There is a fierce Siberian blizzard raging outside my window right now.
Cars are crawling through the icy roads and a small army of backhoes are out in force trying to clear out the mountain of blinding snow that mother nature is dumping on us.
I feel like a member of the Rebel Alliance hiding out on the ice world of Hoth right now.
It is truly nasty and unforgiving out there.
So my thoughts naturally turn towards warmer days filled with sunshine and spectacular summer “vistas”.
One such “vista” along with her equally lovely sister are Christmas Eve babies who are celebrating their birthdays today.
So on top of wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas..
Please join me in extending a very special birthday wish to Miss Lena and Miss Luda.
(Believe it or not.. Due to their sense of modesty they actually didn’t want me to share these photos with you but I thought it would be a crime against humanity to keep their beauty a secret and to follow that request. So in the greater interest of putting real holiday smile and cheer on to your faces I hope you will help me to convince them otherwise. ) 
December 23, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Thank you so much for soul-nurturing photos. I can’t stop smiling when I am looking at these pictures. Just that the energy of their inner beauty that comes out of their soul that got me to smile endlessly! The beauty art of feminine soul…
Thank you so much for making a very bright X-mas.
December 24, 2008 at 12:24 am
Christmas just got a whole lot warmer here thanks to your pictures of Lena and Luda. They’re lovely in every way and they brought a smile to my face. A Merry Christmas to you and the young ladies too…….:-)
Taras
December 24, 2008 at 3:57 am
Merry Christmas to Lena, Luda, Gl, Masha, and to all the ladies and gentlemen who frequent this blog. I truly hope that the coming days are full of joy and peace for you all.
December 25, 2008 at 7:50 am
rw_man, ladies, friends,
Have a very Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years ! ! !
Richard
December 25, 2008 at 8:25 pm
I have waited a lifetime
Spent my time so foolishly
radio station after radio station
and chick chick chick chick
But now that Ive found you both
Together we will make history!!
YES Just us Three!
And I know that it must be the woman in both of you..
That brings out the man in me
I know I cant help myself
You’re all that my eyes can see
Now the magic number is THREE!
I would climb any mountain
Sail across a stormy sea
If that’s what it takes for me to say WE
As in… Luda Lena and ME
December 26, 2008 at 8:21 am
Gringo..
I’m absolutely rolling on the floor over your take on “Foreigner’s – Feels Like the First Time”.
I love that song too!
Sure brings back memories of adolescent hormone levels and corresponding teenage day dreams of visceral beauty.
Nice to know that sometimes those dreams do become a reality and we can easily look back at something as simple as a “Foreigner” Hit Song to realize it
Cheers Man.. GL
December 26, 2008 at 8:22 am
BK you can thank the ladies yourself.. I just simply snapped a few lucky shots..
December 26, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Why russian women are this much beautiful??????Anyway we don’t get them..So we have to co-up with our local beauties….hah hah it’s pathetic…..
January 20, 2009 at 4:58 pm
As a young American woman, I am so inspired by these feminine, natural beauties! Thank you, GL, for sharing their stories and pictures with us. It’s funny because I am realizing I prefer this website for inspiration and advice on feminine beauty over the feminist womens’ magazines available to us. These women represent true beauty.
January 20, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Agreed Anna. I am not Russian but I love this site, and vintage sites, especially compared to contemporary women’s magazines.
January 24, 2009 at 9:34 pm
It was very exciting for me to be standing in that same spot on a warm summers day walking along the same path and getting to see Russian folks going about their day. The police academy is about across the street, a food market is across the street a ways back and a good club is across the street and down a bit the other ways. The main shipping docks are just out of the picture to the right. It is a great gathering place for couples to have an afternoon walk that goes into the evening as the sun very slowly sets over the horizon.
The Ruble has fallen against the dollar quite a bit in the last few months. From about 25:1 to almost 35:1. So my trip back this year in March/April is only going to run me about 1/2 to 2/3 of when I went last August. Because I know more about what to expect and what to do this time I will probably get my trip to around $3000 or less even. I have made some sacifices in my life to easily be able to afford two trips or maybe more this year. It is not beyond anyones reach to go you just need to be willing to focus on your goal.
If you tell yourself that you want to be there and take the steps that are required to do this then you can be standing on Russian soil this year right when the weather is beautiful and the girls are wanting a gentleman to take them for an afternoon walk.