How much I longed for nighttime trips to villages when my car was being repaired, and now here I am again, “on the road”! I’ll deviate a bit from the narrative about the trip. Now I’ve realized that the bright summer nights give way to dark autumn nights abruptly and noticeably, because it’s not the length of the day that shortens sharply, but the length of twilight.
Veliky Dvor is a village in the Sokol District of the Vologda Region, located in the Kharovsky direction.
I knew what I would see here and was prepared for the ancient atmosphere.
Overall, I got what I wanted: old houses, a huge church, and cozy streets.
The local residents, who spent their time in their cars, noticed my visit to “their territory” and began to watch me, driving through the streets from time to time.
And then, when I started getting into the car, they asked me what I had been photographing.
I said that the beauty is local. In general, we exchanged positive opinions about the local attractions and the uniqueness of the place, and they also complained that there are very few photos of their village.
I promised that I would definitely show their Veliky Dvor in all its glory on social media. The promise has been kept.
Overall, I don’t like any contact with the locals, which is why I go out at night. But there are downsides to that — you have to be extremely quiet and not disturb anyone. There have been cases...
But even if someone notices me and asks about the purpose of my visit and the photography, they usually end up satisfied with my answer.
I keep wanting to call the Veliky Dvor the Bolshoy Dvor. There are so many identical names in different parts of the region, and I keep getting confused.
