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Frozen Tobolsk Kremlin. (1.2.2012)

Off to Rome tomorrow afternoon so may be MIA the rest of the week. Hope everyone's enjoyed their holidays & renewed for a fresh start to 2012.

Foreboding skies over the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Abakan, Khakassia. (Russia)

Boats on the Velikaya River bank. (6.11.2011)

Sorry I didn't have time to comment yesterday. Hope everyone has a relaxing weekend.

In the kitchen of the Vostok Restaurant, one of the indomitable Ms. Li Lihua's restaurants in Blagoveshchensk, Russia. (7.17.2011)

Friend & colleague Ulyana Goncharova, Rusiya Al-Yaum. (5.11.2011)

Sorry for the sporadic posting & commenting, but it's been a rough few weeks. Hope to be back in the swing of things soon. Regards to all.

Thanks for yesterday's comments on the icicles. Here's one from the archives. It's the remains of an old Soviet fishing boat taken in Russia's Far East. (Nagayevo Bay)

Hope your week started off right. (3.29.2011)

Nenets yurt (tent) & reindeer. (4.16.2012)

Not a new shot, but one we just learned is to be included in an exhibit on prehistory at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences' Museum. The exhibit's scheduled to run from October 16th of this year through May 26, 2013. Of course, October's a long way off & things can change, but... May just have to schedule a trip to Brussels...

On another note, the thumbs downer has been so active recently that I'm going to take a break from the Dailies - it just isn't very enjoyable of late. I looked at the top 30 shots from yesterday when I had a moment Moscow morning time today. The shots with the most comments were Papa's & Billie's each with 34 comments. Papa's was in 6th position; Billie's in 17th. Next up with quantity of comments were Paul B. (Jr.), Paula B., Webstersway & my egg shot - each with 31 comments - position of these shots? 5th, 2nd, 1st & 26th respectively. Someone really disliked my egg shot, that's for sure. This person was at it again this A.M. downing Indigo's shot within minutes of it coming up.

Thanks to those of you who've been supportive & many of you for your friendship. We may be back, but it's time for a break. Happy shooting.

Icicles hanging from a former merchant's home, now an apartment building. (Rybinsk)

In honor of Memorial Day weekend, here's one from our archives. This is the American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach in Normandy. There are 9,383 U.S. service men & 4 women buried here. The cemetery remains U.S. territory.

Remaining barracks at the Perm 36 Gulag. (RS)

One of the USSR's harshest Gulag camps, Perm 36 is located about 100 kilometers from the city of Perm in the Ural Mountains. Built in 1946, this camp, and others in the region, housed about 150,000 prisoners, approximately one-third of the working population of the region. This barracks housed 250 men, mostly political prisoners.

The camp was closed in 1987 and is now a memorial to Gulag victims.

Salome. (7.10.2012)

We visited Salome's village of Ust-Sos our 1st day in Khakassia. Due to some poor planning on the part of the organizers, we arrived 2.5 hours ahead of other conference participants. We'd already missed a night's sleep & had driven 3 hours since we hit the ground & standing around in the rain made for a long, tiring day, but it did give me the chance to connect one-on-one with Salome & others. Salome's 80 years old & was wheeled through the mud in her wheelchair to see the day's festivities. She has a Khakass name, but the priest pronounced her Salome when she was baptized & she prefers it. Her husband was a cattle herder & she worked on the village's collective farm during Soviet times. She had 6 children & bemoaned the fact that two died before her. We had some laughs together.

For those who asked, my talk went fine - thanks for asking.

Driving a 'Top-Top' through the streets of Tatarsky Saiman.

More than 200 residents of this village drive some kind of homemade vehicle known as 'Top-Tops'. The tradition started more than 50 years ago when it was difficult to purchase a car due to finances & shortages. The head of the village council first made one & it caught on. People would gather parts of discarded, broken-down vehicles & make their own, often assembling their own engines. Now, it's a tradition that villagers are quite proud of. Needless to say, they come in all kinds of configurations.

A refugee from the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, this Ossetian woman has lived in a refugee camp in North Ossetia for almost 20 years. (5.12.2011)

Thanks for all your wonderful comments & feedback about yesterday's portrait.

Evenk girl in traditional head dress. (8.5.2011)

I suppose this could also be called, 'knowing when to give up' or 'don't get attached to a shot that's lacking the basics'. There were so many problems with this shot, but I like the look this girl's giving Rustem. Is she flirting with him? The camera? (He said it was the camera.) I took it to B&W as I just couldn't get the skin tones right, but she has such a pretty head dress I didn't want to lose it. Don't like the PP? Blame Susan. Have a good Friday.

After the party? (6.9.2012)

Puppets for sale at the La Befana festival in Rome's Piazza Navona in January. (3.6.2012)

Thought it best to go with something a bit more light-hearted & less provacative today so finally opened our Rome file. Thanks for all your comments yesterday - was quite surprised by your input as I really thought that shot would end up at the bottom of the barrel.

Locked out. (5.1.2012)

The thumbs-downer's been locked out, hopefully for good. Must be very frustrated today :)

New York State of Mind. (3.2.2012)

Thanks everyone for all your comments yesterday. I'm so behind in sorting & processing & have just now started on Rustem's NYC shots from November. This one reflects my mood today.

