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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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Throwback Thursday: The Hairdryer
3Thursday 31 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
For Throwback Thursday this week, here’s a post from June 2013. Back in the days when I had more time …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Aston Martin Vanquish
2Wednesday 30 March, 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 (III)
6Sunday 27 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My third Weekly Photo Challenge for Half-Light is another film-based theme… “Room With a View”, as this certainly was. In terms …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Half-Light (II)
10Saturday 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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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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Wordless Wednesday ~ Hellenic Parliament
Leave a commentWednesday 23 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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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 (III)
6Sunday 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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Dance (II)
12Saturday 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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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: One Love (III)
7Thursday 17 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My third Weekly Photo Challenge entry is my beloved ex…. Known affectionately as Miss Norma Jean; of all the gals over …
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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: One Love (I)
9Friday 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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Flower Friday ~ More Apricot Blossom
4Friday 11 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Harmony (III)
2Thursday 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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Wordless Wednesday ~ Knidos Harbour
1Wednesday 09 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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International Women’s Day
6Tuesday 08 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
As much as men think they rule the species, covet those positions of power in politics, business and the home, …
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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Harmony (II)
13Sunday 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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Harmony (I)
11Saturday 05 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My first entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge is about the harmony of living in the natural world. In this shot, we have …
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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: State of Mind (III)
15Tuesday 01 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
For a third go at the Weekly Photo Challenge, I have selected this little fella, who seems quite content to …
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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 (II)
4Saturday 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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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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Wordless Wednesday ~ He shrank!
Leave a commentWednesday 24 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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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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Flower Friday ~ Spring has arrived
9Friday 19 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
(courtesy of a good friend who visiting our farm)
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Life Imitates Art (IV)
5Thursday 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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Uncle Spike's Adventures
Opinion, photography & travel blogging from a small rural farm in Türkiye
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