Arrival

I don't do a lot of birds, especially when I'm in the city, which is dominated by pigeons. :-( But get outside the city a bit and the variety of birds increases, although not always the size.

This is definitely the largest species I've seen around Kiev. My wife has often referred to them as Ibis, but the best I can tell, (which might not be all that good), this is a White Stork.

Some other time I'll post the original photo, but for now, here's a version I've played with a bit.


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The Chair, Pripyat

C H E R N O B Y L - 2 0 1 2

Some have wondered how this chair came to find a home on the street instead of in the hospital. My theory?

Photographers!


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Old Town Kiev

An older section of Kiev, with many buildings dating back to the late 19th and early 20th century.


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The Mighty CCCP

Soviet Era Locomotive on permanent display just down the street from the Kiev Central Railroad Station.

So... what is this CCCP?

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russian: Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик, tr. Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik) abbreviated to USSR (Russian: СССР, tr. SSSR) or the Soviet Union (Russian: Советский Союз, tr. Sovetsky Soyuz), was a constitutionally socialist state that existed between 1922 and 1991, ruled as a single-party state by the Communist Party with its capital as Moscow. A union of 15 subnational Soviet republics, its government and economy were highly centralised.

Soviet Union

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And a wonderful Thanksgiving to all!

Not Tonight Dear, I Have A Splitting Headache

There are a number of such whimsical outdoor art displays such as this in and around the Kiev area.

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Zen in Black and White

This is the same art posted under the title "Zen Mountain" but with a black and white treatment.

The mountain pictured is Mt. Tahtali, near Kemer Turkey.


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Lavra Pilgrimage

Not really a pilgrimage; it's more like a tour group. But pilgrimage sound more impressive. The gold domed building in the background is the Cathedral of Sts. Anthony and Theodosius at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.

Sts. Anthony and Theodosius were sainted founders of Russian and Ukrainian monasticism. They established the Kiev Pechersk Monastery in the mid-11th century.



Oh, and I'm now selling some of my works here.  Feel free to stop by and view and say hi!

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