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Malérargues: Who Is The Music? 2:14-7-06
Gülşah in Bursa
Plitivice Lakes 21.3.09
Plitivice Lakes 21.3.09
Plitivice Lakes 21.3.09
Plitivice Lakes 21.3.09
Plitivice Lakes 21.3.09
Arben Waterfall (just North of the Matterhorn)
Yeniköy shore: horse and cart in a sad state
Yeniköy: abandoned opencast mine-workings
in the shallow Sazlıdere valley between Baklalı & Dursunköy: a surly bird-hunter
we got out of the way before they did
picnickers, just below Valide Sultan Göleti, Belgrade Forest, near Bahçeköy
stacked logs in the firebreak between Anadolufeneri and Riva
Kınalıada: NE beach with Maltepe behind; not the beach I'd have chosen if I wanted to get away from the city for a day...
Pirinççi - Turkish flag, mosque, roofs, roof furniture and greenery
tree-bears charging at us on a forest track heading south for a while before we hit the 3rd bridge motorway
2 more tree-bears, like Jeff Koons' sculptures methinks
Kınalıada: empty beach by the boat station with a few early morning dippers
Kınalıada - east side beach and smoking ferry: not a good day for beach tourists
Heybeliada: pines in the nearly circular woodland park on the NE corner of the island
a kindly and informative (but that doesn't mean that the information was right) shepherd shortly before Paşaköy
the Ömerli Baraj aqueduct and footway, shortly before Kurtdoǧmuş
the Ömerli Baraj aqueduct and footway, shortly before Kurtdoǧmuş
Büyükada: west side - a ram and his missus (though I don't think sheep go in for nuclear families) looking at me looking at them...
Yeniköy: abandoned opencast mine-workings and a flock of sheep
Yeniköy - old mine-workings and a herd of sheep
Yeniköy: abandoned opencast mine-workings and a flock of sheep
Yeniköy: abandoned opencast mine-workings
Yeniköy: abandoned opencast mine-workings
Yeniköy: abandoned opencast mine-workings (now lost to Istanbul Airport)
the motorway workings just before Öǧümce: dumper trucks a'dumping
the Şamlar bus stop with one of our beloved motorway construction trucks
forest between Mahmut Şevket Paşa and Polonezköy
forest between Mahmut Şevket Paşa and Polonezköy
the seemingly anonymous EW-running river between Boǧazköy and Pirinççi
winter woodland between Reşadiye and Polonezköy
ivy in the woods above the boat pilot station just before Garipçe
Frida & Fred keeping an eye on things; near the exit to the Kayışdaǧ army base on the southern part of Kayışdaǧ
Belgrade Forest: primulas by a stream
between Polonezköy & Zerzevat: spring trees
Yeniköy: abandoned opencast mine-workings
Dursunköy: a field of wheat northwest of the village
pink thistles beside the walking track which runs through the forest SE of Arnavutköy
building the 3rd Bridge motorway
Sazlıbosna: a ball game (just south of the village)
Yarımburgaz cave: a romantic moment outside the cave
marsh cows in the shadow of Bahçeşehir (I think)
Bahçeşehir seen over the single-track railway line at the NW edge of Küçükçekmece marshes
between Istanbul University's veterinary farm & the agricultural faculty: looking north along the Hadımdere towards Bahçeşehir
rushour traffic heading west at Küçükçekmece metrobus station
rushour traffic heading west at Küçükçekmece metrobus station
Küçükçekmece metrobus station: saturday evening in summer
between Çayırbaşı and Bahçeköy: the SE margins of Belgrade Forest: tree galls (I assume)
pylons - looking east from the top of the hill between Kavaklı & Kurna
on the edge of Küçükçekmece Gölü on Istanbul University Agricultural Faculty's land: after a tragedy
between Altınşehir and Küçükçekmece Gölü: a flock of sheep
Yarımburgaz cave: ancient landscape - the cave-dwellers lived in a beautiful place
Yayla quarries HQ (I suppose)
snow-covered forest road running under the a viaduct under construction just north of Gümüşdere
