Dead Season
At a better time, we have ferries from Sweden, Finland, Estonia here, full of travellers, as well as cruise ships from other countries. But not in winter, not during the pandemic.
Too cold to have a good stroll, too depressing to meet anyone, scary, boring. Visiting this frozen windy seaside area, a 5-minute walk from my place, was a way to reconnect to life, nature, the planet, reality in winter 2020-2021.
They had an ice rink there with Christmas lights hanging above, a few cabin street shops with hot pastry, a crowd of young people and schoolchildren, happy to skate circle by circle.
Lonely cold winter. One of the worst periods of my life.
For World of Xpilar CITYSCAPE Photography & Art Contest by @axeman
Saint Petersburg, Russia on December 12, 2020
Camera: Nikon D750 | Lens: Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G
Focal Length: 70mm | Aperture: f/8.0 | Shutter Speed: 1/250 | ISO: 400
A Russian song about another city, another bridge, and other people' lives and dreams. But still the same. As it often happens to good songs.
Такие периоды тоже нужны, наверно. Время для неторопливой жизни и спокойного созерцания.
Нужны, конечно. Спокойного созерцания было мало, правда (моя слабость, мой промах - ведь дело настроя). Я в жизни своей много ездил по 10-20 часов на междугородних автобусах, сидячих, лежачих, вот, то же самое, только картинка за окном одна и та же, а поездка растянулась на несколько месяцев. Преувеличение, конечно, но ощущения частенько были какие-то вот такие.
Хех...судя по всему, это должен быть закат. Но однажды я наблюдал сиреневый/оранжевыфй восход...на западе :)
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Wow! These photos remind me of Bartok. Always there’s hope for better days!
Unfortunately, I am not familiar with Bartok.
Always hope... and summer comes after winter. Now +20, I enjoy cycling, greenery, light until 10 p.m. :)
Wow! Nice weather!! It’s about 32 degree Celsius here; we are melting.
Lovely spring atmosphere for outdoor lifestyle!