by Paweł Chmur | Apr 13, 2015 | animals, landscape
We are already in the second decade of April and nature is waking up to life. The willow, elderberry and other bushes are already green. Early spring flowers bloomed. On a warm day, amphibians appeared after the rain. I went to the town of Bobra Wielka, where...
by Paweł Chmur | Apr 3, 2015 | birdwatching
The common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), usually simply called the chaffinch, is a common and widely distributed small passerine bird in the finch family. Surely everyone saw it and heard her beautiful singing. Finches are slightly smaller than sparrows. The male is...
by Paweł Chmur | Apr 1, 2015 | landscape
It is people in the countryside who feel the arrival of spring the most. The colors of the landscape change, but so do the smells. Especially after the rain, when the soil warms up, the smells are intense. Swelling buds on the trees and early wild flowers herald...
by Paweł Chmur | Mar 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Almost every year I try to obtain a few liters of birch sap. When the tree buds develop, it is a good time to start collecting sap. Can take up to 2 weeks. The juice is not permanent and should be used regularly. The best way to store it without losing its...
by Paweł Chmur | Mar 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Although today is a very cold day and there was white snow in the morning, the first spring wildflowers have appeared in quiet and sunny places under the old lime trees. These are such modest spring flowers – Corydalis solida –...
