Tag: веснавая паводка

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 May 13, 2018

A favorite Polesian oak tree, with much of the field under water from 2018’s healthy spring flood in the Pripet (Prypjats’) Basin.  Varonina 2018. Любімы палескі дуб пры веснавой паводцы.  Вароніна 2018 г.  

Photos of the Day for May 12, 2018

Spring flood on the Pripet (Prypjats’) River 2018. After several years of near drought, the Pripet basin of Polesia was once again blessed with a healthy spring flood, one whose volume recalled the ample floods of 2013 and 2008.  These views give a hint of what the region looked forward to in spring for eons… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 12, 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 April 9, 2018

Spring flood on the River Pripet (Prypjats’ – Прыпяць) in the heart of the Pripet Marshes.  Near Borki 2017. With the Zhytkavichy-Turau bridge closed for major repairs, it is currently not possible to reach this viewpoint on the approach road to the bridge. Веснавая паводка на Прыпяці.  Пад в. Боркі 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

Photo of the Day for April 12, 2017

The basin of the Pripet River (Прыпяць – “Prypjats’”) defines Polesia.  The Pripet flows from Ukraine eastward through southern Belarus, roughly along the 52nd parallel, and empties into the Dnjapro (Dnjepr).  Every spring as the snows and ice melt and the storks return, the Pripet and its tributaries overflow.  This timeless cycle of flooding brings… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 12, 2017

Photos of the Day for April 11, 2017

Spring flood at the confluence of the S’vislach and Bjarezina rivers, S’vislach 2012. Паводка пры ўтоку р. Сьвіслач у Бярэзіну, Сьвіслач 2012 г.     View of the spring flood on the River S’vislach from the S’vislach fortress. Выгляд на паводку з замку ў Сьвіслачы.       Spring flood on the River Bjarezina near… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 11, 2017