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in search of flamingoes
last week I went in search of flamingoes. From November through to January they can be seen on the estuary near Bodrum airport. We had seen them some six weeks ago and they must have only recently arrived for they … Continue reading
a walk in December
Last Sunday, 18 December, a group of us went for a walk in my favourite spot – Sandima. These are some of the photos I took. view of the hillside with the ruins of the houses of the villages of … Continue reading
November artist date
12.11.2011 On a glorious sunny afternoon I drove up to the abandoned Greek village of Sandima. It’s a place I love visiting as there is always something to photograph. High on the hillsides were vivid splashes of colour from the … Continue reading
October artist’s date
According to Julia Cameron in her book “the artist’s way”, “an artist date is “a block of time, perhaps two hours weekly, especially set aside and committed to nurturing your creative consciousness, your inner artist. In its most primary form, … Continue reading
a life on the ocean wave
One of the advantages of living near the sea in an area frequented by tourists is the possibility to go on a boat trip for the day. Last week 11 of us went on such a trip around the coast … Continue reading
In which I meet another artist
Last weekend I drove across the peninsula to visit some friends to collect a passion flower plant that they had managed to grow on from a plantlet from their magnificent specimen – in the space of a year it has … Continue reading
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camel wrestling
Last Sunday my Turkish digital photography companion and I went to watch one of the largest camel wrestling festivals in the area, at Yahsi-Ortakent. The New Year heralds the start of the camel-wrestling season in south west Turkey and this … Continue reading
last few days of December in Turkey
We have been having an extremely wet winter here with the result that it looks more like Spring at the moment as there is so much new growth and so much green everywhere. Earlier this week I took these photos … Continue reading
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sunset and Turgutreis market
I recently joined a digital photography club. We started with 3 of us but now we are down to 2 as the other member has left for another job. So now the 2 of us go out regularly to photograph … Continue reading
Karahayıt-Aphrodisias
After visiting Pamukkale we returned to the village and then drove along the base of the escarpment to Karahayıt, a very Turkish thermal resort town with many new hotels springing up, to visit the kırmızı su bahçesi (red water garden) … Continue reading
Anatolian Adventures 