Autumn sketches – made by human hands 28.11.2025 18:42:21

On the domain, it’s enough to plant the trees and shrubs just once - the picture will transform on its own year after year and season by season.



A foggy morning, frost, and the first below-zero temperatures - the domain is changing its colour and attire. It’s so wonderful to watch this year after year and season after season, how the changing of the seasons unfolds - a living movie in real time.



You don’t really feel like looking into the distance anymore - it’s foggy, grey, and a fine drizzle is hitting your face. But looking down at your feet - that’s just perfect! Such a beautiful carpet of different leaves has spread out beneath them.



Each season, the domain reveals its true essence before your eyes. In the rhythm of ‘*onosamo,’ the autumn carpets change from day to day, delighting with their variety.



In such moments, I clearly realise that looking down at my feet will become more and more relevant with each passing day, as it will get darker and darker. Then snow and ice will come. Only after Epiphany will the sun noticeably change - and with it, the direction of one’s gaze. Then you’ll want to look into the distance and start planning the coming year.

But for now, we keep our eyes on the ground beneath our feet and admire how it changes at this time of year.

*Note: “Onosamo” is a Russian phrase meaning “by its own rhythm” - a way of describing how nature transforms gently and independently, without being shaped by human hands.

Kristina Yakovleva
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The Settlement of Kin Domains “Rosinka”

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