Wednesday Walk in the Lopukhinsky Garden

The morning was overcast, but by the middle of the day the sun began to look out of the clouds more and more often, so I decided to go to some garden to admire the golden autumn. I chose Lopukhinsky garden because I rarely visit this place. This garden is not very close to my home, and on the way there are several other gardens, also very beautiful and interesting.

Lopukhinsky Garden is a small garden on the Aptekarsky Island in St. Petersburg on the bank of the Little Nevka River. On the opposite bank of the Little Nevka River the Stone Island is located. The yellow building, which can be seen in two pictures, is Kamennoostrovsky Palace. It was one of the residences of the Russian imperial family, now this building is given to children's extracurricular education.

The garden has a system of small ponds. Their banks are fortified with cobbles, and for the crossing built bridges. One of the bridges is decorated with the inscription: "Wipe your feet" (“вытирайте ноги”).

The meeting with a skier was unexpected for me. I thought the season had not started yet.

The manor building in the park is one of the oldest preserved wooden architecture monuments in St. Petersburg. The building is under restoration, the walls have already been restored, but the interiors still need work.

This is my entry for the #wednesdaywalk challenge by @tattoodjay.