Kas, Turkey

[armybloke]

Typically the streets are lined with Fig, Pomegranate, Lemon, Orange and Mulberry. The locals freely pick what they need for cooking and no more leaving enough for everyone to have some fruit as it ripens.

 

Olives are prominent in the lower valleys with Black Pine and Holm Oak dominating the slopes of the Taurus Mts. Mainly spread by birds like Jay, Hooded Crow and other such corvids. The leaf of the Holm Oak is significantly smaller in size and the tree stunted in stature. Lack of water, nutrients and prevailing winds made sure of that!!

 

On the plains apple, oak and then the cedars started to appear. Black pine dominated the plateau where I was trekking along with prickly pear and a few other things like Oleander, Myrtle and such like. The goats loved eating the Myrtle and it tainted the milk and cheeses with a distinct flavour - nice!

 

In the canyons pigeon and corvid spread fig like a weed as you will see.

 

I am stuck on the ident of one tree which I will post separately under this thread if anyone wants to have a stab at it.

 

Fabulous countryside and I have included a resident tortoise - which is rather surreal as I am used to seeing them in the zoo or someones back garden!

[armybloke]

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