In the Middle of a Street

Standing in the middle of a nearly deserted Moscow road on a summer Sunday with temperatures over 30C and been so for over a week.

Frogs calling

Couple Hours at an Abandoned Estate and Park

Here is a photo account of a few hours at an abandoned estate and an adjacent park somewhere in Moscow

The estate dates well back to the 18th century and is described in more detail in this Russian language wikipedia entry - Покровское-Стрешнево.

In the park there are lots of Ruddy Shelducks even with Shelducklings.

Pilgrim's tavern truck.

The right wing of the manor house on the estate, for some reason I missed the central building.

Two graves by the gates.

A picturesque wall with a grand gate.

Deep Forest - Deep Forest 1992

The forest is as fresh as ever.

Painters will paint...

 Painters will paint.

Painters... as in would-be artists.

Some manor house and estate from pre-revolutionary times, here somewhere in Moscow.

And I suppose snappers, even amateur ones like, will snap aka take pictures.

DLT's A Jolly Good Show 13 - late 1995

So decades ago I was into radio, and still am, and here is a recording of a radio program made by this blogger some... probably... 20+ years ago.

Moscow Skyline

 Here is an urban view with the Moscow City skyscrapers in the background over some railroad facilities.

Astral Weeks (2015 Remaster)

The Van!

Beef Stroganoff and Bloody Mary

This is not a food blog per se (aka per say) but here is a Beef Stroganoff and a Bloody Mary, apropos of nothing.

Tomato based drinks go nice with potatoes... or even before it as in this case.

Could have taken a peacock feather. Peacocks at Moscow Zoo walk with visitors

Water Of The Day - Perrier x Murakami

 Today's water of the day.

I seem to recollect Patric Bateman, he of the American Psycho fame, had a long exposition on various mineral waters, but even he didn't get to drink this one.

Perrier x Murakami Special Edition

I especially like the Murakami bit.

Murakami rings a bell too but very distantly.

Early Morning at Moscow Zoo

 Here are some photos taken of an early morning at the Moscow Zoo in May.

Flamingos.

A sleeping panda, Dindin, I believe.

A waking panda.

The famous Moscow Zoo pond.

Peacocks.

I could have taken a feather... but didn't of course.

Morning toilet.

Wild wasp and bee hotel.