Lichen and sundew on a boardwalk in Boloto Lammin-Suo swamp reserve, 25 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 16, 2014
Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, view from north-west. Kronstadt (part of Saint Petersburg), Russia, July 11, 2009
Arctic starflower (Trientalis europaea, Russian name Sedmichnik) near Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 11, 2011
Fir forest from a road around west shore of Kavgolovskoe Lake, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 6, 2000
A beach between Beloostrov and Solnechnoe, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia. September 7, 2002
Field in Urochishche Teterevskoe open space, between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2010
A cutting in a forest along Kavgolovskoe Lake, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 6, 2000
Gulf of Finland near Solnechnoye with Fort Totleben at horizon, 15 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2007
Ludomir Zmigrodsky House at 3 Andreeva Street in Sestroretskiy Kurort, 15 miles north-west from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2000
Okhta River in Toksovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg, Russia. September 5, 2002
Purple-edged Copper butterfly (Lycaena hippothoe)(?) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
Finnish World War II stone defence fortifications "Mannerheim Line" in a forest near 67-th km train station in Karelian Isthmus 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2002
Buckbean (Menyanthes) in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 7, 2011
Reflections in Verkholino (Figurnoe, Likolampi) Lake in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 5, 2014
Nyrkovo Lake south from Orekhovo, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2003
A sphinx (facing north) on Egypt Bridge across Fontanka River, with blue domes of Trinity Cathedral at background. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 22, 1999.
V. E. Krivdina Summer House (Dacha) at 16 Grigoryeva Street built at the beginning of 20th century in Sestroretskiy Kurort, 15 miles north-west from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2000
Olonets creek between Lembolovo and Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2003
Summer houses on Beloe Lake in Lembolovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 19, 2004
Lake and pine forest near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2010
Orange speckled butterfly Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)(?) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
Zarghan and Marv Dasht north-east from Shiraz in Fars Province of Iran. View from a window of a plane from Abu Dhabi to Saint Petersburg in Russia, December 26, 2014
A cutting in a forest near Lembolovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 25, 2004
Spreading Bellflower (Bluebells, Campanula patula) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
Cat sitting near a summer house south from Sosnovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 22, 2012
Finnish World War II stone defence fortifications "Mannerheim Line" in a forest near 67-th km train station in Karelian Isthmus 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2002
Pine forest damaged by a hurricane two years before near Vetrenoe Lake south from Sosnovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 22, 2012
A tomb of George Gapon(?) in North Cemetery. Sankt Petersburg, Russia, October 7, 2000
A wooden Uspensky Chapel on the main avenue of Konevets Monastery, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002
Ferns near Olonets Creek between Lembolovo and Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2007
Summer house of a rich businessman on Parkovaya Street in Sestroretsk, 15 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2007
A forest after heavy snow along Kavgolovskoe Lake, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 6, 2000
Lake near Gulf of Finland near 2nd Borovaya Street in Solnechnoye, 15 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2007
Field road in Urochishche Teterevskoe open space, between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2010
Sundew growing on a wooden boardwalk in Boloto Lammin-Suo swamp reserve, 25 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 16, 2014
Pink flowers of narrow-leaved everlasting-pea (Lathyrus sylvestris, Russian name Cheena) in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 17, 2015
Blooming thyme (Thymus serpyllum, Russian name Chabrets) on roadside in a forest in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 17, 2015
Heath speedwell (Veronica officinalis) in a forest in Petiayarvi, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 17, 2015
Jersey cow mushrooms (Suillus bovinus, Russian name Kozlyak) in Petiayarvi, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 31, 2013
Spruce forest near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
Rattlesnake on a boardwalk in Boloto Lammin-Suo swamp reserve, 25 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 16, 2014
Valkialampi(?) Lake south from Orekhovo, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2003
Close up of Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis, Russian name Landysh) in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2009
Early fruit of wild strawberry (Russian name Zemlianika) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
Pair of Amanda s Blue (Polyommatus amandus) butterflies on bitter fleabane (Erigeron acris) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
Forest road near Okhta River in Kuzmolovo, 5 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 13, 2013
Birch bolete mushroom Leccinum schistophilum(?) near Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki, 12 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 20, 2013
A small lake in Kavgolovskiy Park near Toksovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, with smoke is from burning forests. September 5, 2002
White stellaria flower with a fly in Kuzmolovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 11, 2011
Forest near the road from Toksovo to Kavgolovskoe Lake, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 6, 2000
