Kitty takes a nap:
Vova makes a face:
Man naps on the bus:
The sky is high. The Czar is far.
Because talking about the election is giving me hives.
Elderly woman on bus:

Balcony on Bogdana (that’s Bogdana Khmelnic’kogo Street):

Darkening street (in the city center as well):

Building detail (very old-school):

The last few entries on this blog are written as though I consider the human race (Ukraine, U.S., Uganda, etc.) redeemable.
This isn’t actually the case.
Just so there’s no confusion.
To Ukraine and all Ukrainians.
A part of me is saying this in a kind of tongue-in-cheek fashion (as my recent writings may indicate), and the other part is being all dowdy and serious at the moment.
I recently wrote this. It’s an essay done mostly from an outsider’s perspective, but for what it’s worth, it was cathartic for me. I apologize if the page doesn’t load correctly. We should have our new design in place soon!
A friend of mine recently wrote this.
And here is poetry from a gorgeous human being (who ALSO got DSL recently! Coincidence? I think not!).