вторник, 25 декабря 2012 г.

Around Summer

Some of my friends often ask me why I spend my time in the shelter for homeless dogs. I often answer that it's interesting and brings me lots of joy. And the dogs are really wonderful.
Besides animals themselves this business gives me opportunity to meet interesting and talented people. For example yesterday I visited the exhibition of 2 painters Maria Smerchinskaya and Irina Belyaeva.
They called the exhibition "Around Summer". Their aim was to share some warmth with the visitors and I think they succeded. Their pictures are really warm and sunny and look like pieces of summer.
The exhibition was charitable and all money which was gathered there, was then transferred to the account of the shelter for its needs. Besides painters organised a little auction where they sold a picture by Maria Smerchinskaya and again the money was directed to the shelter. Total amount was 35,000 RUR

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воскресенье, 23 декабря 2012 г.

Ski Cup in Krasnogorsk 2012

This winter we have terrifying frost everywhere. Though in my home town this weekend we have a Ski tournament and many people visited it because skiing is a really favourite sport for our inhabitants.
The tournament itself gathered many sportsmen including some Olympic Games participants and winners of number of Championships.
I also visited this race and liked it.


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воскресенье, 4 ноября 2012 г.

Exhibition of Dogs

Today I've visited an exhibition of dogs. There were lots of participants and lots of visitors so I also went here and there just watching and enjoying. That's why I have not so many photos as usual. The only one thing I want to say is that dogs and other domestic pets are the real source of positive and good humor for any pet owner.

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суббота, 13 октября 2012 г.

воскресенье, 7 октября 2012 г.

Where to go on rainy weekend?

This weekend is really rainy and windy. But as I didn't want to sit at home all these days, I decided to go out and today I've been at 2 exhibitions. I've made not too much photos, unfortunately.

The first exhibition is GameWorld-2012. It was dedicated to new editions in the world of games. It attracted many, many people who went here and there from one stand to another and played, played, played...

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воскресенье, 23 сентября 2012 г.

пятница, 21 сентября 2012 г.

Motocross in my home town

So. I promised to dedicate a post to motocycles and ATV tournament which took place in my town last Sunday. I went to watch it as I didn't have any plans for that day. I spent a wonderful time though the weather was not well. This tournament was a mix of motos, ATVs, people, puddles and mud, mud, mud...


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About Autumn...

Well, I haven't written anything for a very long time. Forgive me...  So, I want to share some news with you.
The last Saturday I went to garbage gatherings in my home town. Once I already wrote about this campaign here >>> This one was now so public but spent a good time together and did a good job! We gathered lots of garbage and looked preparings for motocross which was on Sunday. I'll write about it in the next post.


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воскресенье, 9 сентября 2012 г.

A Naughty Appartment, or A Trip to the World of "The Master and Margarita"

     Yesterday it was windy but sunny. That was one of those days which should be spent out of appartments. So I made a trip to the world of Mikhail Bulgakov's novel "The Master and Margarita". Once I already visited this place of which you can read here >>>
     I began my walk from the Bolshaya Sadovaya street in the centre of Moscow. We turned to the museum of Bulgakov. Watching it inside I came out and wanted to go on walking. But I changed a plan just in the yard of the museum as I saw an excursion bus which was about to take people along places described in "The Master and Margarita" or somehow connected with Bulgakov's life. So I desided that I couldn't miss it and payed for escursion and took my place in the bus.
     Excursion was led by a young lady. She told many interesting things from writer's biography and about all places we saw on our way. Unfortunately, it was difficult for me to take pictures from the bus. So I don't have photos from this part of excursion. But I took pictures in the museum itself which was fantastic. This museum was once the place where Bulgakov lived but then turned into writer's museum.  This place is very popular. A naughty apartment (that's another name of this museum) is a place of pilgrimage for Bulgakov's admirers. Starting with the 70's years of the XXth century all the walls of the entrance hall and floors had been covering with writings and paintings dedicated to Bulgakov and his books. Most of these paintings are even beautiful.  And by the way the apartment is called naughty just because when Bulgakov used to live there he had very unquiet neighbours who found their place as the heroes of his novels. So now I propose to enter the apartment.





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воскресенье, 2 сентября 2012 г.

вторник, 21 августа 2012 г.

воскресенье, 12 августа 2012 г.

