There’s no denying that at a personal level, the past two weeks have been bloody awful. J and I chose to live where we do for the beauty and semi-solitude of the location – discovering the bio-diversity and our delightful neighbours has been a real bonus. However, the last few months have seemed like Armageddon [...]
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6th of June 1944 – D Day! D as in don’t be daft enough to call it ‘I’ for Invasion Day! 6th of June 2011 – D Day! D as in Drain Day! and ‘they’ meant drain Black Lake, a very important, biologically sensitive seasonal wet area just below my house. Black Lake is home [...]
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. . yet another nail in the coffin of Turkey’s bio-diversity. In a small corner of this beautiful but fading country, in the village of Okçular, Muğla, can be found all that remains of what the locals call Kara Göl or Black Lake. It once stretched over many square kilometres of the Dalaman river flood [...]
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Some People . . . . . . are nice; some are interesting; some are stimulating; some are a combination of all these and much more . . . and some are a right pain in the arse! J and I had all of the above yesterday evening; pleasant, stimulating, interesting company and conversation that [...]
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With the threat that this might be our last season with a view over Black Lake and its wonderful variety of wildlife, (http://archersofokcular.com/2011/04/29/a-black-year-for-black-lake/) J and I have spent a lot more time just liggin’ about and soaking up the view. If our farming neighbours go ahead and put in the drainage pipes then next year [...]
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I consider myself incredibly fortunate to live where I do; Okçular is a delightful place and the locals really took J and me to their hearts. Our home is built on a gentle rise that is surrounded by mixed forest and overlooking a seasonal wetland known locally as Black Lake that is filled with a [...]
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