We had this walk in the very end of April, when the spring just decided that it was time to come to our northern country. Its arrival was impetuous and dasing - everything was covered with deep snow yesterday, but a couple of sunny and windy days cleaned the ground from it, the miracle happened! Dull brown soil rapidly got green colour, and shy very first flowers, yellow and purple, added brightness to the landscape.
We had a week of spring holidays, and my friend, currently living in Finland, visited me. Here she is, in the photos below.
I live quite close to the Baltic sea, so it does not take us much time toapproach it.
It was a sunny Wednesday. We had a pleasant short walk to the sea, and I took some pictures on the way - a good chance to participate in a wonderful Wednesday Walk contest, a photo challenge hosted by 
This snag has been lying on the shore for about two years. The tree was uprooted and fell from a steep part of the coast. I think that they did not remove it from the beach on purpose since it, or rather its root part, looked quite picturesque. With time, the weather, and also people, have done their job, unfortunately.
Эта коряга лежит на берегу уже второй год. Дерево было вырвано из земли с корнем и упало с крутой части побережья. Думаю, что его не стали убирать намеренно, так как выглядело оно, вернее его корневая часть, довольно живописно. За это время погода, а еще, возможно, и люди, сделали свое дело, к сожалению.
Before
Now
Эту прогулку мы совершили в самом конце апреля, когда весна ещё только решила, что наконец-то настала пора посетить и нашу северную страну. Его прибытие было стремительным и бурным - ещё вчера все было занесено глубоким снегом, но пара солнечных и ветреных дней очистила от него землю, чудо произошло! Унылая бурая почва быстро зазеленела, а робкие первые цветы, желтые и фиолетовые, добавили пейзажу яркости.