Turkey this year. Mid-winter is generally sunny and dry, …
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Stormy Days of Winter
11Tuesday 30 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Beautiful clear skies or fierce storms. That’s about as good a summary as you could make of our winter weather. …
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A few winter crops
14Thursday 11 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Still warmish, hovering around the 16-18 mark (61-65F), so I know it’s probably gonna be a fight to get any …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Garden in Winter
9Wednesday 10 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Late autumn remnants of summer
5Monday 01 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Summer has definitely gone, and autumn is well and truly here, even bordering on winter (brrr…) Like many parts of the Northern …
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REBLOG: State of Emergency
6Tuesday 18 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Originally posted on Heaven On Earth:
Friends, as of this writing, Lancaster, NY is in a state of emergency. We have at… -
Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent (IV)
7Monday 03 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is one I took back in the winter …
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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Between (IV)
6Tuesday 24 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a wintry scene as tyre tracks have …
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Some Winter Crops That Worked
10Saturday 01 March, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Following my negative news post about the failure of some of the winter crops, we did have some luck this …
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Failed Winter Crops
14Wednesday 26 February, 2014 by Uncle Spike
In our veggie garden, we tend to concentrate on summer crops, such as various peppers, sweetcorn, and aubergines (eggplant). With …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Ice Crystals
7Wednesday 26 February, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Hands Up For Goat Poo!!
8Tuesday 25 February, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Mid to late February. Usually that means farming chores in good weather… and this year is no exception. For 10 …
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February Swimmies This Year?
6Tuesday 04 February, 2014 by Uncle Spike
We usually manage to swim through until November, or late October at least. And one year we even managed to …
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Expressive Skies
Leave a commentSaturday 01 February, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I was just upstairs the other evening, making sure windows and curtains were closed as the day drew to a …
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Roses & Beds
21Wednesday 22 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Following on from my recent post called Splittin’ & Moovin’ and the ever so originally thought of follow-up post named… More Splittin’ & …
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…And They Always Follow…
9Monday 20 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Working the garden this month. Every day I am digging. Every day I am chopping. Every day I am clearing. …
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