A lake near 67-th km train station 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2002
Olonets Creek in a forest between Lembolovo and Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2007
Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia, Russian name Voroniy Glaz) near Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 11, 2011
Bird s-eye Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) near Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 11, 2011
Amanda s Blue butterfly (Polyommatus amandus) on Saint John s wort east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
Gulf of Finland near Repino, 20 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, January 31, 2000
Lembolovo village, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 25, 2004
Khepoyarvi Lake in Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 4, 2004
Fuzzy flowers with petals having small hairs of Buckbean (Menyanthes) in a lake in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2009
Flowers of buckbean (Menyanthes) in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 7, 2011
A wooden cabin north from Novgorod, view from a bus. Russia, August 1, 2001
Park near Toksovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, with smoke is from burning forests. September 5, 2002
Red-banded webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius armillatus)(?) near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 25, 2013
Fly agaric mushrooms (Amanita muscaria) near Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki, 12 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 20, 2013
Wooden Orthodox Christian church in Sapiornoe (Tserkov Konevskoy Ikony Bozhiey Materi, built in 1994). North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 23, 2015
Decaying military ships in Vladimirskaya Bukhta (harbor) of Ladozhskoe Lake, 80 miles north from Saint Petersburg, Russia. September 8, 2002
A birch grove near Prytkiy Creek between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 19, 2004
Pine forest near Razliv on a road from Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 1, 2014
A cat at the entrance of wooden Orthodox Christian church in Sapiornoe. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 23, 2015
Marble Bridge from north in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 24, 2015
Park near Toksovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, with smoke is from burning forests. September 5, 2002
Pine forest of Konevets Island in Ladozhskoe Lake, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002
Forest damaged by a hurricane near Vetrenoe Lake south from Sosnovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 22, 2012
A spring at an abandoned Finnish farm in a forest 3 miles west from Kanneliarvi, 40 miles north from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 6, 2000
North-east shore of Beloe Lake in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
View of Gulf of Finland from Dybki Park in Sestroretsk, 15 miles north-west from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2000
A field 5 mile east from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 8, 2000
Fir forest north from Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2003
Gulf of Finland near Solnechnoye, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 26, 2003
Birch trees on a meadow near Kanneliarvi, 40 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 29, 2005
Chapel built on Vuoksa River (Andrey Pervozvanny Church, built in 2000). Vasilkovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2011
Robber fly near Okhta River in Kuzmolovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 11, 2011
Back lit Arctic starflower (Trientalis europaea, Russian name Sedmichnik) near Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 11, 2011
Tufted tough-shank mushrooms (Clustered Toughshank, Gymnopus confluens, Collybia confluens) on northern shore of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki, 12 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 20, 2013
Tombs of cemetery in Gorodets north from Luga, Leningrad Region. Russia, June 12, 2014
A road through a fir forest covering sandy glacier hills at Karelia Isthmus between Lembolovo and Orekhovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 19, 1999.
Marsh on Kavgolovskoe Lake, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 6, 2000
A lake at morning 3 miles west from Kanneliarvi, 40 miles north from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 6, 2000
A pond on a beach of Gulf of Finland near Solnechnoye, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 26, 2003
A forest north from Lembolovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 31, 2004
Blooming swamp orchids Orchis maculata (Russian name Yatryshnik) near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2010
Arctic Fritillary butterfly (Boloria chariclea)(?) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
Fir forest near Vetrenoe Lake south from Sosnovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 22, 2012
Dybki Park in Sestroretsk, 15 miles north-west from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2000
A small lake 1 mile east from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 8, 2000
A World War II soldiers memorial in Myasnitskiy Bor (?), north from Novgorod. Russia, August 1, 2001
Park near Toksovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, with smoke is from burning forests. September 5, 2002
Sinking military ships in Vladimirskaya Bukhta (harbor) of Ladoga Lake, 80 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002
A road in a forest south from Sosnovo, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 5, 2003
A lake near Solnechnoye, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 27, 2005
Masses of Sheathed Woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces mutabilis, Pholiota mutabilis) on birch log in Petiayarvi, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 31, 2013
A road in a forest at Karelia Isthmus between Lembolovo and Orekhovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 19, 1999.