"The Call of The Wild". Just Another Trip to The Dogs

Yesterday I visited the shelter for homeless dogs again to take photos of animals. Why do I need it? Well. The basic goal of the shelter is not only to give a sanctuary to homeless dogs and feed them three times a day. The owners of the shelter also find future owners for dogs. In order the dog and the owner could meet, it is necessary to tell everybody about the dog in any source (and Internet, as well). Besides volunteers come to the shelter and teach dogs all elementary skill for living at home and be a socialized animal (e.g to walk in a collar and dog-lead, to know some orders etc.).
The shelter "The Call of The Wild" has many its former inhabitants who became domestic ones not only in Russia.Some of them now live in the Netherlands, Germany, France. But still too many wonderful dogs remain in the shelter waiting for their human as it is much more better to live at home than in the shelter even if it is so good as "The Call of The Wild".

Oh, I wrote too much and digressed from my story. I didn't manage to photograph all dogs I wanted. But I hope that photos I was able to make, turned out quite good enough. Let's start to watch.

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вторник, 7 августа 2012 г.

Para Bailar La Bamba

So at last I am telling you about yesterday's visit to Latinofest-2012 which took place in Moscow the last weekend. This was an event which ususally attracts visitors and leaves many good feelings.
The basic goal of the festival was to make Russians more acquainted with Latin-American culture. So many diverse traditions, customs and cultures are united with one language, bright colors, scents, sunny gladness, happiness and joy which are so lack in life of Russian people. That's why I wish such festivals took place oftener so that gloomy Russians (shame on cold climate! :-P ) could learn from joyful Latin-Americans how to get fun from this life!

Well... Read inside about everything I saw.







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пятница, 3 августа 2012 г.

Summer, Sunsets and Planes

So, the last summer month has come to us. We still have a real heat, the last rain was two weeks ago. And one more good thing personally  for me is that I have 2.5 weeks vacation. I will not go somewhere abroad but I am sure there's lots of interesting here and my photo camera will not have a rest.
For example here are photos from my walk in the evening when the Sun was going down. I was making some pics of the nature in the hour of sunset. Besides I met two guys one of whom was my neighbour. They flew their radioguided models of plane and helicopter and tried to make some aerobatic maneuvers with different success. Everybody who passed by at the moment, slowed down and stopped to watch their flights.

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понедельник, 23 июля 2012 г.

The Call of the Wild

Yesterday I went to the dogs' shelter "The Call of the Wild" with other volunteers again. Such visits bring me a lot of happiness and joy. We brushed dogs and played with them and made some other works. A dog called Jeya will fly to Bordeaux (France) on Tuesday. So specially for her some volunteers brought a cage and documents (I have never see so many documents for a domestical animal in my whole life!!!). So  she will fly to her new owners. I will miss her.
I spent the whole day with my greatest love among dogs of the shelter. I'm talking about Volk (Wolf) which is so smilar with his wild brother. Volk turned to be very smart. We huged, he licked all my face with his warm tongue, we played. He played with the brush as if it was a toy. Then we ran about his cage. At first he ran after me trying to take away the brush but then he guessed to turn and run in advance.
In general, it was a pleasant day. Inside you'll find many photos.

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вторник, 17 июля 2012 г.

Oh, Summer!

We still have a hot summer here. Evereything's blooming, Sun is shining and it would be so wonderful to have summer all the year round! It's so nice to watch these fields of summer herbs and flowers!



























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понедельник, 2 июля 2012 г.

One more day in the dogs' shelter "The Call of the Wild"

I feel I should create one more blog to describe my trips to the shelter. The last Sunday I was there once again. We did many things: photographed dogs, played with them, measured them and brushed their coats. Their coat didn't totally change after winter so there was a lot of it after brushing.































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воскресенье, 24 июня 2012 г.

Here again

I was going to write something long ago. I have many new photos to share with you. So, I'm doing it at last.

The old district of my town. We used to live in the house of the same kind long long ago.

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вторник, 12 июня 2012 г.

We Went to the Museum and Finished by the Great Walk Across Moscow

Yesterday my boyfriend and I went to the museum "Experimentarium".  This museum is of course for kids but all grown-ups study items with great interest. The museum is unique as every visitor can touch, roll, push and pull all items wich explain laws of many sciences. We liked it. But I made not so many photos there. After that we decided to make a walk in Moscow and I made much more photos. Everything's inside


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понедельник, 4 июня 2012 г.

пятница, 25 мая 2012 г.

воскресенье, 20 мая 2012 г.