ships waiting to enter the Bosphorus on the Black Sea between Kısırkaya and Kilyos
we and our dogs in the forest between Çayaǧzı and Alibahadır
3 of our dogs in the forest between Çayaǧzı and Alibahadır; angelic looks can be deceiving
looking over the Yayla quarries from the 3rd or 4th viewpoints
between Ballıca & Ömerli Reservoir: winter forest
Ömerli Reservoir: winter trees
between Kaynarca & Akbaba: a very slightly manipulated view of Maslak
between Akbaba & Beykoz: Maslak seen across the Bosphorus from the hill before the descent to Beykoz
Garipçe: junk
between Polonezköy and Zerzevatçı Köyü: winter trees & ivy
small trees and their reflections at the southern edge of Göktürk Goleti on the SW edge of Belgrade Forest
trees and their reflections at the southern edge of Göktürk Goleti on the SW edge of Belgrade Forest
between Yeniköy (Black Sea) and Durusu: poppies thistles and yellow flowers
between Germe and Baklalı: wraith-like trees
in the shallow Sazlıdere valley between Baklalı & Dursunköy: a yellow flag iris with bugs
between Dursunköy & Sazlıbosna: fisherman fishing alone in the upper Sazlıdere reservoir
Sazlıbosna: a decapitated Mustafa Kemel looks towards the horizon
Sazlıbosna: stork and nest on a telephone pole
on the way out of Sazlıbosna heading towards the Sazlıdere reservoir: our canine companion for the day leads the way
Misafırhane Hill: making our way to the top with our lovely day-dog
Bathonea (northern site): ruins and fingered hollyhock flowers
between Bathonea south & Avcilar: the fence between the veterinary farm and the canalised river (name unknown)
Menekşe Plajı: feet-bathing
between Bahçeköy and Gümüşdere: under the motorway flyover
between Bahçeköy and Gümüşdere: under the motorway flyover
Rumeli Feneri fortress: one of the 2 main towers
Bozhane: abandoned filling-station.
Ömerli: 3 local men drinking tea and looking like they're in the Godfather
on the watermain route E of Mahmut Şevket Paşa
E Zekeriyaköy: rather grim blocks crowned by a green arch
between Zekeriyaköy and Rumeli Kavaǧı: hiking from Argos's point of view
the exquisite little valley running into İkinici Mahmut Göleti
walking along the root-spread track running along the SW side of İkinici Mahmut Göleti
descending along the woodland road SE from Bahçeköy towards the place of twisted trees
the old stables SE of Bahçeköy as we descend to the place of twisted trees
a hut and woodland heading E towards the Ottoman stables
stream in the forest NE of Bahçeköy
just north of the motorway sliproad north of Alibahadır: ice at a water pipe
Yayla-Cebeci Köyü via the Yayla quarries, the S side of Alibey Reservoir and the Maǧlova & Güzelce Aqueducts (11.2.17 / #80) by the Yayla quarries
ultra-cool shepherd lad in the woods around İmrahor Reservoir
a little SE of Polonezköy: snowdrop dell
between Polonezköy & Zerzevatçı Köyü: walking on the recreation track (not for long)
the Ottoman stables SE of Bahçeköy
heading East from İmrahor Reservoir: denuded land & an artificial lake
the motorway NW of Pirincci: seen from the bridge
Yeniköy: a frog in the abandoned opencast mine-workings; this picture says it all for me
Yeniköy: in the abandoned opencast mines (sometimes wonderfully Alpine)
Yeniköy: in the abandoned opencast mines - looking towards the 3rd airport works & a lonely tree whose friends have all been crushed
Yeniköy: Istanbul Airport under construction where once there were abandoned opencast mineworkings
the first Sazlıdere flower meadow: a natural totem
between Yeniköy and Terkos: a spur-thighed tortoise on a track
Durusu: a spur-thighed tortoise on a country road
between Boyalık and Baklalı: lovely rolling pasture
reptilian trees
between Göcbeyli and Ballıca: return of the Jedi (coming out of pine woodland)
in the shallow Sazlıdere valley between Baklalı and Dursunköy: grasses & trees
