Windows to Russia

Watered everything and picked up the yard a bit. Always limbs from winds around TRV to clean up. Windy is the norm around here and that does make life more bearable with the heat. It also helps keep the flying blood suckers at bay for the most part….except do not go near the forest! The […]

Now for the fun today. Lets irritate a Hedgehog in TRV… … Listen to the hedgehog after I talk to him. He probably did not like the way I asked him what he is doing! WtR

Once long ago as the sunflower was introduced to Europe, from what was now called the USA: Tidbit: In Russia the sunflower found its true place. Due to the fact that the Holy Orthodox Church which has strict guidelines on the use of many foods, during Lent and Advent. Made it difficult to find acceptable […]

Stunningly beautiful and yet, not very cuddly… Adders are the subject of much folklore in Russia….a Russian will panic and probably hurt themselves before the Viper. Just do not mention black and snake in the same breath… He said, “Go away or else!” I said, “Fine, but first lets get a picture!” Then as I […]

Politics, bullying, prison, Netanyahu, unfair, USA, games, agenda, smoke screen and hundreds of more issues… If Israel did not do the things they do and treat others the way they do and had not intentionally been forced down throats? Then there would not be a situation as it is now and has been many times […]

It was not easy, for she runs the second she thinks I am around. But, after days of working near her she let her guard down for two seconds instead of one second and I got a fairly good shot of her sitting on her nest. This is what I see when I show up […]

Painting mom’s home and just have been too busy… Weather finally has improved and have to take advantage of that while I can. Soon horseflies and mosquitoes will be hunting me down….yum yum! Hope to finish painting the home this weekend and then I will rebuild the brick wood stove… Tiny Russian Village is not […]

Sveta my sweetpea is taking a test today on her Chinese language… I find her amazing and wish I had her tenacity! She has been studying like crazy and I hope she does good….”knock on wood”, people… I hardly know English, much less enough Russian and she is fluent in English and Russian and now […]

MOSCOW, May 14. /TASS/. The Russian government has approved a list of unfriendly countries. There are two names on the list – the United States and the Czech Republic. The instruction was uploaded to the official portal of legal information on Friday.”… To approve the attached list of countries that commit unfriendly actions towards Russia, […]

Now I found a nest of Wagtails living at the car shed. At least they did not try to block the door. So now got to be quiet at the rear of the home area…. 😉 Love my baby birds and I will mow with the, yesterday rebuilt electric weed eater. I decided that since […]