

Our Sidra river is also no worse
Recently, flood threats have been talked about all over the country. We watch the floods of the Bug River, the Narew River, the Biebrza River and others. Sometimes they cause a lot of damage. This is not an everyday phenomenon. Our little river Sidra also floods...

It’s been 12 years now.
It randomly occurred to me when I first posted on this site. And now the 12th anniversary is approaching. On February 7, 2012, I wrote a short text about a woodpecker. I photographed it on a dry burdock stalk. At first I wasn't sure if it was a woodpecker. A lot...

Weather swing
In January we have a real weather swing. The first two weeks saw heavy snowfall. There was frost, but mild, below -10 degrees. Next week, there was snowfall all day long. Then it's just thaw and thaw. Now, at the end of the month, snow lies where there were huge...

and now about wild garlic
I have several wild garlic plants on my plot. We already use it in our kitchen in April. In many places in the forests of Podlasie, this garlic grows in the wild in large areas. I believe that few know this plant and its useful properties. It is easy to grow. When...

welcome spring
April was a chilly month. We do not have the welcome to spring until the beginning of May. In nature, there has been a spring awakening for a long time. There is little greenery, so it is not visible. Many birds have not yet returned from their wintering grounds....

a short spring trip to the forest
Spring this year is late and cold, we decided to take a short spring trip to the forest. It was cloudy. It is difficult to count on very good photos. This forest is famous for its great flowering areas of anemones. Before the leaves appear on the trees, anemones...

a humble beginning of spring
We already have one week of April, and I hardly notice this modest beginning of spring. Some early spring flowers have appeared. The grass is barely green. It was dry for a long time and with frost. Only the goat willow has developed its buds. Starlings, finches,...