between Baklalı and Dursunköy: a Manetesque lunch in the water-meadow on the east side of the Sazlıdere
between Baklalı & Dursunköy: walking by and through a wheatfield
Dursunköy: on the edge of a wheatfield west of the village
Anadolu Feneri: mysterious street furniture
on the north side of the Alibey River between the motorway and Pirinççi: walking into the evening
Poyraz: a mummified leg on the beach (I hope not)
Poyraz: roughly-demolished military (I assume) building
Alibey Reservoir: muddy water
Alibey mines: looking inside one of the great pits
Alibey mines: looking into one of the pits
Alibey mines: looking into one of the pits
Alibey mines: looking into one of the pits together with pylons marching along the top
between the Maǧlova and Güzelce Aqueducts: a water-pipe manhole (I assume)
Güzelce Aqueduct: seen from the south
Güzelce Aqueduct: seen from the south
Cebeci Köyü: opencast mines on the edge of the village
the Sazlıdere quarry: stones reflected in the big pool
Şamlar gorge reservoir: the ruined mill just under the Ottoman dam
Altınşehir: Avrupa Otoyolu
a low-flying gull under Rumeli Feneri's fortress
rope-being on a shore between Rumeli Feneri and Kilyos
a fallen fence a little east of Kilyos
shorescape near Mother & Child Stack a little east of Kilyos
Karatay: a woman (Syrian?) rubbish recycler
Aydos Hill: view towards the Prince islands over Esenkent
Aydos Hill: view towards the Sea of Marmara over Tavşantepe
between Bozhane and the English Houses: nature morte - a dead cow as if sleeping
Yarımburgaz cave: archeologist, Maja Kuzmanović, talks about its history
between Poyraz and Anadolu Kavaǧı: the demolished military builkding (I think)
coming into Anadolu Kavaǧı from the north with Maslak ahead of us across the Bosphorus
coming to Bathonea from the north: a strip of beatiful, old, lakeside woodland - resin and lichen on a tree
heading south towards Bramble Hill: looking north along the Hadımdere towards Bahçeşehir (with not a lot of imagination and small expense this could be beautiful parkland)
between Istanbul University's veterinary farm and the agricultural faculty: after crossing the pipe-bridge, looking north along the Hadımdere towards Bahçeşehir; a woman is carrying a large load
regular folk on the metrobus back to the centre
north of Çatalça (a little south of Çiftlikköy): ruined aqueduct arch
between Poyraz; and Anadolu Kavaǧı: our day-dog checks that we're really following
between Tokatköy:and Anadolu Kavaǧı: dirt road
Anadolu Kavaǧı: our day-dog encouraging anthropomorphism
Aydos: feeding feral dogs
Aydos: looking over the Marmara towards the east (I think)
Aydos: looking towards the Islands
Şamlar: road and track crossing on the west side of the village dam
south of Poyraz: the destroyed bunker
Yeniköy: a chained guard-dog (torture)
one of our day-dogs just before crossing under the motorway
between Kaynarca and Akbaba: a muddy track
between Kaynarca and Akbaba: enjoying wetness
on the way towards Mahmut Şevket Paşa after crossing under the m-way west of Öǧümce: forest-scape
on the way towards Mahmut Şevket Paşa after crossing under the m-way west of Öǧümce: the way gets a little Breugelian
Dursunköy: on the hill west of the village
Baklalı: wedding party (I think Roma or mixed)
Baklalı: wedding party (I think Roma or mixed)
heading south from Baklalı: crossing part of the Northern Istanbul Motorway under construction (looking west)
İmrahor swamp: trees & reflections
İmrahor swamp: trees & reflections
between Riva and Anadolu Feneri: foresters after felling mature woodland
between Riva and Anadolu Feneri: recently-cleared woodland
western Küçükçekmece Gölü seen from the eastern side: a marsh cow and her calf with Yeşilkent (sic) behind
SE Altınşehir: highway looking west
Ömerliköy watermain route: horses intended for Büyükada
Ömerliköy watermain route: a slow rollercoaster heading west
