Under the Rain

Posted by Artem.

Curiosity and Hope

Posted by Artem

Stray Dogs

Group of stray dogs above the warm ventilation shaft near "Tulskaya" underground station.
Posted by Irina.

Theme Day: Animals

Theme Day: Animals.
And the city. I made this photo in 2010 and I think it is OK for the theme day.

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Moscow Zoo

Moscow Zoo.
Founded in 1864 and located in the center of the city it is joy and great possibility to be reminded that we are the part of nature.

Moscow Zoo's site in Russian.

Moscow Zoo in Wiki (English).

Google map.

Posted by Irina.

Find the Cat

One of the Stalin's times buildings at Khitrovka, nothing special, if it were not for the cat.

Posted by Irina.

Stray Dogs in Moscow

I met him and two his friends at Taganka square. At least he has the collar, meaning that somebody looks after him and gives him food.

Posted by Irina

Frozen

Looks like he is not a big friend of the winter. I liked this face. It shows neither aggression nor passion to scare and to protect. Only the amazement that so much snow is all around him.

A quiz

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

Have a nice weekend!

Spring hunter

Well, it wasn't only me who went hunting for spring one sunny day. Though, my objects were mostly flowers and his, I guess, mostly flies :)

Tourist attractions

In many public places in Moscow you can meet vendors offering to get photographed with an animal. Most popular ones are monkey and piton, and sometimes eagle.
This monkey-'actor' is a habitant of Red Square surrounding and doesn't lack tourists' attention. Owners dress it in real clothes to make it look baby-like. It looks rather funny but I always feel desperately sorry for this little thing.

Taking sun-bath by steps of Lenin's library.

A dog

Of course, it's a piece of public art, not a real dog. But I couldn't deprive you of pleasure of getting acquainted with this cutie! My husband found this ... sculpture, if you will, in the backyard of business buildings in city center.

Summer heat reached Moscow and crushed the city. Everyone is trying to escape from melting stone jungles, and streets seem empty and lazy. However, there is always a bunch of workers, like myself, who make their way through white-hot city toward office and back.

Tonight, though, we got a slight relief by the way of thunderstorm so there is a hope for bearable night ahead.

Mounted Patrol

Independence Day

Today is a public holiday in Russia - the Independence Day (from whom, I wonder?). Since this week-end is 4 days long, most people went out of city so Moscow was empty and sleepy today. I hardly met a dozen people when I went for a short walk, and even pigeons looked lazy.
This cat, who occupied an abandoned shop-booth, was definetely at his ease.

Cats

It's cold and rainy in Moscow today so the photo will be about cats on a warm sunny day.

I went to visit my parents last week-end and couldn't help taking photo of their cat. Isn't he awesome?

It was freezy and sunny in Moscow today. Probably, too cold for a walk but still very pleasant to watch. Some people have to work on holidays, though, like this girl who sell pony rides or miliciaman.