Family news, research, and daily activities of David & Joan Piekarczyk since 2006.
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Russia killed 1.5-year-old Kirill Maxiuta along with his mom and dad in Pryluky. On that day, 22 people died. Kirill Maxiuta. 1 year and 5 months. On October 7, 2026, a Russian Kh-101 missile hit a residential building in Pryluky. Kirill died along with his mom Daria (23) and dad Oleksandr (32). A young family. The fourth floor. A normal morning. All three were under the rubble. In total, 22 people died that day, including 5 children. Three of them were one-year-old. This is not a "secondary casualty". This is a blow to the apartment where a 1.5-year-old boy was sleeping. Russia, what are you doing?
We had a surprise visit from a green locust on our living room window frame. I tried to get close up pictures of his head but I need a better lens for that. In the evening the moon was in and out of the clouds.
A nice day and finally, after passing the place maybe 200+ times, we stopped the visit the Ogród Dendrologiczny(Tree Garden). It's part of the Mickiewicz University. The garden was created in 1920 and with an area of 4 ha it forms part of the western greenery wedge. On its grounds one can find practically all species of trees and shrubs existing in Polish forests and most important species growing abroad. I don't know if many local people are even aware if it's existence. There was no one there except Joan and I.
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