Thanks to everyone for your kind comments & support concerning my hospital shot & my thumb problem. Feeling better psychologically thanks to all of you.

Here's a shot of the sun rising over Grand Canyon from our recent trip. I almost cringe putting up a canyon shot as it's one of the most photographed places in the world & I've seen some magnificent canyon shots taken by fellow Smuggers, but for what it's worth...

Generally we had horrible weather everywhere, but in each place we were lucky to have a few hours of sunshine. Most of the time the canyon was totally fogged in & invisible under heavy snow. We extended our stay & were rewarded with a few hours of dramatic glory. (SG)

To all my women friends, Happy International Women's Day ~ may the substance of your lives be richly woven with the patterns of love & happiness and a touch of wealth thrown in for good measure. (3.8.2012)

Yes, another holiday here - International Women's Day, which was actually started by the American Socialist Party in NYC in 1909. Somehow it never caught on in the States, but became a holiday here after the Russia Revolution and was subsequently celebrated throughout the Communist world. People here are always very surprised to learn it wasn't celebrated in the West and therefore, wasn't really an international holiday. I believe it was last year that Hillary Clinton congratulated women on March 8th and the U.N. seems to have adopted it, so it might truly be international someday.

Here it's a day off & something of a cross between Valentine's Day & Mother's Day with flowers & chocolates de rigueur for all women. No matter what you're doing today, stop to appreciate the women in your lives!

Blue Serenity. (5.15.2012)

Always a bittersweet day for me as it's Rustem's Birthday & the day my mother died, 6 years ago. This serene memorial is at the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France overlooking Omaha Beach. I've reworked it to emphasize its basic planes.

Thanks for all you comments yesterday. Totally unexpected as I wasn't quite pleased with the shot. Ya' never know... Have a good day.

Young Communist with Chanel bag. (5.2.2012)

Rustem went to yesterday's May Day demonstrations. I stayed in as I had work to do & next week we'll have the Victory Day celebrations/demonstrations. Each group had their assigned protest places in the city center. Rustem visited the Communists, Young Socialists & Left Radicals demonstrations. I chose this shot.

Thanks for all your comments yesterday. Much appreciated.

For those of you who still have thumbs showing in your Daily gallery, follow the directions here:

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=1772262#post1772262

Young couple on a park bench. (Kirov) (8.11.2011)

Periwinkle windows & drainpipe. (5.17.2012)

Some people have Mardi Gras, others have Carnavale. Russia has Maslenitsa, also known as Pancake Week. Originally a pagan festival celebrating the end of winter, today's Maslenitsa is a time of [over] indulgence before the start of Lent, and a celebration of the end of winter. The pancakes (blini in Russian), which are more like crêpes, symbolize the sun. Let's hope they'll be an early end to winter this year.

The samovar with the teapot on top is done in traditional Russian style known as Khokhlama.

Evenk man & his dog taking a break from hunting outside the village of Chapo-Ologo in the Kalar area of the Transbaikal Region of Siberia. An indigenous Mongol people, about 1,000 Evenks live in this region today.

Thanks for all your comments & support yesterday. As promised, this is a new shot. Will see what happens tomorrow... (4.3.2011)

Uglich's Cathedral of the Transfiguration along the Volga River.

Buryat girl dressed in the latest fashion during a show at the Fashion Theater in Mogoytuy in the Transbaikal region of Siberia. (4.6.2011)

Wheels. (5.30.2012)

Fiery Lilies (07.2011)

Russian Christmas in Rome. (1.10.2012)

Back from our whirlwind trip to Rome. On Orthodox Christmas (January 7th) we had dinner with a couple of the other Visa winners including this young boy, Semyon, who enjoyed setting off sparklers in honor of the holiday.

Hope everyone had a good week. Will try to catch up in the coming days. It's back to work time here - somehow it doesn't feel as if we've had 10 days off...

Pickled garlic (8.3.2011)

Orthodox Priests at the Alansky Epiphany Monastery in Kurtatin Gorge, North Ossetia. (5.16.2011)

Thanks for your comments on yesterday's collage. As I understand, the people at that particular camp don't receive help from the U.N. because the camp is located in disputed territory. Will have to check my facts. As for sending something, will have to look into the logistics of that, too.

Hope your week starts off right.

Old Russian banyas along the river in the village of Vyatskoe. Before the days of indoor plumbing, Russians built steam baths. After the incredibly intense heat (up to 200ºF, 90ºC) people jump in cold water or roll around [naked] in the snow. Russians love their banyas to this day & go to what are often elaborate paid, public banyas. Banya traditions include smothering yourself in honey and/or coffee grounds & being beaten with dried birch branches. These banyas dating from the beginning of the 20th century belong to village residents & are still in use today. (7.2.20111)

I used Orton & sepia filters to reflect how it might once have been photographed. Hope all American & Canadian Smuggers enjoy their holiday weekends.

Ravens in the snow.

Again, thanks for your comments on yesterday's canyon shot. Yes, it was very special seeing the canyon in the snow. Hope your week starts off right. (SG)

View from the Vyatskoe church bell tower. (12.5.2011)

Wishing all a good week. Thanks for your comments the past few days. Always appreciated.

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