-21 this morning! Nice while it lasted…

Enjoy the photos, they are of the last few days… I went to bed; weather said, “-10 and tomorrow -4”, they lied and my weather station lied. Boza woke me up at 4 a.m.and it was -20 at that time and as I write this article, it is now -21… Boza went outside and shivered. […]

Sleep finally and only – 6 Celcius…

Days of tending the fire and finally last night, the weather started to turn to the better. It has been bitterly cold and I have had to check on the fire every hour all day long. The wood stove is old and has its limits. We need a new one, but cost is prohibitive. I […]

Just a normal day in the Tiny Russian Village…

Just a normal day in the Tiny Russian Village… I gathered firewood and got it stored in the village home. It will be super cold for about three days and I can hope that they are wrong. I hope by tomorrow the cold eases. But always be ready, is what the Tiny Russian Village demands… […]

Bitter Man! Just plain Bitter Cold… TRV

-26 Celsius and a dancing doggy made me realize it was cold this morning again. There are several types of cold, some -20 and belows are almost gentle and not an issue. But when a breeze is blowing and the humidity is high enough, cold becomes a true reality and this morning, the moon was […]

And I thought we had cold…

Anton Agarkov / Strana.ru In the Chelyabinsk region Chelyabinsk region, Taganay, Weather station I look at an image like this above and realize how we in the Tiny Russian Village are blessed with Bahama weather most of the time. Life is really just how you perceive it and as always, life can always be worst… […]