fisherman in fog
It’s been 12 years now.

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

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...

Curious tits.

Curious tits.

    We have a real winter with heavy snow. Birds have difficulty finding food. We feed them. Every day I throw nuts on the windowsill. The birds arrive immediately. Mainly tits, but also other passerines. Chickadees peek into the apartment through the window. Nay. One...

winter in attack

winter in attack

     Until January 14, we had definitely autumn weather. There weren't even frosts. The winter season began from that day. First, heavy and wet snow fell. Then came a slight frost. Then every day new fluffy snowfall. It has fallen almost 0.5 m. A one-day thaw came,...

Is it the last day of winter?

Is it the last day of winter?

     Until a few days ago it was frost. There was a lot of snow. There were great conditions for skiing. And here it all ends. Today it is raining outside the window. Only leftover snow here and there. Yesterday during the trip, my wife went skiing for the last time...

winter like a fairy tale

winter like a fairy tale

     The cold winter came unexpectedly. Until now, the aura was autumn. First, heavy snow fell. Then there was frost even below - 20 degrees. Then there was snow again. It was a sunny and frosty day. I went to the forest to ski. In the woods like in a fairy tale....

and the harsh winter came

and the harsh winter came

      Although we have had the winter period for a long time, autumn weather prevailed. The soil was not frozen at all. The first decade was also warm. Suddenly it snowed. Everything has turned white. Here suddenly arctic air stormed. The temperature dropped below -...