In the Forest

Today I've had a little walk in the forest. Silence, forest scents  and songs of birda have just made me relax. I'd like to walk more and make more photos but I've been attacked by moskitos. With a hotter weather they became more active and were going to leave me bloodless.

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Spring Mood for Nature

More and more often I notice that making shoots of the Nature gives me the biggest pleasure. Now it is more wonderful because the spring itself gives a good opportunity to photograph some states of plants, animals and other things which are special for them only in spring.


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воскресенье, 6 мая 2012 г.

Back to Nature

The spring is still going on. Though the weather changes from time to time (even now while writing a post I see lightnings in the sky through my window). Today I've walked in our local forest. After yesterday's strong rain everything is full of rich colours and there is a smell of dead leaves, ground, rain and wood...

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воскресенье, 29 апреля 2012 г.

пятница, 27 апреля 2012 г.

Weather...

Yesterday we had something like a sand storm. The wind was strong and it rose all dust from the roads. So everything was covered with yellow-green-grey dust up to the skies. It was impossible to speak: everytime people opened their mouths to say something, it was filled with dust, too. Brrrr... :) After that it started raining, the wind stopped and the dust was not in the air anymore. After the rain we had this wonderful big rainbow.

Actually, I didn't have my camera with me, so I took a photo with my cell-phone
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In addition to rise your mood, I'd like to share one more photo. It was made in one of these mornings on my way to work. Here are three cats which are so much loved by all my neighbours. I don't know what they were doing on the tree, but they sat high enough and maybe had some very important cats' meeting.:)



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воскресенье, 22 апреля 2012 г.

About Spring Again

I want to dedicate a separate post to... spring. Yes-es-yes! don't be surprised! Besides the spring in the city I just want to tell you how the Nature changes at this time. Enerything is in bloom and all insects and butterflies and animals also feel that the sprin has come.

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Spring in Moscow


Yesterday I visited a dentist once again. But I'll write about some other things, of course! I'd better dedicate this post to the spring which finally came to the capital of this country with its warm and brught Sun. That is whe I decided that it would be very nice to make a little walk after the visit to the doctor. Everything's inside! :)

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суббота, 21 апреля 2012 г.

Museum Is Going Deeper Underground

Now Darwin Museum of Moscow started a campaign together with Moscow Subway. Till the October some museom  exhibit-pieces will be displayed on the station "Vorobyovy Hills". Among them there are sculptures by the best animal sculptors of the Museum. Yesterday I came to look at the Subway Exhibition. It was interesting: along the station there stood cases with sculptures of animals and birds inside. It was funny because subway passengers who usually hurry along the stations, jum into and jump out of trains and almost run for their personal needs, slow up and study every case in surprise and interest. And everybody smiles forgetting that they hurried somewhere just a moment ago.

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суббота, 14 апреля 2012 г.

Holy Saturday

Today it's Holy Saturday for orthodxal Russians. It is the end of the Lent and tomorrow we will Celebrate the orthodoxal Easter.
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Dog's Waltz

Today I have come to the dogs' shelter "The Call of The Wild" again. I wrote about it here. We've walked with several dogs and made a photo-session for then just for case if some potential oner would like to adopt any of them. The weather has been terrible: the snow has been melting, it's been raining and the fog has hung over trees. As the result I've been wet to the bones. Nevertheless I haven't got upset because spending all day in the open air is still much better than sitting at home.


Well, some photos of dogs inside:

пятница, 13 апреля 2012 г.

Warm Cats

Today I've visited a dentist. After that I decided to take a walk. It's finally spring in Moscow, Sun is shining. So I've walked much and got much pleasure and have taken many photos....

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суббота, 7 апреля 2012 г.

A Bit of Old Moscow Again

As I am on vacation now, I am a bit busy with some domestic affairs and go to Moscow not so often as I wish. But yesterday due to some little case I found myself in the centre of Russian capital. As usual I took my photo-camera with me. So when I had my things done, I spent my time walking in the narrow streets which I love so much for keeping the spirit of Moscow, for light decrepitude of buildings, for beauty in details, for wooden window frames, fretworks on the walls and trams which are hurrying from one station to another... And all this noise of Moscow streets is mixing with the melodies of good old jazz orchestras and singers which are flowing from the opened window of a spring cafe...

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суббота, 31 марта 2012 г.

