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