Sandbox

This is the Ishim river, which runs through the centre of Astana. There's a small beach on one of the banks and in this photo you can see a message (click for a bigger version) written in script which is, apparently, Kazakh. It's a love message of some kind, beautifully written. When we walked past the same place a few days later the message had been  washed away - I wonder if they know they're loved, or if it's a secret admirer.