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Russia’s Good Friday Message to Kyiv, My Easter Greetings to Friends in Ukraine, & A Response of Sorts – Пасхальне послання Росії до Києва, мої великодні вітання друзям в Україні та своєрідна відповідь
Russia's Good Friday Message to Kyiv, My Easter Greetings to Friends in Ukraine, & A Response of Sorts Пасхальне послання Росії до Києва, мої великодні вітання друзям в Україні та своєрідна...
An Art Musing – A Thanksgiving Portrait of a Grandson in Yellow
An Art Musing - A Thanksgiving Portrait of a Grandson in Yellow *** This photo I cherish, taken more than a decade ago, was a quick snapshot of one of my young grandsons I just happened to glance at...
I Saw that Same Golden Sunlight Again Illuminating the Table About a Week Ago. & That for Me, the Rhythms and Certainty of Equinoxes and Solstices, of the Sun Rising and Setting – and the Calm Beauty of the Sunlight Each Morning Spreading Over the Hills North of Us – Are Comforting and Assuring. Я бачив той самий золотий сонячний промінь, який знову освітлював стіл приблизно тиждень тому. І для мене ритми та впевненість рівнодень і сонцестоянь, сходу і заходу сонця – а також спокійна краса сонячного світла кожного ранку, що розтікається по пагорбах на північ від нас – заспокоюють і внушають упевненість.
*** I Saw that Same Golden Sunlight Again Illuminating the Table Just About a Week Ago. & That for Me, the Rhythms and Certainty of Equinoxes and Solstices, of the Sun Rising and Setting -...
Postcard Story – The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull) – Thomas Eakins -1871 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thomas Eakins - The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull) - American - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Postcard Story – The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull) –...
The War Against Ukraine & the Ukrainian People, Now Entering its 5th Year – February 24, 2022 – February 24, 2026 -Війна проти України та українського народу, що тепер входить у п’ятий рік – 24 лютого 2022 року – 24 лютого 2026 року
In the first couple of days of the war, many of the residents of Kyiv left the capital by any means possible because of the fear of the invading and advancing Russian tanks reaching the city....
After a while, My Eyes Turned Back to the Driver, Perhaps to Ask Something, but I Stopped from Speaking Because the Driver was Gently Wiping a Tear from Her Eye – A Gesture Tender and Meaningful, Dimming all Prior Images and Thoughts of Her into this One Gesture
*** After a while, My Eyes Turned Back to the Driver, Perhaps to Ask Something, but I Stopped from Speaking Because the Driver was Gently Wiping a Tear from Her Eye – A Gesture Tender and...
Letter From Maxim – I Want to Apologize for Not Responding to Your Letters for So Long! Unfortunately, January and Early February Were Very Difficult for Us & An Olympic Hero – Лист від Максима – Я хочу вибачитися за те, що так довго не відповідав на ваші листи! На жаль, січень та початок лютого були для нас дуже важкими, а також для олімпійського героя
*** Letter From Maxim - I Want to Apologize for Not Responding to Your Letters for So Long! Unfortunately, January and Early February Were Very Difficult for Us & An Olympic Hero Лист від...
Postcard Stories – Sunflowers – 1887 –Vincent van Gogh, Dutch – 1853-1890 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vincent van Gogh - Sunflowers - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Postcard Stories – Sunflowers - 1887 –Vincent van Gogh, Dutch – 1853-1890 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art Second Sister – 10/13/14...
Letter Sent to Maxim & Alena, With No Response, So Unlike Them in the “Normal” Times of this War – Лист надіслано Максиму та Алені, але відповіді немає, що так нехарактерно для них у «звичайні» часи цієї війни
Photo - A significant electricity shortage persists in Kyiv and the surrounding region, where emergency outages remain in place because of strain on the power system. Authorities said a return to...
Christmas Ornaments Upon the Tree & Their Roots and Reflections Within Us
Christmas Ornaments Upon the Tree & Their Roots and Reflections Within Us In November 2021, I posted about the first Christmas after our daughter and family moved from Los Angeles, about four...