K-grad Snow!

I walked to work today, even though it was SUPER windy outside.  I walked right into the wind for the first 15 minutes of my walk until I turned to go down a side road to my work.  Some of the sights along the way...

An old abandoned building about 4 minutes from my apartment.  I LOVE the striking turquoise of the doors and windows though.  As I was snapping the shot above, two of my favorite puppies came bounding through the snow.

I haven't named him yet.  He's probably 15 pounds if that.  Name ideas will be taken in the comments section.  He screams mischievous. 

This is his pal who also needs a name.  He's a bit bigger than the b&w one.  Maybe 20-25 pounds.   

Adorable.

Freezing and squinty because the snow is pelting my eyes.

A side road on the way to work...

A perfect little snowflake! (smaller than a pencil eraser)

Our snow-plow system: 4 tractors in a row that cause EVERY marshrutka/vehicle on the street to go uber slow.  I was impressed we had the tractors though.  They are on the bridge, and right after I snapped this pic, they caused a giant traffic jam on the main road in K-grad by ALL making a u-turn.  I stood there with my mouth gaping and forgot to snap a picture...

Frozen and snow covered river

Sometimes I walk on the left of the river down that side road.  However, today I needed some buildings for protection from the {Oklahoma like} wind.

Typical Ukrainian car.  Is it a Lada?  Not sure of the brand...

Looking into our courtyard at work.  Those are our two buses that I've seen put to use once (when I went on my week-long camping trip).

the spot behind me on the left is where the circus' always come set-up (about a 5 or 6 minute walk from my apartment).  There was a circus here less than a week ago...can't imagine how cold it would be to sit and watch with the temps in the teens.

Word of the Day:

ПОДТВЕРЖДАТЬ--to confirm

This word is hard to pronounce in Russian...but it can be used relatively often when you need to confirm a spot on a bus or to confirm a reservation.  Happy happy Friday :)

kids playing outside of my work on a giant block of ice...

P.S.  I finished the last of my queso tonight. I have eaten Mexican food once a day since last Saturday (minus Wednesday).  Can't wait til the next time I use my precious Velveeta :)