It was a late afternoon in our summer home in Southern Turkey. My Dad used to love his garden, but the lemon tree was his baby. He took care of it with so much love. The tree was so bountiful that every summer even after we gave bags and bags of lemon to our neighbors, we still had enough for my Mom to make her famous lemonade. Oh, the lemonade. She served it over ice with a couple of freshly picked mint leaves from the garden; once you tried it, you always asked for the second.
In this photo, I love that both my Dad and Mom were in their own worlds, just looking so peaceful.
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Nice use of light. What time of day, and what kind of camera?
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It was around 5pm. I used a Canon S90, which is a point-and-shoot camera with a lot of manual controls.
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I love this picture! Is it always so sunny in Turkey? I’m afraid that I am not skilled enough to give any technical points, but it does clearly show the things you want (ie the lemon tree and your parents). It appeals greatly to me, I have a lemon tree at home-nowhere near as big or as fruitful, but it’s a major event when one becomes ripe-pancakes all round (topped with maple syrup, sugar, and a dash of lemon)!
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How cool that you have a lemon tree too! Yes, whether it a few or many – it is such a treat every year!
Our summer house is in the southwestern part of Turkey. The weather there is pretty warm and sunny all year round. But we have all four seasons in Turkey in general, so in some parts of the country we sometimes get dark and gloomy days too.
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Beautiful photo and as another commented – great use of light.
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Thanks!
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Over here in Canada I can grow the mint but I don’t think I’d have much luck growing lemons 😦 I’ll have to just live vicariously
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I know the feeling! In summers, we are very fortunate to have lemons in the garden, but in winters, we still need to buy them. Right now we are experimenting with growing lemons in a container. So far no luck, but we are hopeful.
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I really enjoy reading your posts, so I nominated your blog for the Versatile blogging award! All the best for a successful 2016!
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Thank you for nominating my blog, such an honor. Cheers!
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Of course…your blog is great! You are very welcome 🙂
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Oh I love the thought of having my own lemon tree. All the lemon cakes I can bake 😀 Great photo that captures so much.
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Thank you! Nothing like a freshly baked lemon cake! Now I am craving it 🙂
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