24 Apr
The Trinity-St. Sergius Monastery

The Trinity-St. Sergius Monastery bell tower at Sergiyev Posad in Russia. Sergiyev Posad is a small town, formerly known as Zagorsk, is situated on two rivers and is the center of the handmade toy industry. The Trinity Monastery of St Sergius dates from the Middle Ages and is a major pilgrimage center. Its Cathedral of [...]
24 Apr
The Salt Lake Temple

The Salt Lake Temple is the largest (of more than 120) and best-known temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the sixth temple built by the church overall, and the fourth operating temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois.
The Salt Lake Temple is the centerpiece of the 10 [...]
27 Mar
The Neva

Neva is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast and the city of Saint Petersburg to the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length, it is the third largest river in Europe in terms of average discharge. In the Middle Ages the wide and navigable river [...]
17 Mar
Dana

Black-and-white is a broad adjectival term used to describe a number of monochrome forms of visual arts. Most forms of visual technology start out in black and white, then slowly evolve into color as technology progresses. “Black-and-white” as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white most of [...]
13 Mar
St. Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject located in Northwestern Federal District of Russia on the Neva River at the east end of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. St. Petersburg’s informal name is based on how Peter the Great was called by foreigners. The city’s other names were Petrograd and [...]
13 Mar
Wedding Mohawk

I took this photo of my son at my sister in-laws wedding, she requested that he sport his mohawk. Here he is in the bathroom getting ready.
10 Mar
The Church of the Savior

The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is one of the main Russian Orthodox churches of St. Petersburg, Russia. It is also variously called the Church on Spilt Blood and the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, its official name. The name refers to the blood of the assassinated Alexander II of Russia, who [...]