Sokolniki Chess Club

The building of Sokolniki Park's chess club is surrounded by chess enthusiasts playing their favorite game in the summer.

Posted by Irina

Sokolniki Park

Still Looking for Winter Pleasures in Sokolniki Park.

Posted by Irina.

Geometry

I liked the geometry of the front view in my car window, when I waited for my client to arrive to the meeting in Sokolniki park.

Posted by Irina.

Tea break

Drinking some tea before skating again!

The one nice thing about a long winter is all of the opportunities to go ice skating. This was taken at Sokolniki Park, where they freeze the main walking path and turn it into a giant ice skating rink. It's a wonderful place to skate, and very popular too. There are benches along the way to stop and rest, or have some tea like these two are doing. This is a great example of Spring in Moscow - I took this on Tuesday! The weather was quite pleasant however, hovering right around the freezing mark. To us, that truly isn't too cold :) 

Temperature is all relative, so when you're used to -15C/5F, -1C/30F feels warm! 

What's your Spring weather like right now?

posted by Ashira

Pink Sunday

And more of pink roses for you today! And another picture on my extension site.

Pink Saturday

This weekend on Moscow Daily Photos is going to be a Pink one!
I hope, a bee on roses will colourise your day while I'm on my visit to country.

That orange poppy is exactly what's needed to cheer one up on a dull a cold day like today. Oh yes, summer remains but a dream in Moscow. Hope it's better in your place.

And have a good weekend!

The summer will be unusually hot and sunny. Don't miss that day!

Hot weather didn't last long, and now we face grey sky, rains and temperature hardly above +20C. Well, summers in Moscow have been desperately short these several years.

And the photo was taken in Rose garden in Sokolniki a while back.

Fireguard station

I've already posted a photo of this fireguard tower in Sokolniki but this time it's the one taken in summer daylight.

Artist

I saw this woman sitting on the grass in rose garden and drawing something, and I couldn't miss the shot!

Yellow Sunday

And Sunday of Rose Garden Weekend is about Yellow!

P.S. More yellow roses on my extension site.

White Saturday

As I have promissed, this weekend will be about Rose garden. Today's theme is White Roses: here and on my extension site.

Couldn't decide which one is better so posted both. And, considering a sudden week of summer weather, I announce a Rose Weekend! That means Saturday and Sunday will show more pictures from Rose Garden.

P.S. Yet more photos on my extension site!

More roses

Another photograph from Sokolniki rose garden.

Rose garden

There is a rosary in Sokolniki park, and today I was so lucky as to find it open. Well, I literally got lost there among beautiful bushes and trees. There was such a luxury of colours! And here is just an example.

One more photo of a hot summer day in Sokolniki park. People enjoy staying by water, and I enjoy watching them.

Still more photos on my extension site.

A quiet stream in the woods, some fallen logs, ferns and a lot of sunlight - isn't it just what is needed to give yourself a little break?

A quiz

Today's photo is called "Find a squirrel". Can you see this little thing? :)

Have a nice weekend!

If you take a ride on a ferry wheel, you'll see the city from an unusual point of view. This is Sokolniki park with apartment buildings and hotels behind.

On a dull day amusement park in Sokolniki looks a bit lonely...