Moscow 
Yes, we are back in Moscow. For 2 weeks now. Only 4 weeks. (For non-mathematicians: A total of 6 weeks ...)
And yes, of course it is still winter. A full 20 degrees colder than in Germany. Three and a half hours of flying with Aeroflot bring back a quarter of a whole in time, the German Spring in the Russian winter.
We have all our equipment LJ-publication of it, but probably not to write the real desire (oops!) or necessary creativity. Somehow we keep's with the Russian bear, which still lies in the middle of winter sleep. The only asset that was (as always) want to sleep, is Tobias. He shoveled all day, if not outside the snow, then in the apartment, the few toys lying around here. Tobias has a blue plastic bucket. One can see also yellow and red blades here. If one blade of this phenomenon even seriously investigated, one finds that 90% of children running around here with such a shovel, or that such a bucket of mom or dad is worn. Besides the snow is shoveled earth mainly from the different flower pots that are here to find everywhere and to which (including Sundays) take care of many gardeners. Dig it boys and girls alike. Probably all the persistent Sun as Tobias ...
Yesterday it smelled here to green. No, not spring, it takes a little while, but after a green oil paint, with the foundations of the houses here are painted to the presumed maximum snow depth. Including gutters, fences, poles. Only the cars can be unpainted. They are all just gray, until spring, anyway. Of whole squad is painted brush and bucket-wielding workers. I have not yet figured out whether it has changed with the end of the Soviet Union, the color from red to green. Everything has something to paint the same color uniforms, almost socialistic. On the other hand, the lush greenery is ideal as a background, when our astronauts Tobias with his orange suit through the streets here tob (el) t.
