Dog and Escalator

November 3, 2010Leave a comment

I’m a sucker for a cute mutt. You can see more animal fun here.

This doggie was confused by the escalator:

Pic Dump

October 23, 2010Leave a comment

Here are some fun pictures of Russia that I’ve collected over the years. You can see more fun/odd pictures from here, here, and here.

Three Minutes in Finland

October 1, 2010Leave a comment

I took a drive in the countryside a few days ago, in perfect weather, on a back road between Hämeenlinna and Hauho (apologies for the shaky video):

Cute as a Button

September 29, 2010Leave a comment

Psalm 23 recited by a two year old —

One Happy Russian

September 28, 2010Leave a comment

Olga (like most Russians) loves to hunt mushrooms. However, most Finns do not. So, while it can be hard to find mushrooms in Russia (since everyone is hunting mushrooms) there are a LOT of mushrooms in Finland.

We took the boat across the lake, and Olga hit the jackpot. Here is the evidence of her success (video and pictures):

A Snapshot from Finland

September 26, 2010Leave a comment

Moonrise over Pyhäjärvi.

We’re having beautiful weather here at Koppero.

Great Pictures

September 23, 2010Leave a comment

Here are some fun pictures I’ve come across. Enjoy!

(click on each photo to see a larger version)

Photographer to the Tsar

September 6, 2010Leave a comment

It’s hard to believe these pictures are from 100 years ago —

“The photographs of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) offer a vivid portrait of a lost world–the Russian Empire on the eve of World War I and the coming revolution. His subjects ranged from the medieval churches and monasteries of old Russia, to the railroads and factories of an emerging industrial power, to the daily life and work of Russia’s diverse population.

In the early 1900s Prokudin-Gorskii formulated an ambitious plan for a photographic survey of the Russian Empire that won the support of Tsar Nicholas II. Between 1909-1912, and again in 1915, he completed surveys of eleven regions, traveling in a specially equipped railroad car provided by the Ministry of Transportation.”

We start with a self-portrait:

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Easter Greetings, at a Russian soccer match

April 10, 2010Leave a comment

Interfax Reports:

Fans greeted each other on Easter at a Sunday evening soccer match at Moscow Lokomotiv stadium.

At the beginning of the second half of the match thousands of fans of Dynamo team started chanting “Christ is Risen!”, an Interfax correspondent reports.

Thousands of fans of Lokomotiv teeam on the opposite side of the stadium responded by chanting “Truly He is Risen!”

The exchange took place several times.

The correspondent who has attended soccer matches for almost 50 years says it was the first occurrence of this kind in the history of Russian soccer.