Spring

To all those northern hemisphere junkies who waxed lyrical about the virtue of seasons, I think I begin to see what you are talking about.

Istanbul is pretty devoid of nature... There has been nothing natural in this town of a couple of millennia, but all of a sudden I am seeing trees that were bare sticks in the ground before.

Everywhere there is life springing forth. New shoots on the trees, blossoms are coming out, birds are chirping, the pigeons are following each other around and the street cats are full of cats.

Very life affirming.