Around the neighborhood: summer solstice edition

I often forget just how far north Moscow is, thanks to the jet stream or whatever atmospheric quirk that make it habitable up here. We are on the 55th parallel (Williamstown is at the 42nd), which is about level with the middle of Labrador, or just north of Ketchikan, Alaska. While we don’t have the White Nights like in St. Petersburg, there are only about five hours or so of perfect nighttime here this time of year.

A few nights ago, after we got Mila to sleep, Olga and I went for an evening walk. We took these photos at about 10:30 p.m.