Sometimes you just have to do the obligatory stemware shot.

Sometimes it’s skill, and sometimes it’s just being in the right place at the right time.

As we inch toward September, I’m getting some of this end-of summer stuff out of my system. I’m really, really looking forward to autumn, so expect more harvest-themed photos starting very, very soon.

Meanwhile, it’s still good swimming weather in the Med.

The set is coming along nicely. It’s here.

For the past couple of weeks I’ve been staying at a friend’s house in Fener, which is on the other side of Antalya from where I live. I decided I should probably go and see the fener that Fener was named for, and here it is. It’s kind of a January-looking photo considering I took it just a few days ago, and if you were hoping for something a little warmer, here’s another shot I got of it a year ago from a distance:

I don’t know, all lighthouses kind of look the same to me. It is very well maintained, though.

Sometimes even when you’re sitting on the balcony in the August sun, you can just feel autumn around the corner. For me it’s the most exciting time of the year, looking forward to not having summer anymore (as summer is a wretched season with no redeeming qualities whatsoever).

Dragonflies. Definitely an August/September thing.

It’s almost the time of year where the sunsets get galactically beautiful again. It’s wonderful to watch the seasonal transformation into autumn.

I just love these old, decaying balconies on Meis. Gentle reminders that everything passes.

Downstairs: drinks store. Hell yeah.