Below: the western end of my street is Chynów, rather than Jakubowizna, and is officially named ulica Owocowa ('fruity street'). Apple tree saplings surround the house; the mobile-telephony relay tower on the horizon.
Below: back on the działka - my own private paradise, my own acre. The wood is to the right of the fence. [Not too happy about the darker splodge of sky - looks like a Photoshopped burn-in - it's not; the polarising filter does that.]
This time last year:
Łady roadworks
(similar weather!)
Below: Chynów's ul. Szkolna has a lovely and well-kept Marian shrine - note the flags (white and red for Poland, white and yellow for the Vatican, and blue and white for the Blessed Virgin Mary. May is the Marian month, hence the flags are out.
Below: entering Chynów from the south-west; crossing the bridge over the river Czarna. In the distance the white building is the town hall. This is the old DK50, bypassed in 2007, and as it's a public holiday - the traffic's mercifully light. Turn right for ul. Mostowa.
Below: here's ul. Mostowa linking the bridge to ul. Wolska that runs west to Widok, crossing the railway line on the way.
Below: ul. Słoneczna rising modestly. The road to the left is on maps as ul. Działkowa, but the street sign says ul. Działowa (click to enlarge).
Below: across the tracks; water tank on the edge of an apple orchard - fringed by a pair of cherry trees. Let's go under one and look up towards the sky through the blossom…
Below: …and here it is - sublime cherry blossom at its finest.
Below: turn left for my part of Jakubowizna. Larks will sing.
Below: a well-invested orchard on the corner of my road - young trees, readily deployable protective netting, sensors, irrigation. One of about 20 orchards that line either side of the street.
Left: the wood next door to my działka; birches and pines. I love looking at it from my kitchen table, on which I work, facing this scenery.
13K paces walked today - a relaxing 1st of May. Rain tomorrow - good - the land is getting dry; the fruit trees and bushes need water.
Łady roadworks
(similar weather!)
This time three years ago:
This time four years ago:
This time five years ago:
New roads and rails
This time six years ago:
The Gold Train shoot - lessons learned
New roads and rails
This time six years ago:
The Gold Train shoot - lessons learned
This time seven years ago:
The Network vs The Hierarchy in politics
This time eight years ago:
45 years under one roof
This time nine years ago:
Digbeth, Birmingham 5
This time ten years ago:
Still months away from the opening of the S2/S79
This time 11 years ago:
Looking at progress along the S79
This time 13 years ago:
Two Polands
This time 14 years ago:
A delightful weekend in the country
This time 15 years ago:
The dismantling of the Rampa
This time 16 years ago:
Flag day
The Network vs The Hierarchy in politics
This time eight years ago:
45 years under one roof
This time nine years ago:
Digbeth, Birmingham 5
This time ten years ago:
Still months away from the opening of the S2/S79
This time 11 years ago:
Looking at progress along the S79
This time 13 years ago:
Two Polands
This time 14 years ago:
A delightful weekend in the country
This time 15 years ago:
The dismantling of the Rampa
This time 16 years ago:
Flag day
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