The region of the Don river is a constantly inspiring place
to which I turn for a new portion of artistic view and vision.
It is situated some 250 km from Volgograd,
so it takes about 3 hours by car to get there.
No PC, internet, no cell connection, just me, my family, friends and camera.
What might be better for a complete vacation of a photographer?
I have been there in 2006 and 2007, so this was my third travel
to the same resort, which I find each time different and exciting.
Nothing exciting for a Philistine, but a paradise
for both fishermen and photographers.
You can find very hospitable villagers in the area,
and my sister Sveta even milked a cow for the first time!
The geese, the goats, the cows, the roosters with their chicks,
the fancy turkeys, the sheep, the semi-wild horses
all living very close and grazing free near the houses of their owners.
Not to forget about wide fields of sunflowers and the bee-gardens,
the famous monastery in the neigbouring town of Serafimovich
featuring the all-healing stone of the Blessed Virgin in its underground cell.
All of this, if I manage to, I would like to share with you :)
My stay near the Don: 4-11 August 2009.