Mine. Not yours.

"Please, don't feed the dog and don't talk to the dog.  THIS IS NOT YOUR DOG!" (Sign on the side of the dog pin at the monastery we visited this weekend in Novgorod)

Toilets of Novgorod.

Tragedy Strikes Smolny

Nothing hurts a Bard-Smolny student's heart more than the loss of  their Чудо (yogurt).

МИХАИЛ БОЯРСКИЙ!!!

My friend posted this video on her wall, and I think it is a pretty good glimpse of the ridiculousness of St. Pete.

the view from here.

Sitting on the edge of the freshly melted Fontanka.

Absorbing the beauty of this city. 

Marveling at the wonder of spring.  

Dreaming of what is still yet to come.

Hoping I can hold onto these moments forever.

Gypsy Gods

Wishin' I was in was in Memphis tonight to experience the wonder that is GOGOL BORDELLO.  You Rhodes kids should ditch Rites and go to Minglewood.  Trust me, your minds will be blown.      

   

The Lighthouse's Tale

(A Visit to Kronshtadt)

The waves crash around me, the sand slips out to sea.
And the winds that blow remind me of what has been and what can never be.