BlogHide Resteemstatdt (65)in hive-109286 • 2 years agoPalace and park ensemble "Oranienbaum"Lomonosov. Palace and park ensemble "Oranienbaum". The Lower Park. Sculpture "The Earth".tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 2 years agoA tree by the railway lineIt's like a clearing in the woods. It is a small strip of bushes and grass along the railway in fact. At one point the houses parted to the sides and a small meadow was formed and a tree grew in the…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 2 years agoSummer city photosJust a crossroads. One moment of a summer city. The wall of the house is brightly lit. The decor of the building stands out clearly, you can look at it for a long time. The janitor's…tatdt (65)in photography • 2 years agoSummer pictures from New HollandTrying to put my computer photo folders in order... It's almost hopeless, of course, but I'm trying. The hardest part is with those pictures that were prepared for publication long ago, but never…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 2 years agoEliseevsky Gastronome - showcases by Mikhail ShemyakinMany stores try to decorate their windows for the Christmas and New Year holidays as bright and interesting as possible. But this shop window stands out of all the others, its decoration was made by…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 2 years agoEntrance Guarded by Dragons and MagicThis door seems drawn when you look at it on a clear sunny day, and the dragon looks small, cute, funny. You can only enter this door at midnight. The door gains volume and protrudes from the wall…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 2 years agoApraksin Dvor MarketThe century before last (I mean the 19th century) there were many similar market places and in our city and in other cities. Markets were arranged in a similar way: small one- and two-storey stores…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 3 years agoArmchair, swings and candlesticksMy story could have been called "accidental shopping," and that title would have been perfect. But I decided to make the title more specific, to list some of the products that I met yesterday in an…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 3 years agoWalking on a sunny dayDon't Trust the Bright Sun:) An hour later, the sun disappeared behind the clouds, and snow was falling from the sky. But I had time to admire the sunny cityscapes and get my portion of vitamin D…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 3 years agoShadow selfie: the Lion and meThe dark season has arrived in St. Petersburg. The sun appears rarely and briefly, even the middle of the day looks like twilight. It is very difficult to find shadows. Even on clear cloudless days…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 3 years agoWalk along the Neva river embankmentGreetings, my friends ! I went for a walk along the embankments one of the last days of November, on the eve of a big snowfall. The day was gray and gloomy, with clouds hanging overhead. I…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 3 years agoWalk along the Moika River EmbankmentThe weather is grey and gloomy these days, as always in late November. The sun looks rare and short-lived. It is not snowing yet. Although there was a snowstorm a few days ago, which I could not…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 3 years agoBikerI was on my way home from the store when I noticed this adorable ginger cat. He looks so organic on the bike, like it's his rightful place and he's waiting for his human to make the trip.…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 3 years agoSummer memories. Swing-bench shadowI took these two photos in the summer. It was wonderful sunny weather and my friend and me went for a walk. We walked for a long time and met a lot of interesting things and finally we were very…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 3 years agoWonderful nature: endlessly beautiful autumnEvery new day is not like the previous one. Every time you think that today outside the window is a perfectly beautiful landscape, but every next day adds new colors. It's hard to catch the heyday…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 3 years agoPavilion "Chapel" in Alexandrovsky ParkThe Chapel Pavilion is located near the Arsenal Pavilion in the Alexander Park in Tsarskoye Selo. The name of this pavilion "Шапель" comes from the French word chapelle. This pavilion was specially…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 3 years agoWalk around Canoner IslandI go for a walk on Canoner Island in those days when I want to look at the sea. Kanoner Island is the closest place to my home, which overlooks the Gulf of Finland. As a bonus I can make up a…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 3 years agoReflections of bridges and embankmentsWe've had an unusually hot summer this year, with meteorologists telling us day after day that today was the temperature record for the day again. So I tried to use the relatively cool morning hours…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 3 years agoWalk to the old water pumping stationOn this day I had to go on business to a district of the city near the Bypass (Obvodny) Canal, a place where quite a few factories and plants had been built in the 19th century, but few ordinary…tatdt (65)in hive-119845 • 3 years agoSundials and buildings from the 18th centuryI decided to take a walk on this sunny day along the Kadet line on Vasilievsky Island. The beginning of my walk was at the sundial at the corner of the Kadet Line and Universitetskaya Embankment.…
