I am in Baku yet again, but this time I came here through Tbilisi – the capital of Georgia. Tbilisi, where I have never been before, is absolutely stunning. As I was to find out, Georgia is one of the oldest nations and Georgians one of the oldest ethnic groups to ever stroll the Earth. To prove this, Georgia was the destination point for the travel of the famed Jason and the Argonauts – the Golden Fleece was stashed here somewhere. So the city of Tbilisi, also known as Tiflis, is magically old and parades the riches of all the kingdoms that have once ruled it – giant fortresses imbedded into mountainous landscape, ancient Albanian churches, Turkish baths – it’s all there. I wish I had more time in Tbilisi, but now I am in Baku, also a favorite. More Caucasus reports will follow…
I guess it’s that time of life when everyone either starts having babies or starts wanting to have babies. Scary! I have to admit that I go back and forth between wanting to have babies and wanting to have a pet hamster. Let’s see what I end up with… For now, I bring this world an update on my favorite babies. 
So, faithful beetrock readers will remember a lovely lady named Natalia. She is now 1 year and 5 months old and looking absolutely doll-like. My godson started school this year, here he is, rather grumpy near the famed educational facility where his mom and I learned how to do beer bongs. Very sweet and nostalgic. There is another little lady, soon to join the ranks of beetrock’s favorite babies, but I will have more on her in a couple of weeks. UPDATE: I am still the worst aunt in law, because in my original post I forgot about baby CARTER. He is 1 year old now, but no photos have been sent to me to prove his growth!
Well, today is the Jewish New Year and I stole this hilarious image from another blog, which I am not going to mention here because I think it belongs to a born again Christian. Waah, horror! Anyways, the image is funny in more ways than one and in Russian it says “Happy Jewish New Year.” Also yesterday I ran on the Danube and it turns out the damn river is all flooded - the entire river side highway is under water and the tourist cruise boats look like buoys at a lake beach. It’s been raining here rather heavily for weeks, and I guess that’s the result. I will try to take pictures tonight.