Antalya 2008

september 2008

Women's Best Friend

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If you want someone who will eat whatever you put in front of him and never says it's not quite as good as his mother made it

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then buy a dog.

If you want someone always willing to go out, at any hour, for as long and wherever you want...

 

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If you want someone who will never touch the remote, doesn't care about football, and can sit next to you as you watch romantic movies

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then buy a dog.


If you want someone who is content to get up on your bed just to warm your feet and whom you can push off if he snores...

 

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If you want someone who never criticizes what you do, doesn't care if you are pretty or ugly, fat or thin, young or old, who acts as if every word you say is especially worthy of listening to, and loves you unconditionally, perpetually ...  

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then buy a dog.

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But, on the other hand, if you want someone who will never come when you call, ignores you totally when you come home, leaves hair all over the place, walks all over you, runs around all night and only comes home to eat and sleep, and acts as if your entire existence is solely to ensure his happiness .

then buy a cat!

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Now be honest, you thought I was going to say....then marry a man.

TO FIND THE WAY

* I've been living with a shadow overhead,
I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed,
I've been lonely for so long,
Trapped in the past,
I just can't seem to move on!

*I've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away,
Just in case I ever need them again someday,
I've been setting aside time,
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind!

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All I want to do is find a way back into love,
I can't make it through without a way back into love,
And if I open my heart to you,
I'm hoping you'll show me what to do,
And if you help me to start again,
You know that I'll be there for you in the end!

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PICTURE PERFECT - "OLD - FASHIONED"

"OLD - FASHIONED"

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Traditional hand painted old cupboard from Turkey

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(Canon DIGITAL IXUS 960 IS, Antalya,Turkey September 2008)

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How To Stay Young -- Grow Old Gracefully

INSPIRATION

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1. Throw out non-essential numbers

This includes age, weight and height.
Let the doctor worry about them.
That is why you pay him

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2. Keep only cheerful friends

The grouches pull you down.

But those (few) grouches may benefit
from our friendship and praise;
they may need us more than we realize

3. Keep learning

Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,
whatever. Never let the brain idle.
"An idle mind is the devil's workshop."
And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

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4. Enjoy the simple things

5. Laugh often, long and loud

Laugh until you gasp for breath.

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6. Tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on.

The only person who is with us our entire life is ourself

Be ALIVE

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7. Surround yourself with what you love

Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health

If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,
improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

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9. Don't take guilt trips

Take a trip to the mall, to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

Guilt trips are not on my schedule. Rather:
I enjoy trips to unfamiliar places, where I can learn.

10. Tell the people you love

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that you love them at every opportunity

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PICTURE PERFECT - JOINED

JOINED

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Last night on my holiday in Antalya was connected with a lightning storm accompanied by heavy rain.

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I encountered an amazing sight from the hotel's balcony...

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A bolt of lightning joined the clouds with the ground

(Canon  DIGITAL IXUS 960 IS, Antalya,Turkey September 2008)

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at the daytime

GOOD BYE - GÜLE GÜLE

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I’ll give you all a break for a 14 days. Tomorrow is starting my holiday time at last...I leave this picture for you to observe in my absence that beautiful Turkish architecture.

When I return I'll have more to share. Until the next time...take care
 

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Antalya

The elegant, fluted minaret og the Yivli Minareli Mosque in the center of the city, built in the 13th century, has become Antalya's symbol

Amphitheatre - probably dates from the 2nd century AD .
Only the upper rows of the auditorium are missing

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