![a short walk from our apartment is the Lviv folk architecture museum...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460093.LGH5Y6fe.jpg) a short walk from our apartment is the Lviv folk architecture museum... |
![...named for national poet Taras Schevchenko](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460092.KTzFCWNm.jpg) ...named for national poet Taras Schevchenko |
![a c1910 dwelling from the Lviv region...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460094.CU15gLOy.jpg) a c1910 dwelling from the Lviv region... |
![...and current home to a new family...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460095.MzmtW6kj.jpg) ...and current home to a new family... |
![...also serves as a folk art gallery...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460096.iseiWXWe.jpg) ...also serves as a folk art gallery... |
![...with some strange folk indeed!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460097.QPe0nLYJ.jpg) ...with some strange folk indeed! |
![a school class arrives](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460091.KoPmNVUR.jpg) a school class arrives |
![g4/66/607666/3/133460098.BuFBSx7i.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460098.BuFBSx7i.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/133460099.fkvpFt6i.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460099.fkvpFt6i.jpg) |
![in front of the 18th-century St. Nicholas church, in the Boyko style](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460100.5kiUaI3n.jpg) in front of the 18th-century St. Nicholas church, in the Boyko style |
![g4/66/607666/3/133460101.iZmThJ9a.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460101.iZmThJ9a.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/133460102.4IGGEqA3.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460102.4IGGEqA3.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/133460103.cDacG22d.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460103.cDacG22d.jpg) |
![another late 19th-c. dwelling...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460104.fBA4mnYc.jpg) another late 19th-c. dwelling... |
![...and its porch](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460105.N4Uuf5AK.jpg) ...and its porch |
![bird houses or models?](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460106.nHcej1fG.jpg) bird houses or models? |
![cut-paper folk art on display](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460107.GRdNgXNb.jpg) cut-paper folk art on display |
![we think it's a well cover...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460108.0uDe8e2v.jpg) we think it's a well cover... |
![g4/66/607666/3/133460109.lijuEocZ.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460109.lijuEocZ.jpg) |
![the park is filled with young trees and steep ravines...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460110.GmBPB9nT.jpg) the park is filled with young trees and steep ravines... |
![...plus some enthusiastic wildlife](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460111.agDrrHB8.jpg) ...plus some enthusiastic wildlife |
![g4/66/607666/3/133460114.8VLxSfGe.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460114.8VLxSfGe.jpg) |
![volunteers are active guides and docents](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460112.vqkPkXbr.jpg) volunteers are active guides and docents |
![a farm setting with dwelling and outbuildings](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460115.47pbjfXi.jpg) a farm setting with dwelling and outbuildings |
![a view into some of the buildings](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460116.TCOkc830.jpg) a view into some of the buildings |
![g4/66/607666/3/133460117.qO8YVWWq.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460117.qO8YVWWq.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/133460118.9SZ91b9y.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460118.9SZ91b9y.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/133460119.fX6Xtken.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460119.fX6Xtken.jpg) |
![another wooden church](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460120.PyW1h6SK.jpg) another wooden church |
![g4/66/607666/3/133460122.tFF6ZdR7.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460122.tFF6ZdR7.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/133460124.jFUK8clv.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460124.jFUK8clv.jpg) |
![primroses forcing spring to arrive](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460125.pxSb0RgW.jpg) primroses forcing spring to arrive |
![some of the roofs and structures are a bit tired](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460127.lc7Ni0o6.jpg) some of the roofs and structures are a bit tired |
![g4/66/607666/3/133460129.S1CbgMAg.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460129.S1CbgMAg.jpg) |
![but there is active repair work going on](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460132.FplRRizF.jpg) but there is active repair work going on |
![this building still has the re-assembly markings from when it was moved here](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460134.qzO8XUVo.jpg) this building still has the re-assembly markings from when it was moved here |
![a newer rural building style](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460137.LQ3U0MgQ.jpg) a newer rural building style |
![the setting for many of the structures is beautiful](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460140.RZynrhwD.jpg) the setting for many of the structures is beautiful |
![g4/66/607666/3/133460141.qvA2QID9.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460141.qvA2QID9.jpg) |
![a schoolhouse](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460143.7tiWQq4J.jpg) a schoolhouse |
![a tiny chapel...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460145.VwhWwIsP.jpg) a tiny chapel... |
![...and its interior](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460147.dQfcvawm.jpg) ...and its interior |
![on the road back out of the park](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460148.PvuL8puP.jpg) on the road back out of the park |
![a last look at the St. Nicholas church](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/133460149.zixSZzvv.jpg) a last look at the St. Nicholas church |
![we return to the museum park in spring of 2011: much leafier now!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/135100457.e9YGS8QN.jpg) we return to the museum park in spring of 2011: much leafier now! |
![and warmer: we can wear lighter clothing](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/135100459.7VjhBerF.jpg) and warmer: we can wear lighter clothing |
![but the paths are nicely shaded](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/135100461.I2lKaFwA.jpg) but the paths are nicely shaded |
![g4/66/607666/3/135100464.OqvFf31L.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/135100464.OqvFf31L.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/135100466.9gJYzoNA.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/135100466.9gJYzoNA.jpg) |
![this time we are able to complete the trail loop... which means a hike up out of the steep canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/135100467.X6GWbab3.jpg) this time we are able to complete the trail loop... which means a hike up out of the steep canyon |
![much has changed: grasses are growing...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/135100468.ZcV2w9xM.jpg) much has changed: grasses are growing... |
![roof repairs are progressing...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/135100469.MulwhZuM.jpg) roof repairs are progressing... |
![and there is new thatching on some of the buildings](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/135100470.5NTyK4BK.jpg) and there is new thatching on some of the buildings |
![lots more visitors this time of year](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/135100471.yxkecexm.jpg) lots more visitors this time of year |
![one more thing spring brings to the park: weddings!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/135100472.WDV1kdeq.jpg) one more thing spring brings to the park: weddings! |
![g4/66/607666/3/135100473.0M4jF0oz.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/135100473.0M4jF0oz.jpg) |