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Something bright, beautiful and cheerful on this dreary dismal day, happy weekend flickr friends. An Anemone from my garden … taken August 2011. (Cropped using Picasa).

Sorry I haven't been around much these past few weeks, but I would like to wish all my flickr friends a very merry Christmas and to thank you all for your visits, lovely comments, faves, invites and additions to galleries. All is very much appreciated.

Lycian kings tombs taken from the Dalyan river in 2008, (max zoom with my little P&S)! Some tombs have two exterior columns and massive doors which are decorated with reliefs depicting the main events of the period, the burial chambers were carved into the mountains. Inside the deceased were laid out and gifts left on plain stone couches. Many of the tombs have illustrations of Bellerophon killing the three-headed, flame-throwing dragon Chimaira, assisted by his winged-horse Pegasus.

The tombs were discovered in the 18th century and most date back to the 4th century, some from 1000 BC. In some regions there are over 2000 rock tombs.

Taken August 2005 on one of our many visits to this beautiful place.

A red geum in my garden ... grown by me from seed. I think there are some mealy bugs in there too!!