Weather Today - In Your Vicinity (2011)

[jbtaylor]

Thanks for the comment Yildiz. I would gladly trade my weather for yours.

[aster]

Thanks, Birma. : )

The way you nicely put it, it most certainly was the B+B+B+B Day in Istanbul.

Good ones Yildiz, all those Coots are looking for small fish maybe? I guess there must be something there at least to attract them. It still looks chilly to me with those coats and long pants everywhere.
Greg

Hi Greg,

Thank you. The coots were indeed catching and eating very small fish. I could see the fish they were after swimming very close to the surface of the water and one jerky move of the head towards the water and I could see the smallfish hanging from its bills.

The weather indeed is chilly. The Sun shining so brightly shouldn't fool anyone because the chilling wind could enter from the openings of the sleeves and make one very aware of the season we are in. It just looks 'springy'. : ))


Hi JBTaylor,

: ) Thanks. It's just that it would be good to see snow around during the winter. It's good for agriculture as well...


Yildiz

[Dr. Harout]

Nice shots Yildiz. The blue of the sea is beautiful.
We too have kind of sunny days but somehow with a dense haze (not fog).

[david antony]

Lovely countryside shots Birma. Really like the pathway.

Looks like an early morning shot with the steers John. Nice one.

Thats a fresh looking day Yildiz, well captured.

[Greg Beetham]

I think I will have to send my Doves to weightwatchers.
Greg

ps. I liked the suspicious look in the moo moo's eyes John, and I don't think I want to get involved with an ice storm whatever that is JBT.

Townsville weather: 24.3|29.1°C, H73%, 2|22km/h WSW|ENE overcast and rain on and off.

Actually branches can snap off from too much rain, they get too heavy.
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[david antony]

That made me laugh Greg :^) good one.
I always thought you were killing them with kindness.
Now it's effecting the trees, maybe the new roof next?

[aster]

Weather in Istanbul:
11° C | 4° C
Now: 8 °C
Clear
Windchill: 7 °C
Humidity: 76%
Dew Point: 4 °C
Wind: 7 km/h / 2.1 m/s from the WSW
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Thank you, Dr. Harout and David Antony.

That's a very large branch, Greg. It is a sad sight. Saturated with water and beaten down by rain, the tree becomes weak at the forks, I guess.The flood seems to have ceased though which is good.

A sunny but misty day here in Istanbul. I got a couple of shots when I was on the Galata Bridge, of the men who aligned the bridge rails to fish. Some were really lucky!

Here are a few shots from those moment.

Yildiz

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[aster]

Continued from where I stood on the bridge for a while and then on the banks.

The Ottoman royal boat style boats that are used as grilled and fried fish vendors on the banks of the Golden Horn region.

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Stoves...Barbecues...and every little thing you can imagine! : )

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[gio67]

Yilciz,
they are my kind of pics, I must visit Istanbul again I forgot how wonderful and photogenic the city was, your pictures brought it all back so vividly that I can almost taste and touch it, fantastico

[Dusty]

St. Louis - 8 inches of snow overnight, with another 2 since then. This is my neighbor's house as I left for work this morning.

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[Birma]

Wonerful pictures Yildiz . Very interesting as always to walk through Istanbul with you and your camera.

Brrrrr. Looks chilly Dusty. More good snow pictures.

[Greg Beetham]

Thanks DA, and Yildiz. Now that's what I call exotic, those excellent pics of fishing and cooking places etc. in Istanbul, well done.
Greg

Townsville weather: 25.8|30.2C, H70%, SE22km/h

[david antony]

Yildiz if those photos were in a travel brochure, tourism would be up even more in Istanbul . You really captured the atmosphere with those sensational photos. Thanks for sharing.

[aster]

Yilciz,
they are my kind of pics, I must visit Istanbul again I forgot how wonderful and photogenic the city was, your pictures brought it all back so vividly that I can almost taste and touch it, fantastico

Thank you, Gio67. : )

We'd be only too happy to see you back in Istanbul. I'm sure you'll find something 'added' and something 'changed' after all that time.

St. Louis - 8 inches of snow overnight, with another 2 since then. This is my neighbor's house as I left for work this morning. Dusty

That's a fine snowy scene, Dusty. Snow this fresh, always looks like a silken, smooth blanket.

Wonerful pictures Yildiz . Very interesting as always to walk through Istanbul with you and your camera.

Brrrrr. Looks chilly Dusty. More good snow pictures.

Thank you, Birma. I'm happy that you enjoyed them! : ))

Thanks DA, and Yildiz. Now that's what I call exotic, those excellent pics of fishing and cooking places etc. in Istanbul, well done.
Greg

Thanks, Greg. : )
Send your doves over here and they will continue sharing the leftovers with the seagulls and the rest of the pigeons of Istanbul to free your trees of their loads. : ))

Yildiz if those photos were in a travel brochure, tourism would be up even more in Istanbul . You really captured the atmosphere with those sensational photos. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you, David Antony. : ))

Very encouraging words. I'll try to compile my photos of Istanbul to make a good album for sure. Things change overnight here sometimes and recording them is almost obligatory...but fun! I really enjoyed my time on the Galata Bridge while those men were enjoying a prosperous fishing day (only one woman on the bridge and that was someone's girlfriend standing by and watching how he was doing at fishing).


Yildiz

[Birma]

It started cloudy today, cleared as the day went on, getting hazy again in the late afternoon. Still cold. There was an amazing sunset which I only just caught from the upstairs window of our house.


Sunset by Birm, on Flickr

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