Early spring behind the village

Early spring behind the village

     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...
This is the time of acquiring birch juice

This is the time of acquiring birch juice

     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...

First spring flowers

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 –...

The partial solar eclipse

       A partial eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are not exactly in line and the Moon only partially obscures the Sun. Yesterday the March 20 we had the opportunity to see this phenomenon. In our lives, we can observe a few times a solar eclipse The weather was...

We have already spring.

   The snow melted long ago, because this winter we had it very little and it is from time to time. Yesterday I heard and then saw a pair of starlings. This is for me the first sign of the return of spring. From a few days up in the sky I see the keys of wild geese....