Fisherman camp on a shore of Kavgolovskoe Lake, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 6, 2000
Wild roses on the beach and Sestra River in Sestroretsk, 15 miles north-west from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2000
A pine forest north from Lembolovo at a popular camping place, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 31, 2004
Ruins of old Mary and Olaf Cathedral (1494) north-west from Clock Tower, with Saint Olaf Tower of Vyborg Castle in background. Vyborg, Russia, June 7, 2009
Altar of a recently built church. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2011
False Lily-of-the-valley (Maianthemum bifolium, Russian name Maynik) in Kuzmolovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 11, 2011
One-flowered Wintergreen (Moneses uniflora) on 69 kilometr near Sosnovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 20, 2011
Orange butterfly in a forest near Sluditsy, north from Vyritsa, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 30, 2012
Summer house at 26 Dubkovskoe Shosse in Sestroretsk, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 26, 2003
Stones in Urochishche Teterevskoe open space, between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2010
Scarce Fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas maturna) east from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 17, 2011
Pair of birch bolete mushrooms (Boletus Scaber, Leccinum scabrum) in north-west area of Monrepo (Mon Repos) Park. Vyborg, Russia, September 14, 2013
A river flowing in a canyon with birches and pines at Karelia Isthmus between Lembolovo and Orekhovo (a popular place for hiking and skiing), 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 19, 1999.
A wooden house built at the end of 19th century (?) at 7/59 Morskaya Street near Sestroretskiy Kurort, 15 miles north-west from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2000
Fir forest near 67-th km train station in Karelian Isthmus 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2002
A lake near 67-th km train station in Karelian Isthmus 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2002
Rusty military ships in Vladimirskaya Bukhta (harbor) of Ladozhskoe Lake, 80 miles north from Saint Petersburg, Russia. September 8, 2002
Pine forest of Konevets Island in Ladozhskoe Lake, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002
Labrador Tea (Ledum groenlandicum, Rhododendron groenlandicum, Russian names Bagulnik Bolotnyy or Boligolov) in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2009
Forest road near Komarovo, 25 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 16, 2014
Swamp species of birch bolete mushrooms (Leccinum schistophilum(?), Russian name Podberiozovik) near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 23, 2015
Birches west of Toksovo, 10 miles north of Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 26, 1999.
Oselki village 20 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 22, 2004
A bog near Lembolovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 25, 2004
Forest road near Kanneliarvi, 40 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 29, 2005
A road on sandy hills covered by pine forest near Kanneliarvi, 40 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 29, 2005
Wood cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum) in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2009
Field road in the area of former black markets west from Deviatkino, 1 mile north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 26, 2012
A lake 2 miles west from Petiayarvi, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 19, 2001
Park near Toksovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, with smoke is from burning forests. September 5, 2002
A pier of Konevets Island in Ladozhskoe Lake north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 8, 2002
A marsh near Verkholino (Figurnoe, Likolampi) Lake south from Orekhovo, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2003
Forest road in Kanneliarvi, 40 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 17, 2007
Beloe (Valkijarvi) Lake and summer houses (Dachas) near railroad in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2009
Fir Island near north shore of Beloe Lake in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Road through fir forest between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2010
Forest road near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
A yard of a Christian Orthodox Rozhdestvensky Cathedral in Konevets Island in Ladozhskoe Lake, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002
Fir forest in Kanneliarvi, 40 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 17, 2007
Olonets Creek between Lembolovo and Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2007
Birches in a forest between Lembolovo and Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2007
Verkholino (Figurnoe, Likolampi) Lake in pine forest in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 7, 2011
Flower buds of hawkweed in Kuzmolovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 11, 2011
Cinquefoil (Potentilla) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
Marsh and forest on Kavgolovskoe Lake, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 6, 2000
A park near Korela Fortress in Priozersk, 80 miles north from Saint Petersburg, Russia. September 8, 2002
A fir forest north from Gorynskoe Lake near Lembolovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 19, 2004
A lake near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2005
