Tag: Верасьніца

Photo of the Day for January 8, 2021

Polesia in Winter:  Vjeras’nitsa 2014. Палесьсе ўзімку: Верасьніца 2014 г.    

Photos of the Day for May 14, 2018

Spring flood, Vjeras’nitsa 2018. Веснавая паводка, Верасьніца 2018 г.   This was a favorite springtime view until a new spasm of “amelioration” led to the construction of a dyke along the northern edge of Vjeras’nitsa (visible in the center of the first photo along the right-hand edge) and the annual flood seemed to be terminally… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 14, 2018

Photo of the Day for April 17, 2018

Spring flood in Polesia:  Vjeras’nitsa 2017. The annual spring flood, essential for the replenishment of nutrients in the soil and a perfect environment for storks, no longer reaches everywhere it should owing to the pernicious effects of decades of Soviet and current “amelioration” of the marshlands. Веснавая паводка на Палесьсі: Верасьніца 2017 г.  

Photo of the Day for May 14, 2017

Spring flood in Polesia, Veras’nitsa 2017. The 2017 spring flood in the Pripet (Prypjats’ – Прыпяць) watershed has been ample in contrast to the much drier springs of the past three years. Палеская паводка, Верасьніца 2017 г. Нягледзячы на “меліярацыйныя“ праекты апошных гадоў  — у тым ліку новыя дамбы — прыемна было бачыць досіць высокую… Continue reading Photo of the Day for May 14, 2017