If you tell anyone in England that you live in Turkey it is almost always assumed that you must be some where on the south or east coast. The most common comment is usually along the lines of "Oo! lovely weather, must be warmer than it is here."
For what we are doing, that is growing things, it is lovely weather, but probably not quite what they mean.
We are actually in North West Turkey. Here we get four very distinct seasons. Spring and Autumn are very similar to England. Summer is dry, and can be very hot in July and August. The season that surprises people is Winter, it rains a lot, we get very cold winds, directly across the Black Sea from the steppes of Russia, and we frequently get snow as well. We are only an hours drive from one of Turkeys main ski resorts.
The thing is, it is green around here, the forest surrounding us is only here because of the amount of rain. The hills soak up the water like a sponge and the vegetation and trees look surprisingly green even at the end of the summer.
Bearing that in mind it would be churlish to complain about the weather..... but it was lovely to see the sun today.
Because of our location "Up the Hill and Round the Bend", we are actually in a hanging valley. Rain clouds are blown up into the valley and then can't get out.
We have had one such "pet cloud" with us for over a week, sitting there above us and raining. However the wind must have got up in the night because this morning it was gone, replaced by sun and blue sky, and very welcome they were.
Please note I will not vouch for the accuracy of my meteorological comments, but they convey the impression you get from here.
AG
For what we are doing, that is growing things, it is lovely weather, but probably not quite what they mean.
The thing is, it is green around here, the forest surrounding us is only here because of the amount of rain. The hills soak up the water like a sponge and the vegetation and trees look surprisingly green even at the end of the summer.
Bearing that in mind it would be churlish to complain about the weather..... but it was lovely to see the sun today.
Because of our location "Up the Hill and Round the Bend", we are actually in a hanging valley. Rain clouds are blown up into the valley and then can't get out.
We have had one such "pet cloud" with us for over a week, sitting there above us and raining. However the wind must have got up in the night because this morning it was gone, replaced by sun and blue sky, and very welcome they were.
Please note I will not vouch for the accuracy of my meteorological comments, but they convey the impression you get from here.
AG
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