Kyiv Botanic garden lit by the first sunbeams of spring. Smooth colour transition from the dark green of the fir through the olive green of the willow sprigs to the light brown of the bark caught my eye.

Another shot illustrating Kyiv Botanic garden in early spring. Although it is located not far from downtown, its alleys can meet metropolitan citizens' need for solitude.

Podilian Tovtry - a hilly place in the south-west of Ukraine. Numerous lakes and mountainous scenery multiplied by the spa water rendered the area the name of Podilian Switzerland. The air of their part called Medobory smells of nectar especially poignant after rains which are not a rarity here.

The first sign of civilisation amid woody hills foretells to a wanderer that after the next turn a small village appears.