Jon Has Arrived and Spring Has Sprung

I have not been posting lately, and that is because Jon has come to visit me! We have been doing a lot of traveling, but we are settled back in Istanbul now until he leaves at the end of the month. Jon also brought spring with him! Everyon is relieved that this cold and rainy winter is finally coming to an end. To celebrate, I have been growing tulips in my room (did you know they were brought to Holland from Turkey?). I don't have much of a green thumb, but these babies shot up from their bulbs! Very encouraging.