Tag: spring flood

Photo of the Day for May 2, 2022

Fishing during the spring flood on the River Moustva.  Tsjerablichy 2014. Рыбалка падчас веснавой паводкі на р. Моўства.  Цераблічы 2014 г.  

Photos of the Day for April 9, 2019

Polesian spring:  Machul’ 2018. Палеская вясна: Мачуль 2018 г.   A classic Polesian scene: order, prudence, hard work. Палескія парадак, працавітасьць, прадбачлівасьць.         Annual spring flood. 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.