Railroad tracks in Toksovo, 9 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 21, 2007
Boats in Gulf of Finland in Sestroretsk, 15 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2007
Grey cat in a summer house (dacha) near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 11, 2010
Young leaves of raspberry (Rubus) east from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 17, 2011
A lake in Rappolovo Park near Toksovo, 10 miles north from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, September 27, 2000
View of Gulf of Finland and a fort built by Peter the Great in Sestroretsk, 15 miles north-west from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2000
Vyun River near Vaskelovo, from a bridge, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2004
A road cut through glacier sand hills north from Gorynskoe Lake near Lembolovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 19, 2004
Vodnoy Zastavy Street and North Harbor north-east from Clock Tower. Vyborg, Russia, June 7, 2009
Slavianka River north from Khram Druzhby in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 11, 2009
Wood cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum) between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 30, 2010
Marsh gilliflower (Ragged Robin, Coccyganthe flos-cuculi, Coronaria flos-cuculi, Russian name Kukushkin Tsvet) between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2010
Blooming orchid Orchis maculata (Russian name Yatryshnik) in a swamp near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2010
Amanda s Blue (Polyommatus amandus) butterfly on a meadow east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
Blue and brown butterflies east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
One of mossy floating islands in a lake near Orekhovo, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 27, 2013
Church in Gorodets north from Luga, Leningrad Region. Russia, June 12, 2014
Fir forest west of Toksovo, 10 miles north of Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 26, 1999.
A forest along Kavgolovskoe Lake, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 6, 2000
Kazansky skit (small and secluded monastery) in Konevets Island at Ladozhskoe Lake north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 8, 2002
A moss in a marsh near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2005 (for "wallpaper")
Pink orchids Orchis maculata (Russian name Yatryshnik) in a swamp near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2010
Lily-of-the-Valley in Kuzmolovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 11, 2011
Yellow flower of sunflower family in Kuzmolovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 11, 2011
Bud of iris flower near a summer house on 69 kilometr near Sosnovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 20, 2011
Amanda s Blue butterfly (Polyommatus amandus) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
Cowberry with lichens in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 21, 2013
Marsh near River Vyun in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2013
A marsh in a pine forest at Karelia Isthmus between Lembolovo and Orekhovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 19, 1999.
A road in a forest 1.5 miles west from Kanneliarvi, 50 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 21, 2001
Wooden sculptures in Kavgolovskiy Park near Toksovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, with smoke is from burning forests. September 5, 2002
Sunken military ship in Vladimirskaya Bukhta (harbor) of Ladoga Lake, 80 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002
Raising summer houses of affluent businessmen (sometimes called Novye Russkiye, New Russians, or nouveau riches) on hills of Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 4, 2004
Close up of Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia, Ryabina) flowers in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2009
Masses of blue lupin (Lupinus) near railroad in Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2009
Tomb of George Gapon(?) in Severnoye (North) Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2009
Blooming wild strawberry (Fragaria, Russian name Zemlianika) west from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 24, 2009
Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) in a forest between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2010
Flowers of Bird s-eye Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
Fruits of common blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus, Russian name Chernika) near Vetrenoe Lake south from Sosnovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 22, 2012
Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis speciosa, Russian name Pikulnik) in fields south from Lavriki, 1 mile north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 26, 2012
Goldenrod grown on forest cutting near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 10, 2012
Shore of Shchuchye Lake north from Komarovo, 25 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 16, 2013
Kavgolovskoe Lake 10 miles north of Saint Petersburg. A cranberry marsh is behind pussy willow and birches. Pine forest is at the background. Russia, April 22, 1999.
A wooden cabin near World War II soldiers memorial in Myasnitskiy Bor (?), north from Novgorod. Russia, August 1, 2001
Tourist excursion of Christian Orthodox church in Konevets Island in Ladozhskoe Lake, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002
