What is the farthest thought in this little boy's mind?
That he would be celebrating his 67th birthday in Russia!
This is a winter's worth of ice on top of a dirt side street.
Coming out of the back door of the church, I had to get this picture of ice on top of untouched snow.
The frozen Volga River
A nice slick sidewalk (ice, not water) with Volga River in background
This was ice and since it had been walked on before it froze completely, it was difficult to navigate.
We crossed this plaza, walking on the sand trail that is visable. Makes for much easier going.
This day our parking lot was solid ice. The door with side panel is the one we enter to get to our elevator.
Krasnoarmesky: Heating pipes 
The abandoned park we cross to get to Krasnoarmesky church. Looks like at one time it was a nice park and with a bit of attention, could be again.
Close-up of path across park showing stilletto heel marks in snow.
Not a good time to relax on a bench.
Flowers had been tossed ahead of a funeral procession and then iced over by the next day.
The Krasnoarmesky church is the building visable at the far end of this road. We had a lot of dodging to do on Sunday. Which is better....puddles or ice?
Sis. Parker had waterproof boots, Sis. Kreshisnek didn't. We titled this one "She's not heavy, she's my companion". (They shared this with me, we weren't there) 
Krasnoarmesky lake.
That's one way to wash a marshrutka!
Volzhsky playground
They take their New Year's holiday decorations down.
Elder Smith poses by some graffiti we pass on the way to church.
Children can't resist sliding on a large patch of ice on the sidewalk.
Kids are the same around the world.
They pull their children on these cute sleds. This girl is about as big as you see them. We saw one little tiny toddler just scream when her parents made her get off to cross the bare pavement on the street. The littlest ones who sit on these look like starfish with so much snowgear on that their hands are sticking straight out. 
They still wear their short skirts. She just has regular nylons on. She was shivering like crazy. Me with 5 layers of cover on my legs couldn't resist taking this picture.
They ice skate (in and out). This happens to be on the 3rd floor of the shopping center where we grocery shop.
They remember Feb 2, the day the Germans surrendered in Stalingrad (Volgograd) in 1943. This is in the main square in the center of Volgograd.
As for us, we are happy just watching beautiful sunsets from our cozy apartment!
The sister missionaries and John 
We saw these soldiers in the summer with sweat pouring off their faces. The interesting thing in this picture is that they are inside a building, but there is a large opening in the roof of the building over the Eternal Flame. The snow had blown in that opening.
Can you see our breath?
We didn't walk to the base of the statue this windy, bitter day....but to the left of statue you can see someone who did.
Grieving Woman statue is even more touching with snow on it.
Sister Parker & Sister Kershisnik, both from Farmington, Utah
Lots of marshrutkas in Volzhsky (the yellow vans)
A Russian Orthodox Temple taken from Bosov's apartment in Volzhsky
Ice crystals on our fence at the entrance to apartment complex
Volgograd Center-Flags are up in celebration of Feb 2, 1943 being the day the Germans surrendered here.
Unfinished apartment building across from us. Ice crystals are on utility lines, but also forming a pattern on the outside of the building, probably where there is metal under the stucco.
