More babies

More baby ducks, more goslings, a woodchuck, another (or the same) heron, and turtles. I thought this picture was at least a little silly. The weather was perfection. Tomorrow I'm going to go hike in the black skies park. Monday I'll visit a friend and see her garden. 

Earlier this month a Russian soldier in a very rough spot signaled to a Ukrainian drone not to shoot. The drone led him to safety, while video taping it, and creating a public relations coup. 


There is a Russian organization called Go by the Forest, set up by a former St Petersburg activist, Grigory Sverdlin. It helps Russian men dodge the draft, either by going off-grid or leaving the country. It has advised nearly 10,000 men.