Around Irkutsk

 I wanted to share this slide from our Moscow Training - pretty interesting I think.

 Sister Heiselbetz told me in Novosibirsk that I would want some shorter boots for fall and spring - I thought that my tall ones would do fine ... I was wrong!  they are too warm!  so I got some shorter ones!

 Now that it is a bit warmer we are walking further and further - this camel statue was interesting - covered in plastic grass - sign near it told an interesting story.

 I like the tourist signs around town - using the Union Jack for the English language!  I guess they were first right?

 Our back yard playground melting!

 People playing even in the slush and snow! 

Pretty orchids we found in a window as we were walking downtown - fun to think we saw some growing wild on the trees in Jamaica!