Forest's Magic - Borovoe

  If you've been following my previous posts, then you know that I am telling about my recent trip. Last time I described a home stay and a lake. Now it is time for another kind of nature - forest. Forest is a magical place to me - it takes all your worries away as soon as you come under the marquee of the trees.
We started our journey along the road heading to the hills on the second day of our trip.

A beautiful view appeared in front of our eyes, when we arrived on the parking area.

This peculiar hill is called a "hedgehog" because of its shape. Can you see that sleeping giant hedgehog over there? ;)

 When we came closer to the hills, we decided to turn to the forest which wasn't far from the road. I wish I could describe the fragrance that you can feel only in a pinery. The forest inspires so much with the atmosphere of harmony and peace.

We were amazed with the layered stones in the forest - it looked like some invisible hand put them on each other. It is said that many centuries ago this area was also covered with water. Me and parents were climbing up this sloping hill finding treasures of the forest here and there.

A view from the hill on the forest.

 Some of the stones are seceded from the big ones and scattered all over glittering in the sun.  

A pine cone is a true jewel!

A pine tree core.

Lichen on the rocks.

 Just look how nature created that flowerbed cum loan on the stone.

On the way back my parents noticed that some forest bird lost a feather. It could be an owl or ... do you know who?

Oh, and this is a new life - a tiny pine tree!

 A creek was running here in the spring.

 Life is all around!

When we already left from the forest my mum found thyme. It has an incredible fragrance!

We  discovered so many interesting things while walking in the pinery. The forest is full of arcana... did you feel its magic too? :)

*** Enjoy the nature's beauty and take care of it!***

Borovoe: a lake and a home stay

   Wish I could make posts faster... hehe :) So many pictures are still waiting to be released! Well, I will try to tell a story further then. This time I am going to show our first day in Borovoe. One of my wishes, when I came home was... to swim! Almost anywhere possible... but Borovoe lake was so incredible treat for me!

A view of a beach.

 It is a wonderful combination of nature - hills and water! Look to the left and...

look to the right and ...

 look down into the clean water... 

 and above the lake waves!

Don't you yet want to swim? ;)

This wood cut image is placed near the lake. I guess, she is Panacea, a Greek goddess of universal remedy. Her image was established there because Borovoe was always one of the favorite places for sanatorium treatments of many health problems.

        Now I'd like to show where we actually stayed. It was a quiet, home like place where we always settle during Borovoe visit.

A garden path leading to the small cottage we stayed in.

 Some flowers of the garden: marigold.

Petunia.

A beautifully painted pot in Russian style with a common character of Russian folklore Firebird.

                                     

The hosts have built this summer house recently. It is enjoyable to sit there among the pine trees!

 The summer house has a waving wild cucumber plant which covers one side from the sun. I was fascinated with the color of the leaves...

and the fruit it produces!

   A cat Barsik lying on the bench and lazily posing for my camera. Since the time my old cat died, I am missing cats' company a lot, so I catch any opportunity to pat a cat :)

This is for another blog of mine - a broomstick of the hostess :) 

                                        

             The picture below is Russian banya's (sauna) roof with a smoking chimney. It can be upto 90 C degree inside banya!

          

           A bird's house on one of the pine trees. The host takes care of nature.

          

So, this is how out first day passed by, a slow and an active at the same time: enjoying swimming, walking, sitting outside, talking and laughing and, of course, taking pictures! I hope that the post wasn't too long. 

Thanks for all your comments and suggestions!

*** Have a great time wherever you are!***

A piece of my country - Borovoe

     Clouds, forests, grass, stones, water, sand, flowers... and much more! I have had an awesome trip with my parents to the north of my city. I made loads of lovely photos during  five days of unforgettable meeting with nature and hope you'd like them too. Two years back me and my husband went to visit the same places. This year, if you remember, I am visiting my parents without him :(

    First we went to the township in the North of Kazakhstan called Borovoe. It is famous for it's diverse landscape as it has hills and valleys and also many lakes thrown all over the territory.

    Our way kept along the broad highway.The North of Kazakhstan mainly has a plain landscape and the area is called steppe. However, when you start heading towards Borovoe, you can see a rapid change in the sceneries: more and more trees are coming your way and then they form thick forests standing one behind another.

First sign of a landscape change - low hills and sparse trees.

The road was pleasant indeed!

We took a short break among the forests.

I took many pictures from the moving car, and, oh my, I love the one below!

We stopped at this point, I couldn't resist to click these. The sky was amazing that day!

It seemed the road had no end!

You can notice the shapes of Borovoe hills hidden in some haze - we were close to our final destination.

Approaching the city Shuchinsk on the way. 

Simply some houses. I liked them!

Entering Borovoe. Hello, forest! I have finally met you after so long! 

This is how my trip has began. I have many more pictures to show and tell about. I am going to take you to the lake, to the forest and to a Russian village later on!

***Have a great week ahead!***