Tatyana Binovskaya- artist

Friday. News from emigration. Limassol. This week I felt the full weight of my age. The severity of the consciousness that age is not a stupid joke, it's all very serious. Lots of loss news this week. Loss of loved ones and friends. It hurts a lot, but I understand that it is inevitable. And no matter where you are at home or in exile, the news is that the birds find you everywhere. On my FB page, I wrote about the passing of the wonderful people I was lucky to meet in my life. This is Valery Ivanovich and Elena Dmitrievna Shcherbina. They did not leave now, but I learned about their death this week. My classmates are passing away, and Zhenya Sokolsky and Kolya Ordyan are no longer with us - what an unbearable sadness. And a friend of my youth, Edik Voloshin, has died. None of those who left were victims of the war, but thinking about all of them, I understand that they have already felt better and they will not have to worry about the fate of our country. And we are still here. Bu...

Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia https://youtu.be/1s9aZXyk3oE When visiting the Great Ocean Road, I liked the town of Apollo Bay the most. During the trip, I was surprised that basically we were not driving along the road that goes over the ocean, but along a long 200 km path through the forest. I even joked that the road should have been called the Great Forest Road. True, before the start of the tour, we were warned that part of the road was closed due to a fire that had passed there. So Apollo Bay became for me a place where I really took my soul away! I enjoyed walking barefoot on the beach and I was even covered by an ocean wave. It was good and fun. Moreover, I finally ate calamari, in the pleasant company of one of the tourists who had previously sat next to me on the bus. Somehow it happened that for all the time I was in Melbourne, in the center, I never found a place where you can eat calamari. It has become an obsession for me. And I really wanted it! And finally, all my ...

https://youtu.be/1s9aZXyk3oE Having lived in Melbourne for quite a long time, I began to feel an inexorable longing for the sea, for the ocean. Despite the fact that Melbourne is located on the coast, and has huge beaches and a port, for me, it was all far away. I decided to take a trip to the famous Great Ocean Road to see the ocean… The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage Site, a 243 km (151 mi) stretch of road along the southeast coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Allansford. The road was built by the forces of the soldiers who returned after the First World War between 1919 and 1932 and is dedicated to the fallen soldiers. The road is the largest war memorial in the world. The road passes through various terrain along the coast and provides access to several famous landmarks, including the limestone stacks of the Twelve Apostles. The road is an important tourist destination in the region. The road has two lanes (one in each direction) and...

Family day. http://binovskaya.com/australian-notes-family-day-in-redbubble-company/ Despite the fact that I worked for more than 10 years in the Odesa port company and, of course, there were joint holidays, I never took part in such wonderful events as the Family Day at the Redbubble company. I'm lucky! From my 2016 notes:   «On Friday, September 23, we were announced to leave the city, dedicated to the celebration of Family Day. This holiday is for families so that people can relax and spend the day with their families and friends. This is one of the rare types of public holidays that is not dedicated to any memorable event. On this day, most businesses do not work. The festival was first held in 2007. Australians love to relax and love the idea of a day off. Families consciously spend time together and do what the spring weather allows... barbecues, museum visits, lounging on the lake, hot air balloon rides, or just a quiet afternoon watching TV. A trip to Healesville Sanctuary w...

Rhododendrons with Rita and Igor. I was very lucky to visit this park with Rita and Igor Grossman. There is a time in Melbourne when residents go here to enjoy the flowering of these beautiful plants. The Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden The Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden is Victoria's premier cool-climate garden. With breathtaking views over the Yarra Valley, the garden features important collections of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, and more, in a setting of native and exotic trees. Rhododendron;   from Ancient Greek ῥόδον rhódon "rose" and δένδρον déndron "tree") is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region, but smaller numbers occur elsewhere in Asia, and in North America, Europe, and Australia. It is the national flower of Nepal, the state flower of Washington and West Virginia in the United States,...