So nice of Spring, at last, begun.

The part where there are no dirt or mud on the ground to worry about.

This is one of those few times a year, where the weather is right .. not a lot of mosquitoes and flies swirling around and only occasional clouds of dust that blows in the wind with you.

But in general, the conditions are good enough for you to go with any short-sleeved shirt and light jacket.

And it is because of this that I would like to officially call it the beginning ..

Guided season ..

There's a real collective instinct for this especially if you live in Siberia.

Countless women, who were undoubtedly couped in their homes, schools and offices for the last 6 months of real emotional connection to spring and the easiest way for them to express and celebrate it just simply walking ..

And I'm not talking about little tiny walk here, too ..

I'm talking about the frequent and long walks seriously everywhere.

And in tight skirts and high heels too ..

You see, when I first visited Russia four years ago I was invited to go for a walk with our wonderful Inessa that you see above in the banner.

Since it was in September and the weather was starting to get a little cold black coat and a pair of sexy boots heels was her chosen wardrobe for that day.

So on the first morning of my arrival, she decides to give me a "little" tour of the city.

Well this is a "small round" ended up being 5:00 walk through all kinds of broken and rocky terrain of the city.

Being a citizen car that I was at that time I was just exhausted, but did everything possible to keep a stiff upper lip and does not violate too much sweat.

Of course, I felt like a stranger in a strange land awkwardly walk with camera in hand and with my head constantly twisting from side to side trying to take in all the sights, as if I was John's grandfather visits Honolulu on the very first time.

Ines, on the other hand was just this gorgeous and non-stop Energizer Bunny Playboy walking machine.

It reminded me of the city's ice skater ..

Just incredibly elegant, as she smiled and slid along the street, regardless of bank openings and specific depression in front of us.

Now, aside from me laugh at yourself and the realization of just how much of a visual discrepancy, we were at that time.

It was also the first moment when I realized ..

"Jeezzuz these Russian women SHAPE .."

- End Flashback -

S0 yesterday as I went for a walk down the river .. It seemed as if I were only part of the endless stream of young men who were cruising to soak up the sun and refreshing breeze.

They all seemed, exuding that classic enthusiasm for Mother Nature, as it encourages the creation of new life.

It is as if carnival had finally come to town when you were a kid, but in this case there was a carnival in mind, because frankly there is no need to be ...

Highly anticipated start of the season was enough reason.

Incredible Fashion Spring, I've seen on these ladies, of course, much of this "Energy".

Kind of like flowers blooming in all their colorful glory awaits only the right chance to attract passing honey bees ...

Now, when I saw it all a bit of irony crept into my mind as I remembered living in the U.S. and be completely overwhelmed by television, radio and print ads from JC-Penney or Macy's, which always begins with the line ..

"Spring is here! Come see our incredible lineup of colorful and sexy fashion for our Welcome to the spring sale!

But then for some reason I never saw those, "New Spring Fashion" at the women who surrounded me in the U.S..

It just seemed like the same old stuff for me.

Meanwhile, back on this side of the world ..

There is a relatively small number of advertisements for clothes, but you can certainly see the difference in time fashion BIG.

I think the easiest way for me to illustrate this is for you to take all the Victoria Secret catalogs that you have ever watched ..

Get the last underwear and a permanent part of fashion ..

Then, create a walking parade of these images in your mind.

Perhaps only then will you come close to visualizing what you see here in this time of year.

In any case, ladies and gentlemen ..

In Russia, we are dealing with the beginning of nothing more than a full scale invasion of the mini-skirt ..

White flags anyone?