between the English Houses and Riva: Shaggy at its most adorable
the Sazlıdere Reservoir: in the abandoned quarry
İmrahor swamp: trees & reflections
İmrahor swamp: trees & reflections
İmrahor swamp: trees & reflections
İmrahor swamp: trees & reflections
İmrahor swamp: trees & reflections
İmrahor swamp: trees & reflections
between Kılıçlı Köyü and İshaklıköy: horse in a riding stables
İshaklıköy: a cow determinedly walks to its farm (presumably because it needs milking)
between İshaklıköy and Sarıpınar: paysage
Sarıpınar: while we wait for the bus, our day-dog has a rest beside us on a bed of leaves - one of the quite many day-dogs that was hard to leave behind
between Süçü Bayrı and Anadolu Feneri: landscape with motorway viaduct pillars
Mahmut Şevket Paşa: tea-house
between the Acaristanbul Wall and Akbaba Hill: a view of Maslak & a glimpse of the Bosphorus
Büyük Bent: lunch break by the shore
İkinici Mahmut Göleti: tree roots on the path
the place of ancient trees: drinking-otter tree
between Zerzevatçı Köy and Mahmut Şevket Paşa: a rising earth track through deciduous young woodland
between Mahmut Şevket Paşa & Alibahadır: winter woodland
heading NE from the Şamlar upper reservoir: our day-dog leads the way to an ancient tree
heading NE from the Şamlar upper reservoir: our day-dog checks if we're still following it
Kayabaşı stream: the stream flows as if in mountains
between İshaklıköy and Sarıpınar: wooden hut on precarious stilts
Yeniköy: water-buffalo standing by the big pond on the west of what's left of the abandoned opencast mine-workings
the first Sazlıdere flower meadow: a solitary tree in spring
in the water-meadow between Yeniköy & Durusu: a row of spring trees
Germe: a signless signpost cum gibbet, and a tattered Turkish flag
between Alemdaǧ and Reşadiye: abandoned car in the forest
Sazlıdere reservoir: stork in flight
Şamlar gorge: water-birds flying over the surface
upper Aydos: goats a'feeding
eastern lower Aydos: white wood fungi
between Kılıçlı and the Black Sea: track
between the English houses and Riva: rock formation
the Kozu Deresi Valley: old, presumably once-coppiced tree
Kurna: stony beach
Kurna fishing hamlet: view from the eastern shore
looking south towards Sancaktepe from Nişantepe (I think)
between northwestern Küçükçekmece marsh and Bathonea: a sunflower field with Tahtakale behind
by Istanbul University's veterinary farm - a sunflower field with Yeşilkent's serried blocks behind
between Istanbul University's veterinary farm and the agricultural faculty: cows in and around the Hadımdere with Bahçeşehir in the background
Kurna fishing hamlet: cabins on stilts
between Kurna fishing hamlet & Kurna quarry: Kurna's sandy beach
Kurna quarry: slag heaps
between Reşadiye: and Polonezköy: a mushroom
between Reşadiye: and Polonezköy: wraithe-like fungus
between Polonezköy & Mahmut Şevket Paşa - woodland
between Polonezköy & Mahmut Şevket Paşa: coppiced tree base
Kozu Deresi valley: old tree
İshaklıköy Forest: winter trees
between Germe and Baklalı: winter trees & fields
heading south from Baklalı: the new aqueduct and bridge over the Northern Istanbul Motorway
heading south from Baklalı: crossing part of the now-opened Northern Istanbul Motorway (looking west)
between Snowdrop woods and İmrahor swamp: forest, sky & track
between Snowdrop woods and İmrahor swamp: on track in the forest
İmrahor swamp: arboreal reflections
İmrahor swamp: arboreal reflections
İmrahor swamp: arboreal reflections
İmrahor swamp: arboreal reflections
İmrahor swamp: arboreal reflections
Kocabayır Hill - early morning recce: view west
heading east from Kılıçlı: a mystery of forest
the abandoned military base east of Kılıçlı: a vagueness of curving trees
İshaklıköy forest: small waterfall and our 2 day-dogs
Değirmen reservoir: a fury of winter forest
İshaklıköy forest: animated winter trees
