Here we are in the middle of August (where does the time go?). As I write this Meltem and Ozan are at our summer place, while I am holding the fort back in Istanbul for a few days. Meltem just finished teaching in the summer school and thus needed a good rest, while my schedule is in fact picking up steam as kids come back from summer vacation and realize they need to study for their SATs. When we went to the summer place as a group last Friday, Ozan was extremely cute when he recognized where he was – hey, this is the place where I get to run around and play in the sea! It's great to see him developing memories of his favorite places.
Since I am festering in solitude without my wife and child to keep me company, I've been watching recent videos of Ozan's doings, a few of which I share with you.
This one was shot when we visited Meltem's friend Nihan, who lives on the Asian side with her twin daughters. Ozan was cranky that day, but in this video he's very cute as he brings an offering to one of the girls.
In this one, Ozan has, for reasons best known to himself, donned a fabric box as a hat, and is now busily playing with his shape-turtle. As you can see, he has precious little time for interference from the likes of me.
Finally, this video shows the zany hijinks that characterize our apartment in the early evening, although for some reason the camera chose not to focus very well.
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