☼ holidays in the sun

we have just returned from a week in

the beautiful Dalaman region of Turkey:

soaring 40 to 50 degree temperatures

meant few adventures

but it didn't stop us visiting the market

in Fethiye 

{click on the images to make them bigger}

bags of spices, pots of sumac

lentils & borlotti beans

olives black and green

colourful

fruit piled high

sweet sweet cherries like we've never tasted

mountain glimpses through the canvases

turkish tea

and pancakes

hand crochet placemats

jewel painted bowls

turkish cotton tablecloths

and lace:

we walked past the fake handbags, shoes and t shirts: 

friendly people, welcoming you to their stalls .....

try this, see here

'cheaper than Primark' 

'better than Aldi'

'two for a tenner'

look deeper for the real thing:

it is there, fighting to be unspoiled

♋ child's eye view

if ever there is time for some perspective 

then take a look at these pieces

made by the children of Watanona Elementary School

constructed from the only materials they had

because their school is in 

Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture

which was devastated by the tsunami

last year

they are reconstructing things

making new

{exhibition at Atelier Muji, Tokyo}