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"I love you" scribble on the pavement in Kharkov, Ukraine

oksana — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:38:32 -0700

"I love you" scribble on the pavement in Kharkov, Ukraine.
How romantic....

Cable car in Kiev, Ukraine

oksana — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:49:59 -0700

Once you are in Kiev, do try to ride the cable car. It takes you from the bottom part of the red shore to the top and offers spectacular views of the hill and the river Dnepr. Only costs 50 cents UA.

Yo whasssup YO

oksana — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:45:12 -0800

Check out the manikins at the Bayfair shopping mall in San Leandro. Can you hold your fingers like that?

Interesting Buddha statue

oksana — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 09:04:37 -0800

I saw this Buddha statue in my friend's house in Sunset. I just had to take a picture of it....

Cat in snow

oksana — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:27:49 -0800

Picture of my cat checking out some snow in Chicago. Photo by Alex Koval (aka my brother)

Full Moon in Chicago land

oksana — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:36:09 -0800

Photo by Alex Koval

Giant Icicles

oksana — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:32:51 -0800

It is pretty cold in Chicago this week. Giant icicles hang down from the roof and any other surface where water was dripping.

Photo by Alex Koval

sign in the bathroom in bolinas

oksana — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:11:39 -0800

If you knew what this means in Russian

oksana — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:13:56 -0800

a car in san jose, california .... i had to take a photo...

Snow on mountain Hamilton

oksana — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:58:07 -0800

This is a view of Mountain Hamilton covered with snow....
Photo taken on January 28, 2008 in San Jose, California

Room of hearts

oksana — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:09:10 -0800

Room of hearts, one of the rooms at the Feb 15th Anon Salon party in San Francisco.
Those of you who didn't show up - too bad.. you've missed out...

there is always next time....?

Oksana and Microsoft

oksana — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:40:15 -0700

Apparently, Microsoft has questions about Oksana and her backup plans for their MCSA upgrade from 2000 to 2003 certification test.
Hmmmm.... I wonder, how did they know??

Microsoft asks questions about Oksana on their test

oksana — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:52:00 -0700

Microsoft asks questions about Oksana on their MCSA test.

Aside from somewhat paranoid thought that Microsoft is spying on me (it's ok, I forgive them), I come to wonder why out of all names they picked mine? Unless, of course, it is to give me credit ... is it?

Dramatic sunset in Miplitas

oksana — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:56:16 -0700

Dramatic sunset in Milpitas, California.

Try clicking on the photo several times and pan across it just for fun... see if you notice anything...anything at all?
yes/no/maybe - ?

my orchid blooming

oksana — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:32:17 -0700

My orchid is blooming for the first time in its life. This is a baby orchid that grew on top of its mother orchid, which I then planted into a separate pot. Now I can say i raised an orchid as I watched it grow from little tiny knob into a beautiful plant.

Dinoraur Egg for sale in Washington DC

oksana — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:13:51 -0700

When I saw this item in the historical part of Washington DC called Georgetown, I was startled. "Is this a real dinosaur egg?" I asked the sales woman at the jewelry store. She said "Yes". It is brought from China and has a certificate of authenticity. The price is $1500. I had to take a picture.

rave at Cow Palace May 24, 2008

oksana — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:14:55 -0700

Rave at the San Francisco's Cow Palace memorial weekend.

Among DJ's spinning was DJ Tiesto, whose mix was interrupted by the power outage.

Target in Ukraine

oksana — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:46:44 -0700

Yep, there is Target in Ukraine!!! I saw several of them in Kharkov.
The first time I saw it, I could not believe my eyes..

Micro-region in Kharkov, Ukraine

oksana — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:25:50 -0700

all that walking people do there definitely reflects on the figure.

Fish soup Ooha" over fire

oksana — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:06:18 -0700

This is how it's cooked best - over fire. See the recipe for it in the other posting with the same title "Ooha"

"Ooha" recipe

oksana — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:00:15 -0700

Next time you are out camping try this Ukrainian specialty soup called "Ooha". It can be cooked on the stove, but best if cooked over fire.
Just add chopped potato, carrots and fish (carp, snapper or cat fish). Put it all into a big fire-safe pot, add water, salt & pepper to taste and cover with the lid. The soup is ready when potatoes are done. Just stick a fork in them to check.

Add chopped up green onion and parsley before serving if desired.
Enjoy!

City.com store

oksana — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:54:32 -0700

City. com store near Metro station "Petrovka" in Kiev Ukraine.

Dramatic sunset over "Troeschina" in Kiev, Ukraine

oksana — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:15:21 -0700

I captured the beauty of the sun setting in the far end of Kiev called "Troeschina". Soon after the sun is gone, the amateur fireworks start their loud explosions almost every night now.

Sunrise in China Town in San Francisco..

oksana — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:23:50 -0700

Sunrise in China Town on the last day of August, 2008.

Early morning over Bay Bridge in San Francisco

oksana — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:30:35 -0700

Bay Bridge waking up to the sunrise early morning of August 31st, 2008...

Sunset over pacific ocean

oksana — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:39:54 -0700

somewhere in pacifica...september 18, 2008

Painting with Kat

oksana — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:01:22 -0800

This was our first painting session together and first paintings in 2009! Kat Augustin is a very talented painter, who lives in San Francisco sunset district and loves to paint sunsets.

Windmills along highway east of Bay Area

oksana — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:38:03 -0800

Windmills along highway 205 between San Francisco and Stockton.

Sunset in Pacifica

oksana — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:25:53 -0800

just south of San Francisco along highway 1

This cool carved wooden bench

oksana — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:29:11 -0700

This cool carved wooden bench sits in the park in Pacifica.
Pacifica city park workers carved it out of one of the trees they had to cut down while remodeling local park. It took them 3 days to make it because of how much carving and sanding goes into it. But when they finally finished it and put it in the park, everybody said "Wow, this is cool!".

There are now 3 benches like this throughout Pacifica.
Enjoy!

PS. Ron with the city parks said I am officially the first one who sat on it! I remember the first time I saw it, I couldn't take my eyes off it.