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Name: Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zykov
Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

Saturday, June 20, 2009



5:27 am. a glimpse of blue sky, right before the storms moved in.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

a year of flickr favorites



Beauty is one of the widest bridges to your higher self. Sometimes it might even be the only one that's open. Thinking about what you find to be beautiful is a very good place to start thinking about what sort of life you really want.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Mill Creek Farm

This afternoon, I volunteered at the Mill Creek Farm. I pulled up lots of weeds, saved the okra and zucchini from overcrowding and learned several interesting things:

Mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris, is used to enhance dreaming and dream abilities. I am setting a plate of it next to my bed when I go to sleep tonight!

Succulents and cactuses are perfect for green roofs, which can be just a couple of inches deep, with a mix of porous expanded slate and compost. Reading more at greenroofs.com.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

June 14th, 2009







Today's skies looked like Baroque or Renaissance paintings.

Friday, June 12, 2009

mmmmmm!

Two amazing buckwheat-centered breakfasts.


buckwheat, olive oil, carrots, an avocado


buckwheat, olive oil, carrots, figs, an apple

Thursday, June 11, 2009

June 9th, 2009: a day of weather.







Stills from a time-lapse video, recorded at 1/2 frame per second between 6:45 am and just after nightfall.