Many houses and fences are painted aqua, greens, red and yellow. The main streets of town are paved. Many of the streets that were cobblestone in our grandparent's day are the same today. Side streets are dirt or mud, depending on the season. These streets are full of chickens and geese.
Farmers grow potatoes, cabbage and beets.
There is no industry. No group of tradesmen and shopkeepers have come to Mir to replace the Jewish population of the past. There is no institute of higher learning to attract scholars from all over Europe.