The yard of my childhood.
![🇷🇺 Kaluga, Russia, October 2013.](https://life.ivacuum.org/kaluga.2013.10/IMG_0267.jpg)
Except there were almost no cars. It was relatively safe to kick the ball there.
![🇷🇺 Kaluga, Russia, October 2013.](https://life.ivacuum.org/kaluga.2013.10/IMG_0269.jpg)
During the holidays Kirov street becomes a pedestrian street for a few hours.
![🇷🇺 Kaluga, Russia, October 2013.](https://life.ivacuum.org/kaluga.2013.10/IMG_0270.jpg)
Or half pedestrian.
![🇷🇺 Kaluga, Russia, October 2013.](https://life.ivacuum.org/kaluga.2013.10/IMG_0276.jpg)
People are amicably waiting.
![🇷🇺 Kaluga, Russia, October 2013.](https://life.ivacuum.org/kaluga.2013.10/IMG_0272.jpg)
And waiting.
![🇷🇺 Kaluga, Russia, October 2013.](https://life.ivacuum.org/kaluga.2013.10/IMG_0274.jpg)
Waiting for the Olympic fire.
![🇷🇺 Kaluga, Russia, October 2013.](https://life.ivacuum.org/kaluga.2013.10/IMG_0289.jpg)
How to get around the puddle?
![🇷🇺 Kaluga, Russia, October 2013.](https://life.ivacuum.org/kaluga.2013.10/IMG_0295.jpg)
That's how we live. The sand further down the street says that preparations are being made for the new sidewalk tile instead of asphalt.
![🇷🇺 Kaluga, Russia, October 2013.](https://life.ivacuum.org/kaluga.2013.10/IMG_0319.jpg)
It will be just like here.
![🇷🇺 Kaluga, Russia, October 2013.](https://life.ivacuum.org/kaluga.2013.10/IMG_0323.jpg)