Saturday 25 September 2010

I'm sorry, I thought I lived in Istanbul!

The sound of cow bells reached my ears this morning - at least I thought it was cow bells, actually it was sheep bells and this is the sight that greeted my eyes when I looked out of the window:


sheep


And it wasn't just a few sheep, there were lots of them:


more sheep


The sheep were baa-ing, the goats were bleating, and the sheep bells were clanging, so who could blame the local domestic dogs for adding their voices to the overall cacophony?


domestic dogs


Though the local street dogs (and there are lots of them!) seemed to be a little more laid back about the entire event.


street dog


The sheep dog took no notice of the noise and just strolled about amongst his flock - most of which were smaller than him! So this then is the spot the dog competition!


sheep dog


Not to be outdone, the local population of crows cawed as they hitched lifts on the back of the sheep and, presumably, de-ticked them in the process.


sheep and crow


Since I moved here I have seen (wandering the streets of Zekeriyakoy) sheep, goats, cows, bulls, horses, donkeys, water buffalo (I kid you not) and more street dogs than you can shake a stick at!

Megacity Istanbul? Don't make me laugh, I live on a bloody farm!

1 comment:

Jayne said...

Ahh, but not the blaring horn of an impatient-do-you-know-who-I-am driver stuck in traffic on SZR....

Congrats on the new wheels btw :-)