
На следующий сезон мы отложили семенной картофель нескольких сортов: «Батяня», «Красная звезда», «Шарвари пирошка», ещё два сорта от нашей соседки Тани и один от тёти...

На следующий сезон мы отложили семенной картофель нескольких сортов: «Батяня», «Красная звезда», «Шарвари пирошка», ещё два сорта от нашей соседки Тани и один от тёти...

This is Belyash. He belongs to one of our fellow dachniks. Belyash paid a visit to our dacha one day. He circled Olga several times, getting closer and closer, but would...

Мне кажется, что ягоды, которые мы собираем в конце сезона, скорее полезные, чем сладкие. Плоды шиповника, строго говоря, не являются ягодами — это ложные плоды. Сам по...

Мы нашли конец радуги.

A few random photos of the dacha: Though we had few currants and gooseberries this season, we had more raspberries and strawberries. Sometimes our tomatoes have died...

We harvested the rest of the potatoes, earlier than planned. This has been an outlier year. It was hotter and more humid than usual, which late blight to loves. All of...

Tuesday was Black Currant Day in Russia, but we don’t have much to show for it this season. A late frost hit just as our bushes were blooming.

Saskatoons — ирга. These are not ripe yet. At first glance you might think they are related to blueberries but they are actually in the same family as apples.

Last week my wife and I took a stroll along Kama and through the city center. It feels like an eternity since we last did that.

One of Olga’s gazanias, waiting for the dacha.