The Nature of My Memories

The story goes that in the beginning of the 2000s, a cargo ship carrying exotic birds was passing through the Istanbul Strait-the Bhosphorus...

In Istanbul the Roma (who used to be called Gypsies) traditionally sell flowers from their street corner stands. One of the things they bri...

Until I came across the little yellow blossoms in Carmel, California in 2008, I had not thought about this noble flower. I found it in the ...

Miniature carnations or spray carnations used to be my favorite flower. I say ‘used to’ for they bring to mind the bigger carnations in the ...

Ranunculus is a large genus of about 600 species of plants in the Ranunculaceae family. Members of the genus include the buttercups and ma...

I find it interesting that from a young age we have an affinity for certain aspects of life, such as getting to know what nature can provide...

If you don’t know the olive tree, there are hundreds of trees you might consider more beautiful. If you are lucky to know the olive closel...