Today I will share my walk in the Turkish mountains above the city of Cesme. These mountains are visible from our street, where I live in the house, visiting my friends. @darine.darine and I decided that the distance was short and we set off for the mountains.
On the way we met a black cat. He sat on a white car like a beautiful black statue. I am not indifferent to cats. There is a saying in Ukraine: if a black cat crosses your path, there will be bad luck))) But this cat did not cross my path. We walked 10 minutes to the beginning of the forest! My Darinka raised her hands in victory! Hooray, we will get to this forest! We did not believe that he was so close.
We looked around and looked at the city. There were already beautiful landscapes. And purple clouds were in the sky. It's past 5 p.m. We had to hurry, that to get home before dark!
We climbed a low stone fence that separated the street from the forest. The forest was available for walking. However, it turned out, as we expected, that this forest is not very pleasant for a walk, because its ground is solid stones. You need to step very carefully so as not to damage your shoes and feet. There are not very tall pine trees and bushes around.
The first flower we encountered was white and solitary among the green round leaves and stones. She looked surprisingly gentle and beautiful!
This is how these leaves bloom, similar to the Ukrainian hooves, which cover the ground here everywhere! I see now! I took a macro photo to best convey the beauty of this flower. And their view from above - it looks like a star.
The weather was warm enough, the smell of pine trees made the air extremely pleasant. We enjoyed the walk and continued to climb up. The mountain was gentle and if it weren't for the stones, that people built the stone walls, it would have been very easy to climb.
Suddenly, Darinka started calling me: "Mom, come here quickly! Look how beautiful flowers are everywhere!"
Imagine: white, purple, pink flowers, similar to snowdrops, were on the lawn! It's amazing for me - to see such a miracle in the middle of January! In my country it happens in April. But I have never seen such colorful ones. I even made a short video: flowers in the wind!
We also saw such long stone accumulations in the form of walls on the island of Chios and in the mountains of Italy, which are similar in nature. Apparently, so that there is no shift.
And this spiny round plant grows everywhere here too.
The higher we climbed, the more breathtaking the views of the city became!
You can see many windmills in the distance that provide the city with wind energy.
My Darina's goal was to reach the windmill that captures wind energy. Çeşme is the city of windmills, because the winds from the Aegean Sea are constantly blowing here!
Meanwhile, I was shooting a video of the breathtaking view of the Cesme Peninsula. It looks incredible from above!
On the way back, I enjoyed the amazing beauty of orange lichens. I was in a little hurry and did not notice how my foot moved on the stone and I traumatized my foot. But it didn't spoil my mood from my exciting walk in the Cesme Mountains, which gave me the feeling of a blooming paradise!
Was it the wrong black cat in a white car that brought me bad luck? :) ( of course I'm joking! ) For two days, I sat at home, enjoying watching photos and videos, and a bouquet of amazing mountain flowers on my table. Thank God, my leg feels good now.
I am grateful to my friend @tattoodjay for the wonderful initiative #wednesdaywalk, thanks to which I have the opportunity to share my beautiful walks with you.
This post is written about where I am now. But I'll be back to telling my travel story, sequentially describing all the places I changed in my #TheLongestTrip
I thank everyone for your support ❤️