Big Birds

 In front of the opera house, some enthusiasts decided to make money from their birds.  They put the birds on you, and you get a picture!  They had hawks, eagles, owls, and doves.  It was definitely an unexpected sight in downtown Odessa!  The birds were very well behaved, too.

Flower Temari Done

 My little free form flower temari is done!

Wandering Between The Duc And The Opera House

 Past the Londonskaya Hotel, down to the Pushkin statue and City Hall, and over to the Opera House on a lovely day.

Blue Ribbon

I loathe working with ribbon floss, but it looks wonderful in this frame.

Morning Glories

 A weed has been taking over my trellis, but I can't bear to uproot it.  Would you do that to these beautiful morning glories?

All But The Top

I'm so close to finishing this!  All that's left is the last part.  I'll be glad when it's done.  It'll be a nice, big finish, which I need as a morale booster.

Katherine And Back To The Duc

In our aimless wandering, we found the statue of Katherine the Great and four of her ministers/lovers.  Also took some pictures of interesting building details and found our way back to the Potemkin Steps and the Duc de Richelieu.