Soutwest Wind

 Southwest wind which is called lodos in Turkish is always a big deal in the life of İstanbul. Well, first of all it delays  all the sea traffic, brings warm weathers but most importantly it has been blamed for insomnia and headache..So whenever you complain about a sleepless night or a slight headache during the windy days, everybody immediadely becomes a doctor and tell you that its because of the wind...

These amazing photograps are taken by a chilhood friend of mine, Şebnem Pilgir Aykol. She is a very talented architect and a photographer. She photographed the southwest wind in one of our favorite walking places near the Marmara Sea.
Şebnem dear, thank you very much for allowing me to post these photos on Turquoise Diaries and please visit the much neglected photo blog of Şebnem here..

Back to İstanbul

Leaving sunshine, sea, open air and tranquility was very hard but finally we came back to İstanbul. Cold, traffic, snowy/rainy weather welcomed us. We are all a bit depressed including our little fury one. I will be back with more cheerful and colorful posts very very soon...

Village Markets

It looks like , the travelling merchants and the  local farmers are establishing a new market everyday of the week in a different village, in our little peninsula. They are always a great place to meet with locals and shop for your necessities. As there are no big stores in villages, it is possible to find almost anything. Here is a one, we stopped last week..

Waiting for customers is easier with a game of backgammon..

 and who can resist to listen some gossip..

A sewing machine repairman displaying his goods..

Beach combing..

This weekend, there is a rather big storm going on outside. Lots and lots of rain and wind. So we have snuggled inside the home with a roaring fireplace, lots of books, DVDs, music, teas for the day and wine for the night.

I keep watching the big waves at the sea and wondering what each one of them is bringing for me. As soon as the weather settles, I will be back to may active beach combing duty :)) I love collecting stuff from the beach. Here are some nice stuff that I am displaying at home but some day I should have to show you some of the weird things, I came across..

Have a great week friends...

Inevitable

Well, we have finally decided on the inevitable. So far we kept delaying our return to İstanbul day after day. But on Saturday we decided to stay until the end of January. Life is full of surprises here.. Here are some photos from this past weekend.

On Saturday gluewine at the beach:

On Sunday fresh berries and sun as appetizers.

Wiah you a great week full of surprises....

Before the Storm

Right now I am laying under the sun like a lazy and sleepy lizard and soaking all the heat..However couple days ago the weather wasnt like that..Here are couple photos I took at the beach right before the storm..

 and hubby cleaning the woods we have picked from the beach..Old and weathered ones kept for some up coming projects, and rest went to the fireplace..

Winter Roses

Picking up fresh roses from my garden on a cold ,rainy and windy January day after a long walk at the beach.....Priceless and ordinary on a Mediterranean winter day..

PS: As I have a VERY slow internet connection right now, I am not able to visit all my favorite blogs..I miss you all but soon I will be with you..