Hot Sunday in Dnepro

Garry stopped at the "home store" to get some sprinkler supplies to water the garden

We made a couple stops on the way to church this morning, first Garry stopped to check out his new alfalfa seeding across the highway- this week it does look green in the photos, and a good amount of the green is tiny alfalfa plants! The we stopped at Nova Lena, because the turn is way easier on the way into the city. Then we made our regular stop at Victor's church to drop off milk. We brought only 50 liters for our church, because it is the holiday weekend - May first holiday is officially on Monday, but it is more like a four day weekend!

we dropped milk off at Victor's church

the most common billboard in Ukraine this year, Coke and Eurocup

Pushkin bust - where Garry turned right toward the market

 Garry wanted to buy a hoof knife so he could work on the cow with the sore foot, so he went to the vettenka at the market after church. I waited in the car up the hill parked next to this business. The hoof knife he bought is a little unusual, so I may need to bring Garry one from Manitoba.

recycling in Ukraine- you can see the beer bottle return
 price on the  signs on the door

Globa Park on Karl Marx 

Since we were in the area, Garry wanted to check out Globa Park on such a nice warm day- the car thermometer read 34 C as we drove downtown on Karl Marx street, where the explosions took place . We did see some soldiers as we walked around in the park, which is not normal, and a lot more shorts than any other time this spring.

Crowded corner on Karl Marx

Shorter skirts and more skin with the temp over 30 C (almost 90 F)

Thinking this building may have been damaged in the explosions Friday.

Garry bought a phone card across from Globa Park

There were two ambulances parked next to the movie theatre (kino) across from the park,
 ready for more emergencies? This may be where one of the explosions was.

Tram stopping near the park, the tulips are going fast with the heat this week

there were a number of soldiers patroling in the park, which we assume was because of the bombs on Friday

Feeding the swans

classic pose

preening

some less common tulips in the shade with ferns

there were some kids playing in this giant bouncy thing

these soldiers at the main entrance had a German shepherd with them

the temperature sign leaving Dnepro at 2:30 on April 4th

Two weeks ago on Easter Sunday our church still had the big electric heater they bought this winter running, this week they had the windows open. Garry ran water on his garden and the strawberry patch after we got back to the village with the sprinkler he bought, the water pressure is impressive from the irrigation line. He walked out to check his hayfield, and got mosquito bites around six pm. Then we put the air-conditioner in our bedroom and started it running!