01 May 2008: Thursday in Moldova. We are walking through a huge park and garden.
In the background is the "Gate to the City" of Chisinau.
Beautiful foliage...
...lush and green
The next generation of trees announces their arrival.
A detour off the main path yields this tank on wheels, reminding us of the description of a 12 ton bakery
we had received earlier in the day. Boris pays particular attention to the wheels.
Stella is more than curious. Nelly and Gaby scurry away, mildly amused.
This park is clean and inviting. Countless, massive trees that are not found in Denton County in Texas.
I would not be surprised to see Stella on the cover of the next Cover Girl magazine.
Gaby and Stella take this walk to the next level.
The rest of the group moves forward, while they fashion an organic kazoo from a dandelion stem.
Soon everyone is making these sounds, blowing air through the hollow stems to make a most distinctive harmonious sound.
I am having trouble with split ends.
Back pressure builds, turning me on edge.
But eventually persistence is rewarded, and I join the choir. I quickly learn how to modulate the sound as a function
of air pressure, velocity and mouth cavity. Boris then joyfully crowns me the kazoo King.
There is no way to digitally capture the hilarity of two 16 year old twins and three supposed adults walking down a lonely path
in Moldova producing odds sound from weeds as the rain falls. This was an analog event that will not be forgotten.
