All Things Russian

The beauty of living overseas is that everyday I am able to learn and or see something new. Here in Russia many of these things make me laugh, which is totally fantastic. Below is what I am assuming is a contraption to help the tree from falling over, interesting right?

This tree saving devise looks like it is a holding the tree together- wonder what happened?

Love the Russian bird feeder... Nothing weird about this picture but I am just so thrilled that the rivers are not frozen over that this becomes a blog worthy scene. With the thawing of the rivers comes boats! The rivers are now crowded with mini boat tours. Rumor has it that the bridges are now up at night too, but sadly Josh and I haven't stayed up late enough to witness the event!