Furball in the Grapes

A shot of Furball, for all her adoring fans.

Grapes

The weather has been beautiful since I got back. Most days are sunny and in the upper 60s/low 70s. The evenings are getting pretty cool, though. Fall is definately here. The Anapa area is famous for it's vineyards. There are grapes growing everywhere, including my back yard. One sunny afternoon I went out back and took pictures for a while. I was having fun with the sunlight shining through the grape leaves. Some of the grapes had split open and a bunch of bees were chowing down. I took a bunch of pics of the bees, here's one of them.

Spring in Southern Russia

When I left Anapa at the end of March everything was brown and gray and bare and rainy. When I returned at the end of April everything had turned green and leafy and sunny. Spring has definately arrived. What a beautiful area. The apple trees are blossoming and there are a bazillion tulips everywhere. This is a shot of my backyard.