Walking by the evening Moscow


One of these days I found one pet shop. On its website I read that they had products for pets of very high quality. The shop was situated on Malaya Bronnaya street. That's between Tretyakovskaya and Mayakovskaya subway stations. When I checked the maps to look for a proper way to the shop I found that the shop was situated not far from Patriarshiy pond. Everybody who read "Master and Margareth" by Bulgakov, knows that this mystical novel started from this place. That's why I decided to take my camera with me even though I was just going to the pet shop.


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воскресенье, 25 марта 2012 г.

The Call of The Wild

We are responsible for ones we have tamed, aren't we?..

I'd like to tell you about a little trip of mine which has happened to me today. I've been happy to visit dogs' shelter "The Call of The Wild" (Zov Predkov in Russian). It is situated in the field not far from Odintsovo town, Moscow region. This is a private shelter founded several years ago by a woman called Elena. She had a goal to help animals which were born in the streets or became homeless as their owners got tired of them. Today the shelter contains about 180 dogs of different breeds and ages. Volunteers, who got to hear about "The Call of The Wild", joined the team of the shelter and now take care about the dogs. They don't do it for the money all the more they are not forced to do it at all. Inspiration and love to little brothers are the reason they come here every weekend.

Today two volunteers and I have come to visit four dogs from a constrain they take care about.

суббота, 10 марта 2012 г.

Teachers

I want to dedicate this post to one person... I've been thinking how to describe him... "a person who made this and that...", "a person who meant this and that for me..." But at last I decided to write about him as a very good man who was talented and good teacher though sometimes he was severe.

воскресенье, 4 марта 2012 г.

Coward Doesn't Play Hockey*

At last I browsed all photos and can start my story about the event of the last Saturday.

But before I would like to return 40 years back and tell about another event which prefaced the Saturday.
In 1972  Hockey Summit Series between USSR and Canada Teams>>>.took place. This Summit Series had a great meaning for world hockey. It is because this Superseries hurl together pioneers of hockey, who constituted themselves professionals, and USSR Team which won many prizes on international tournaments including The Olympic Games. These games are also important because nothing alike took place before. Canadiens were surprised with physical form nd skills of Soviet hockey players. Soviet players were surprised with Canadiens' skills and aggressiveness. Many fights took place on ice. Intension was also high because formally games acquired a hidden political meaning as the representatives of capitalism and communistic world met on ice.
Valeriy Harlamov, Vladimir Petrov, Boris Mihaylov, AleksanderYakushev, Valeriy Vasiliev, Aleksander Maltsev, Phil Esposito, Bobby Clarke, Stan Mikita, Pat Staplton - these names are still famous all over the hockey world. It is also impossible to tell all legends and tales composed about the Superseries!

So, 40 years later the former ice enemies met in Moscow to celebrate the Anniversary of the Superseries-1972. On this occasion on the 25th of February participants of the games of 1972 came out on ice once again. They were Vladislav Tretyak, Aleksander Yakushev, and some other hockey players of some later perionds, Pavel Bure, Aleksey Kasatonov, Vyacheslav Fetisov, Vyacheslav bykov etc. And I was happy to present on that game.
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воскресенье, 19 февраля 2012 г.

I Feel Good

Today I've come to the forest for skiing again and I have been glad to take a camera again as I've faced a huge croud of people on skies. It's felt as if all town habitants have moved to the forest. But soon I've found some spectators and they've explained that it's been a marathon race for skies amateurs and they ran 50 kilometers race. So I've taken some pics of this race.

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суббота, 18 февраля 2012 г.

Skiing

Today's weather is really fantastic. Terrific frosts went away and I have managed to ski in the forest. I've taken my camera and made some shoots of what I've seenhttp://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/26/13139903.87/0_6fc08_19659ed3_XL


вторник, 7 февраля 2012 г.

воскресенье, 5 февраля 2012 г.

Speedway

This weekend my home town became a place for some interesting kind of races - speedway. This is moto races on ice. This competition takes place every year on our local stadium and gathers all inhabitants to watch it with delight. The roar of motors, real veers promise a portion of adrenaline to everybody. You can join to the show and watch the photos inside.

воскресенье, 15 января 2012 г.

A Winter's Tale

This weekend we have a real Russian winter. It snows strongly, it gets colder. But it is as it should be this time of the year. I took my camera and went to our forest. This forest is wide and very beautiful. It is very popular among the habitants of my town especially those ones who like to ski (there are many ski lovers here). Children also like to come here to ride down the hills in their sleighs.

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