Sırıpınar forest: track and 1 of our day-dogs
between Şamlar upper reservoir and Kayabaşı walking track: the old tree
heading south from Poyraz: early spring woodland (the clearning where I was bitten)
between Poyraz & Anadolu Kavaǧı: stream, 5 of our day-dogs & ancient trees
between Öǧümce and the motorway: a zoomorphic old tree by the stream we follow (perhaps a boar transformed into a tree by displeased elves)
Deǧirmen forest: a knotted old tree
Kozlu reservoir: winter trees
the second Sazlıdere flower meadow: a swathe of yellow floers
Haçı Maşlı woodland: trees in the steep-sided valley
Sazlıdere reservoir: long-submerged tree trunks and a telegraph pole
Cebeci: a just-slaughtered cow
Cebeci: southern opencast mines - tree island
Alibeyköy Kurban Satış ve Kesim Alanı: bullock tied at the top of death row
Alibeyköy Kurban Satış ve Kesim Alanı: bull near the end of death row
Cebeci: mine
Cebeci: mineworkings
Cebeci: mines
Cebeci: mineworkings
Cebeci: mine
Cebeci: mineworkings
between the English houses and Riva: wading round a rocky headland (the sea-water cost me 2,000 Lira in camera damage but I don't regret it)
coming back to Poyraz from the south: trees
between the motorway and the first deep stream valley: woodland can be slowly violent
southeast of Yoros castle: Maslak towers over the Bosphrous at sunset
southern Belgrade forest: autumn woodland
Akdaǧlar mineworkings: an active part of the main site
Dereseki forest: tree
Şamlar: long-submerged and long-dead plane tree in the almost-dry Sazlıdere reservoir bed south of the village
Örnekköy crest: Black-seascape
between Cumhuriyet and Polonezköy: winter forest
Alemdaǧ forest: treescape
Çavuşbaşı forest: track through arching forest
Kozu Deresi valleys: treescape
Kozu Deresi valleys: stream and trees
Kaymakdonduran woods: wintry jungle
Bozhane: reflections in Çayaǧiz river
Deǧirmen tributary valley: speaking venerable tree
Zerzevat stream valley: old trees
Zerzevat stream valley: view
Zerzevat stream valley: complex old trees
Zerzevat stream valley: triangular bone trees
Deǧirmen’s western tributary stream valley: a symbolic formation in the stream
Kozlu stream valley: the stream and old trees
Kozlu stream valley: the stream and old trees
Küçükçekmece western lakeside: spring branches and tall grass
Küçükçekmece SW marsh: marsh cows with Firuzköy-Yeşilkent behind
Darlık southeastern reservoir: dappled track
Sarıkavak hill: self-entwined tree
Ezili forest: track and pink thistles
Ezili forest: flourishing forest
Ezili forest: trinity trees
Sığırlık stream: old split tree
Sığırlık gorge: view
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Ömerliköy watermain route: view west
Karaburun: sea view from the boat house
between Kurna abandoned quarry and the 'English' houses: a herd of goats at Middle bay
upper Poyraz: street dogs versus Clever
Kaynarca forest: water, snow and mud
Polonezköy western forest: track and woodland
Toygar viewpoint: view at dusk towards Maslak
Toygar viewpoint: view at dusk towards Maslak
Toygar viewpoint: view at dusk towards Maslak
Mahmut Şevket Paşa: tea-house
chaotic view
unhappy-looking woman
Yeniköy: Istanbul Airport from the north
the northeastern Sazlıdere flower meadow: a natural bouquet of flowers
Düpedüzü valley looking west from the Düpedüzü north ridge, Kaçkar mountains, Turkey. Taken at 3pm on 29.7.22. We'd had a tough climb up to the ridge at 3,000+ metres, and were running late to get down the other side and back to our village before dark. The Kaçkars are photogenic and we took a lot of photos but this one stands out for me. It's like a painting where time is suspended and people are absent from a terrific, slow-changing, verdant landscape.
between the English Houses and Riva: coming over a headland
Atdosun forest: crab apples
Alibahadır western forest stream valley: ancient tree
Kaynarca: tea-house scene
