Windows to Russia

I am at 126 X Zoom, as far as my camera can take a picture and it will be any good to look at. He was a little dot in the distance and I thought he was a rock at first, then that rock moved and I decided to look at it through the camera. […]

I have four boxes of Boza’s dog food to pick up and I have some food staples to gather at the stores. I have three tanks of propane for emergencies and I now have enough food to last the winter for Boza, plus I am stocking essentials for me. I call them luxury essentials. Such […]

Yesterday I was working in the yard and putting up another new section of fence. Then a huge boom and whoosh, the grass around me went flat and the windows on the village house rattled. The next thing I heard was another whoosh and the wind changed direction, the opposite direction and pulled the grass […]

This morning at 3 a.m., Boza and I got up to greet the beginnings of the Super Blood Moon. The moon was huge and I could read a book by it’s light. It was like standing in a fairytale and the stars winked in agreement of sheer delight at the moon’s radiance… Then at 4 […]

This is definitely worth reading and Putin is in control as always, even if the other tries a different approach… Interview: CHARLIE ROSE: This time of year, we call it Indian summer. VLADIMIR PUTIN: In Russia we call it even better. We call it Old Wives’ summer. CHARLIE ROSE: I like it much better, indeed. […]

They spray water over the ponds to help aerate and keep the fish alive during the excess heat. The last few days we have set records for temperature and when too high, it is rough on the fish crop as they try to harvest… Papa Eagle is looking over the situation as the lake is […]

Crucian Carp:  *new to lake* Scientific Name: Carassius carassius Average Weight: 6oz – 1lb 8oz Average Length: 6 – 12 inches Life Span: 10 years * * * * * * * * * * Leather/Mirror Carp: Scientific Name: Cyprinus carpio Average Weight: 6 – 15 lb (2.7 kg / 6.8kg) Average Length: 18 – […]

Sometimes I cogitate back to my juvenescence. The days of yore, when the biggest consternation was whether or not you could live up to the calibre of morals that our country had set for itself. Many of us strove to obtain such lofty levels of competence. While we all perceived that we failed to do […]

Father Pavel came to do worship at the church in our village, but before he came, he sent the secondary school teacher for its English curriculum and she finally found me at my home. From where she parked I could tell she looked a long time and only found me by the neighbour gentleman telling […]

The next few days are going to be too hot to do any major work. We have been cold and almost freezing at night and now it has reversed. It is what I call Indian Summer… So therefore, this morning after doing a few chores, I took a bath and got clean clothes on and […]