Silence of September

There are still some boats at the main harbour of Datca. However the small docks at the bays are totally empty except couple local fish boats. Larger ones maybe preferring safer places because of the unexpected winds of the season.

I took this photo from the tip of the Datca peninsula where the antic city of Knidos located. Crowded with boats and people just couple weeks ago but now enjoying the silence of the September.

Jealous Dog

We all know that Hera was a jealous goddess but so far our little Hera was not showing any sign of it. Well, not until my 8 months old nephew came to visit us. She has never been a lap dog, not even when she was a tiny puppy. It is always a big struggle to take her on your lap. You could hold her still only couple seconds before she starts to leave a good doze of scratches on your arms and legs.. But look at what a small siblings rivalry did to her.

and this new habit of her gave me the chance to take some decent photo of her and hubby..

Have a GREAT weekend with your loved ones.. 

The night

It was a beautiful September night. When the last rays of the sun dissappearing, we found ourselves a table to dine over the harbour. Pasta and wine was at the menu..

As we are planning to spend a good part of autumn here, we made plans for İstanbul, for winter...
- finish the final year of archeology course
-take a photography course
-maybe a trip to Mongolia
-several short trips to nearby places
-lots of movie, museum,and art gallery visits
-hit the gym more often
-attemp to start writing a novel
-etc etc etc

It was surprising to find out how I much I miss my life in İstanbul in a perfect Mediterranean night..

Boats

When a long and happy day turns into night, there is nothing better than watching the boats at the sea and dreaming..

September

Shorter days, cooler mornings and nights, empty beaches are announcing the departure of summer. After a long and very hot season, these small changes are refreshing.
In 2 weeks time, schools will be openning and we wont hear the happy sounds of children anymore. Sad that a much expected season is leaving slowly, but we are also welcoming the best times of Datca. Here, eveybody agrees that September is the best season.
Much tolarable tempratures, Mediterranean behaving like a still lake and no crowds. Its all for us, the real lovers of this place.
Photo below is a warm reminder of this passing summer.Two kids are selling corn at the beach for some pocket money..
Have a nice September.

Limoncello

It looks like every liquer has a season in Datca. Last summer it was all about cherry liquer, this year it was limoncello. When I found out that all the ladies around producing litres of this marvelous drink, I immediately rushed to the market to buy lemons.

One hot afternoon hubby and I spent painful hours to peel the yellow rind of the lemons. We learned that only to get the yellow rind and not the white is the crucial point of the whole operation. Later I left them in the alcohol for 2 weeks in a dark place and then mix the content with water and sugar..

As we both love this liquer which is mainly produced in Southern Italy, it looks like we exagerated the thing a bit more and end up with 10 litres of limoncello.

If you want the receipe this one I found on the web is pretty similar to ours.

Flowers from the trash

While we were on our morning walk with Hera, we came across with a big bunch of flowers and leaves tossed to the trash. Probably pruned by the gardeners of our compound last night. They were still so beautiful and fresh..I just couldnt leave them there to decay while they still have so much to offer.

So here they are at our veranda, wishing all of you a colorful weekend.....